RF DVT Engineer, Amazon Leo Silicon - San Diego, California, United States
Originally posted 25 September 2026 by the employer.
Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites.
About the role
This role involves the characterization, optimization, and validation of millimeter wave RF-Digital SoCs for phased array systems within the Amazon Leo Silicon team.
What you'll do
- Characterize, optimize, and validate millimeter wave RF-Digital SoCs.
- Perform RF bench testing, debugging, and characterization for optimum RF Wireless SoC performance.
- Specify procedures, assemble, and calibrate microwave/RF test setups.
- Automate data collection in an engineering lab environment.
- Develop and execute RF DVT test scripts in Python for characterizing/optimizing RFICs.
- Use Git or other source control tools to check-in/check-out test automation code.
What you'll need
- Experience with millimeter wave RF-Digital SoCs.
- Experience with phased array systems.
- Experience with RF bench testing.
- Experience with microwave/RF test setups.
- Proficiency in Python for RF DVT test script development.
- Experience with Git or other source control tools.
Skills: RF DVT, millimeter wave, RF-Digital SoCs, phased array systems, RF bench testing
This role has been open 10 days — well below the 51-day median for RF/Wireless Engineering roles.
RF/Wireless Engineering · RF Frontend
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Open roles in category
265
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$162k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Amazon | All employers we track in this specialty (265 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 265 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 5 | 1400 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 15 d | 51 d (−36 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $162k |
Skills observed across this category: RF DVT, millimeter wave, RF-Digital SoCs, phased array systems, RF bench testing
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO · 46 open roles · median 35 d
- Skyworks · 41 open roles · median 40 d
- Keysight Technologies · 24 open roles · median 174 d
- Qualcomm · 24 open roles · median 102 d
- Apple · 20 open roles · median 19 d
- Analog Devices · 12 open roles · median 57 d
How we counted: 265 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Figures refresh nightly.