PNT Timing and Synchronization Engineer, Amazon Leo Flight Dynamics
About The Position
As a member of a growing PNT team within Amazon Leo, the Time Transfer and Synchronization Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, optimizing and monitoring high-precision synchronization architectures across terrestrial and space-based networks. You will use various time transfer protocols to achieve nanosecond-level accuracy over RF and optical links. 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.
Requirements
- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of quantitative field research experience
- Experience investigating the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products
- Experience analyzing both experimental and observational data sets
- Experience in complex problem solving, and working in a tight schedule environment
- Experience with data analysis tools such as Advanced Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
- Proven experience with various time transfer protocols and metrology equipment
- Experience with clock characterization and frequency stability analysis
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of R, MATLAB, Python or similar scripting language
- Experience with agile development
- Experience building web based dashboards using common frameworks
- PhD in mathematics, engineering, statistics, computer science or a related field
- Experience with HA-PTP (High Accuracy PTP) or White Rabbit timing systems
- Experience with GNSS based time transfer techniques
- Understanding of Kalman filtering and time scale algorithms
- Experience with FPGA-based timing hardware or clock steering algorithms
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and validate time transfer systems using multiple methodologies including PTP/NTP, TWSTFT, GNSS Common View, GNSS All in View or other protocols
- Implement time transfer over RF and optical links
- Evaluate and integrate emerging time transfer technologies to achieve nanosecond level timing accuracy
- Design and build an operational system to monitor the performance of clock synchronization architecture
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on satellite timing systems, ground gateway operations, and network time synchronization
- Conduct performance analysis and troubleshooting of timing systems across distributed infrastructure
Benefits
- health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
- 401(k) matching
- paid time off
- parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
