Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Satellite Flight Software

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

Sign-on bonus

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Leo is building a low Earth orbit satellite network to deliver fast, reliable internet in locations without dependable connectivity. The role focuses on developing embedded software across C, C++, Rust and related languages in a real-time OS environment.

You will architect and implement software for a satellite constellation, interfacing with devices via I2C/SPI/Ethernet and crafting flight code and flight management applications. Collaboration with hardware teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software in C, C++, Rust, or other languages in a real-time operating system environment.
• Architect, design, and implement software for satellite constellation.
• Write software to interact with devices/electronics using I2C, SPI, RS-422, RS-485, Ethernet, etc. communications.
• Write device drivers and system applications for flight code and flight management.
• Work closely with hardware teams to support board bring-up and integration testing.

Skills

Software development

Programming languages

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor1s degree in computer science

Job description

Amazon Leo is building a low Earth orbit satellite network to deliver fast, reliable internet in locations without dependable connectivity. The role focuses on developing embedded software across C, C++, Rust and related languages in a real-time OS environment.

You will architect and implement software for a satellite constellation, interfacing with devices via I2C/SPI/Ethernet and crafting flight code and flight management applications. Collaboration with hardware teams is essential.