Head of Satellite Embedded & Networking Software

Amazon; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

Amazon Leo seeks a Sr Manager to lead development of satellite payload systems, ensuring embedded and networking software meets reliability, security, and performance targets from manufacturing through customer operations.

You will architect software on the satellite, manage embedded and networking stacks, and lead comprehensive system testing for launch readiness and on‑orbit operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience.
• 7+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience.
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment.
• Proven track record building and scaling engineering organizations (40+ people).
• At least 7+ years of leading embedded and networking teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement end‑to‑end network software architecture for satellite payload systems.
• Architect Linux networking solutions for satellite systems.
• Develop and oversee software for FPGA teams used in spacecraft systems and lay the platform for Gen 2 operations.
• Lead embedded software development for satellite payload and ground systems.
• Own systems test strategy and execution for satellite systems, including Hardware‑in‑the‑Loop (HIL) simulation frameworks.
• Lead on‑orbit software testing and validation for operational satellites.
• Establish multi‑test environments and continuous test/deployment pipelines.
• Strong technical understanding of embedded network software, switching, routing and wireless protocols.

Skills

Embedded software

Networking software

Leadership

Linux networking

HIL testing

Tools

HIL simulation

Linux

Job description

Amazon Leo seeks a Sr Manager to lead development of satellite payload systems, ensuring embedded and networking software meets reliability, security, and performance targets from manufacturing through customer operations.

You will architect software on the satellite, manage embedded and networking stacks, and lead comprehensive system testing for launch readiness and on‑orbit operations.