Embedded Software Development Engineer, Commanding and Data Handling

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks an Embedded Software Development Engineer for Project Kuiper, focused on building software for satellite operations. The role involves designing distributed systems, developing high-performance code in Java, Rust, or Python, and working with telemetry processing. Ideal candidates have strong software development backgrounds and a degree in a related field, eager to tackle challenges in advanced telecom systems.

Benefits

Medical benefits

Equity options

Sign-on payments

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience.
• Experience with at least one programming language.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and analysis of distributed software systems.
• Develop cloud native software systems in Java, Rust or Python.
• Interface with subsystems within Project Kuiper.

Skills

Software Development

System Design

Cloud Services

Telemetry Processing

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Java

Rust

Python

AWS

Job description

Embedded Software Development Engineer, Commanding and Data Handling

Job ID: 2986509 | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

Key job responsibilities
- Contribute to the design and analysis of distributed software systems.
- Contribute to the overall design of the Kuiper command and control system.
- Developing cloud native software systems in Java, Rust or Python.
- Utilize AWS and other services to build highly available and performant services.
- Be part of the 24x7 operational rotation to support satellite operations.


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.


A day in the life
You will be building the infrastructure and services required to reliably process and downlink telemetry from the constellation of satellites. Telemetry is a critical component of all missions phases and key to safely operating the constellation. You will design services with a focus on security and reliability. Your work will interface with various subsystems within Project Kuiper and Amazon to enable engineers to safely and efficiently operate the the satellite constellation and its supporting ground infrastructure.

About the team
Have you wanted an opportunity to develop software for an advanced satellite broadband telecom service?

The Telemetry team owns the on-vehicle software responsible for ingesting telemetry, downlinking telemetry and processing it ground-side.

This team will drive the design, development, deployment and operation of a critical mission system for the Kuiper constellation from end-to-end. This includes the agent software which interfaces with all hardware subsystems on-vehicle and downlinking. Once the telemetry is ground-side, the team also owns processing that telemetry, publishing it in real time to mission operators and supporting monitoring/alerting for off-nominal situations.

BASIC 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/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.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability or other legally protected status.