Satellite RF Firmware Engineer — Secure Embedded Systems

Amazon Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Leo Digital RF Systems seeks an experienced embedded software engineer with security expertise to architect and develop mission-critical firmware for satellite systems. You will work at the hardware-software boundary on ASIC firmware, RTOS, and RF subsystem control, collaborating with hardware engineers to bring new silicon from concept through bring-up and verification.

Export controls apply; U.S. citizens or eligible residents only.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is required.
• Experience identifying bugs in architecture, algorithms, functionality, and performance with strong debugging skills.
• Experience verifying at multiple levels of logic from IP blocks to SoCs to full system testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead software development for ASIC firmware, command systems, telemetry processing, power control, hardware interfaces, and autonomous capabilities with security-by-design principles.
• Design and implement robust software and firmware in Linux and RTOS environments with high reliability and security.
• Drive security architecture for the ASIC, including threat modeling and defensive measures to protect satellite systems from cyber threats.
• Build hardware interfaces by communicating with devices using I2C, I3C, SPI, UART, USB, JTAG, Ethernet with security controls.
• Collaborate with hardware design teams, chip architects, and customers to support secure silicon bring-up and integration.
• Champion reliability through secure coding standards, reviews, and security testing to meet space operation requirements.
• Optimize for production by coordinating with test engineers to integrate security validation into manufacturing and test environments.

Skills

Debugging skills

Security-conscious mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical or Communications Eng

Tools

Python

Perl

ARM ISA

DSP ISA

Job description

Amazon Leo Digital RF Systems seeks an experienced embedded software engineer with security expertise to architect and develop mission-critical firmware for satellite systems. You will work at the hardware-software boundary on ASIC firmware, RTOS, and RF subsystem control, collaborating with hardware engineers to bring new silicon from concept through bring-up and verification.

Export controls apply; U.S. citizens or eligible residents only.