Embedded Software Engineer, Amazon Leo OISL Star Tracker

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Software Development Engineer to drive design and implementation of software systems that control, monitor, and manage star tracker flight hardware, including real-time device control, remote management, Linux integration, software build systems and release validation testing.

You will join the OISL Star Tracker team and collaborate with hardware, systems, manufacturing, and operations engineers to deliver high-reliability satellite

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
• Proficiency in C and/or C++ for deterministic embedded systems.
• Experience with Linux-based development, cross-compilation, and test frameworks.
• Python for test automation or tooling in embedded development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize flight software for Star Tracker systems in Linux environments.
• Architect and implement fault-tolerant software with autonomous recovery and health monitoring.
• Build and maintain hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop test infrastructures.

Skills

C/C++ embedded

Linux environments

Python

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

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

We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to help drive design and implementation of software systems that control, monitor, and manage star tracker flight hardware, including real-time device control, remote management, Linux integration, software build systems and release validation testing.

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.

Key job responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize highly reliable flight software for Star Tracker flight systems, spanning low-level device drivers and real-time control loops to high-level autonomous behaviors, fault management, and AI/ML-driven decision-making that target Linux environments
• Architect and implement fault-tolerant, redundant software systems that keep systems operational with continuous uptime across a constellation of satellites, including health monitoring and autonomous recovery without ground intervention
• Build and maintain robust test, validation, and simulation infrastructure, from hardware-in-the-loop testbeds and software-in-the-loop virtualizations to automated regression suites
• Own the full lifecycle of embedded software delivery - from requirements decomposition and architecture design through implementation, code review, integration, deployment, and long-term maintenance of software running on satellites in orbit
• Collaborate deeply with cross-functional teams spanning hardware, systems, communications, manufacturing and operations engineers to design, integrate, test, and deploy high-speed optical communication systems that push the boundaries of space-based networking
• Develop and refine autonomous operational behaviors that enable satellites to independently recover and adapt to changing conditions, and respond to anomalies
• Drive continuous improvement of deployment and over-the-air (OTA) update processes, ensuring new capabilities and fixes can be safely and reliably delivered to hundreds of satellites on orbit with minimal operational risk

A day in the life

As a Software Engineer on the OISL Star Tracker team, you won't just write code - you'll see it in action. Your software will control and monitor critical sensor hardware operating on hundreds of real satellites in orbit, and you'll be there for every stage of the journey: from early design and on-the-ground verification to watching your code operate in-orbit and see the stars.

About the team

You will join a multi-disciplinary team of top-notch engineers whose work spans an unusually wide aperture: embedded flight software running on satellites in orbit, cloud-based systems powering mission and network operations, automation frameworks that keep a growing constellation healthy, and AI-driven capabilities that make our devices smarter with every orbit. We collaborate closely with optical, electrical, firmware, manufacturing, and operations teams - and with partner organizations including Mission Operations - to deliver one of the most advanced optical communication systems ever built.

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• C and/or C++ with strong understanding of memory management, concurrency, and deterministic execution for resource constrained embedded devices
• Experience with Linux-based development environments, cross-compilation toolchains, and hardware-in-the-loop or software-in-the-loop test frameworks.
• Experience with Python for test automation, simulation, or tooling in support of embedded development workflows.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting infrastructure
• Experience with embedded development in C/C++, or experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware
• Experience with hardware/software integration and real-time systems
• Experience developing embedded software for space systems
• Experience with FPGA-adjacent software development, including register-level interfaces, DMA engines, or hardware/software co-design
• Experience with remote device management at scale (OTA updates, fleet provisioning, configuration management)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment au