Embedded Systems SDM: Space-Grade OS & Telemetry Lead

Amazon Inc.; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC seeks a Software Development Manager to lead the VIRSAT team, building and owning the merlins and automation framework for a custom ASIC in a LEO system.

You will hire, coach, and guide SDEs, maintain OS drivers, IPC, telemetry, and dashboards, and drive architecture decisions balancing performance and reliability in space-grade embedded software.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 7+ years of engineering experience.
• 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience.
• 1+ years of providing technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle experience.
• 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using Java, C#, or C++ experience.
• 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using service-oriented architecture experience.
• 1+ years of developing large-scale, multi-tiered distributed software systems using distributed programming experience.
• 5+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams

Responsibilities

• People & Team Leadership
• Hire, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of SDEs focused on embedded and automation.
• Set technical direction and priorities, balancing short-term deliverables with long-term architectural investments.
• Foster a culture of operational excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Drive career development for team members, providing regular coaching and feedback.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with MAC domain experts, release teams, and system teams to align on roadmaps and dependencies.
• Maintain and evolve OS drivers to support system requirements.
• Oversee the design and maintenance of telemetry pipelines and operational dashboards for system health monitoring.
• Make architecture decisions that balance performance, reliability, and maintainability for space-grade embedded systems.

Skills

People management

Technical leadership

Architectural decisions

Distributed systems

Java

C++

C#

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

Tools

Java

C++

C#

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC seeks a Software Development Manager to lead the VIRSAT team, building and owning the merlins and automation framework for a custom ASIC in a LEO system.

You will hire, coach, and guide SDEs, maintain OS drivers, IPC, telemetry, and dashboards, and drive architecture decisions balancing performance and reliability in space-grade embedded software.