Embedded SDE — Satellite Flight Security & Avionics

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 143,700 - 194,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon Leo is building a low Earth orbit satellite network to deliver fast, reliable internet. This role designs, develops and tests embedded security systems software that enables secure communications among satellites, customer-terminals and ground gateways.

Responsibilities include designing and implementing embedded security capabilities, interfacing with hardware via I2C/SPI/CAN/UART, and ensuring high reliability in embedded Linux/RTOS environments.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Responsibilities

• Drive the design, development, and operation of embedded security capabilities for satellites throughout lifetime—from launch to de-orbit.
• Own embedded software functions through design, implementation (in Rust, C, C++ or other), test, and integration in embedded Linux/RTOS.
• Write software to interact with devices using I2C, SPI, CAN, UART, etc.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to support board bring-up, verification, and integration testing.
• Follow best practices in high reliability embedded software development for satellite security and reliability.

Skills

Rust

C

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

I2C

SPI

CAN

UART

Job description

Amazon Leo is building a low Earth orbit satellite network to deliver fast, reliable internet. This role designs, develops and tests embedded security systems software that enables secure communications among satellites, customer-terminals and ground gateways.

Responsibilities include designing and implementing embedded security capabilities, interfacing with hardware via I2C/SPI/CAN/UART, and ensuring high reliability in embedded Linux/RTOS environments.