Embedded Software Engineer, Amazon Leo Optical Inter-Satellite Link

Amazon; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 143,700 - 194,400; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer for the Leo Optical Inter-Satellite Link team in San Francisco, CA. The role includes developing reliable flight software and working closely with engineers on high-speed optical communication systems. Candidates should have 3+ years of software development experience, and a Bachelor's degree in a related field. The position offers a salary range of $143,700 to $194,400 annually and focuses on innovative software design, making a positive impact on global connectivity efforts.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non‑internship design or architecture experience.
• Experience designing and developing large‑scale, multi‑tiered, multi‑threaded applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable flight software for autonomous system behaviors.
• Participate in the full life-cycle of software development.
• Work closely with engineers to support high-speed optical communication systems.

Skills

C#

C++

Java

Perl

Object Oriented Design

Software Development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a related field

Job description

Embedded Software Engineer, Amazon Leo Optical Inter-Satellite Link

Job ID: 10407357 | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Amazon LEO is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Amazon LEO will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

Innovation is part of our DNA! Our goal is to be Earth’s most customer centric company, and we are just getting started. We need people who want to join this ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in distributed systems and software design. Come work at Amazon!

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

• Develop highly reliable flight software, ranging from low level control to autonomous system behaviors for RTOS and/or bare-metal environments.
• Develop supporting test, validation, and simulation software infrastructure.
• Participate in the full life-cycle of software development, from requirements definition and design all the way to deployment and maintenance in orbit.
• Work closely with software, hardware and systems engineers to support design, build, integration, test, and deployment of high speed optical communication systems.

A day in the life

As a Software Engineer, you will be a member of the Optical Inter-Satellite Link team, focusing on the design, implementation, and verification of software systems to control and monitor high-speed optical communications. You will be responsible for identifying top level requirements and ensuring high quality and innovative designs are pursued, while also supporting other Amazon LEO colleagues with improving embedded system designs.

About the team

We are looking for a software engineer who combines technical and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team of top-notch engineers and collaborate closely with the optical, electrical, firmware, and opto‑mechanical development teams.

You should be comfortable with some degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that haven't been solved at scale before. Along the way, you'll learn a lot, have fun and make a positive impact on hundreds of millions of people.

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.
• 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 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.

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.

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

USA, CA, NORTHRIDGE - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually