Lead Automation Architect - Satellite Payload Testing

Amazon; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer to lead automation validating payload software at scale. You will architect test frameworks spanning signal routing, beam forming and network handoffs, owning CI/CD pipelines and regression suites.

You will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and coordinate with payload software, systems engineering, RF, and operations to improve coverage and reliability across thousands of scenarios.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development with OO design.
• Experience leading architecture and design decisions.
• Strong background in test automation and frameworks.
• Mentoring and cross-team collaboration experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect and drive automated test frameworks for payload software validation.
• Define test strategies across signal routing, beam forming, and handoffs.
• Own CI/CD pipelines for regression suites with rapid feedback.
• Lead design reviews and mentor engineers to raise quality.
• Collaborate across payload software, systems, RF, and operations.

Skills

Java

C++

C#

Object-oriented design

Leadership / mentoring

Test automation

Distributed systems

Unit testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Distributed systems tooling

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer to lead automation validating payload software at scale. You will architect test frameworks spanning signal routing, beam forming and network handoffs, owning CI/CD pipelines and regression suites.

You will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and coordinate with payload software, systems engineering, RF, and operations to improve coverage and reliability across thousands of scenarios.