Applied Scientist, Amazon LEO Capacity Planning - Simulation & Optimization

Amazon LEO•Bellevue, WA

About The Position

Amazon LEO is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Amazon LEO will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity. The Amazon LEO Global Capacity Planning team owns designing, implementing, and operating systems that support the planning, management, and optimization of Amazon LEO network resources worldwide. We are looking for a talented scientist to implement Amazon LEO's long-term vision and strategy for capacity simulations and inventory optimization. This effort will be instrumental in helping Amazon LEO execute on its business plans globally. As one of our valued team members, you will be obsessed with matching our standards for operational excellence with a relentless focus on delivering results.

Requirements

3+ years of building models for business application experience
PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing
Experience using Unix/Linux
Experience in professional software development
Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

Work cross-functionally with product, business development, and various technical teams (engineering, science, R&D, simulations, etc.) to implement the long-term vision, strategy, and architecture for capacity simulations and inventory optimization.
Design and deliver modern, flexible, scalable solutions to complex optimization problems for operating and planning satellite resources.
Contribute to short and long terms technical roadmap definition efforts to predict future inventory availability and key operational and financial metrics across the network.
Design and deliver systems that can keep up with the rapid pace of optimization improvements and simulating how they interact with each other.
Analyze large amounts of satellite and business data to identify simulation and optimization opportunities.
Synthesize and communicate insights and recommendations to audiences of varying levels of technical sophistication to drive change across Amazon LEO.

Benefits

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits .
This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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