Embedded Firmware Engineer – Secure Satellite Systems

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo is seeking an outstanding Embedded Firmware Engineer to design and implement low-level embedded software for satellite avionics. You will work on C++ and Rust, drive secure software development, and collaborate with cross-functional teams across power management, hardware interfaces, and telemetry.

The role involves device drivers, porting software to embedded systems, and a focus on reliability and security.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience (design patterns, reliability and scaling).
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience.
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software in C++ and Rust.
• Write software to interact with microcontrollers.
• Design and develop secure software.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define software requirements and architecture.

Skills

C++

Rust

Java

Object Oriented Design

Embedded software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics

Tools

Linux kernel modules

Device drivers

Porting software

Job description

Amazon Leo is seeking an outstanding Embedded Firmware Engineer to design and implement low-level embedded software for satellite avionics. You will work on C++ and Rust, drive secure software development, and collaborate with cross-functional teams across power management, hardware interfaces, and telemetry.

The role involves device drivers, porting software to embedded systems, and a focus on reliability and security.