Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer - RF/SoC Validation

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Firmware Engineer to design, develop, and validate embedded software for satellite and ground test hardware. You will own firmware for RF and digital subsystems, from bring-up to production, writing drivers for SoCs, FPGAs, and RFICs, and collaborating across hardware and test teams.

You will work at the hardware/software boundary, debugging with lab instruments and contributing to CI/CD pipelines to deliver reliable systems at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/CE/EE or related field.
• 3+ years of embedded firmware development experience.
• Experience with embedded Linux or RTOS environments.
• Experience reading schematics/datasheets and debugging with lab equipment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain embedded firmware in C/C++ and Rust for ARM SoCs and FPGA platforms.
• Develop device drivers, BSPs, and HALs for SPI, I2C, UART, PCIe, Ethernet.
• Bring up new hardware; debug board-level issues with lab instruments and JTAG.
• Build firmware update, telemetry, and diagnostics capabilities.
• Write unit and HWIL tests; integrate firmware into CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with hardware, RF, systems, and test teams to solve cross-domain issues.
• Contribute to design reviews, documentation, and operational excellence.

Skills

Embedded firmware development

C/C++

Rust

ARM-based SoCs

FPGA-based platforms

Device drivers

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

SPI

I2C

UART

PCIe

Ethernet

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Firmware Engineer to design, develop, and validate embedded software for satellite and ground test hardware. You will own firmware for RF and digital subsystems, from bring-up to production, writing drivers for SoCs, FPGAs, and RFICs, and collaborating across hardware and test teams.

You will work at the hardware/software boundary, debugging with lab instruments and contributing to CI/CD pipelines to deliver reliable systems at scale.