Embedded Rust Firmware Engineer – Space Systems Security

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon LEO is seeking a Software Development Engineer II on the SAR Software team in Redmond, WA. You will write critical firmware in Rust that runs on satellites, interfacing with custom hardware and cryptographic operations, designed for 10+ years in orbit.

You'll work directly with hardware, debug on silicon, and own a broad surface area from boot chain to runtime systems, contributing to a secure, reliable space network and shipping firmware that meets strict reliability standards.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience.
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience.
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• 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 low-level embedded Rust software for satellite platforms, interfacing directly with custom hardware in RTOS and bare-metal systems.
• Develop and maintain secure boot architectures and cryptographic implementations, including bootrom, bootloader chains, provisioning, hardware Root of Trust integration, and cryptography protocols
• Provide meaningful code review feedback to team members including senior engineers, ensuring high-quality software delivery across the full development lifecycle from design through deployment and maintenance
• Debug complex hardware-software integration issues using JTAG debuggers, interpreting logs, and working directly with custom ASIC designs, datasheets, and real hardware test boards
• Lead operational excellence initiatives for space-based systems, identifying root causes of issues, implementing permanent fixes, and maintaining reliability standards for firmware running on thousands of satellites

Skills

Embedded Rust

RTOS

Secure boot

Cryptography

JTAG debugging

Hardware interface

C/C++

ARM

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Foreign equivalent accepted

Tools

JTAG debuggers

FreeRTOS

ASIC hardware

Job description

Amazon LEO is seeking a Software Development Engineer II on the SAR Software team in Redmond, WA. You will write critical firmware in Rust that runs on satellites, interfacing with custom hardware and cryptographic operations, designed for 10+ years in orbit.

You'll work directly with hardware, debug on silicon, and own a broad surface area from boot chain to runtime systems, contributing to a secure, reliable space network and shipping firmware that meets strict reliability standards.