Space-Grade Embedded Software Engineer - RF Systems

Amazon Inc.; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC in Redmond, WA is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to architect and develop mission-critical firmware for satellite systems. You will design secure embedded software, work with ASIC firmware, RTOS, Linux, and interfaces like I2C, SPI, UART, JTAG, Ethernet, all while emphasizing security-by-design.

This role offers impact in space tech and collaboration with hardware, security, and systems teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 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, and interfaces.
• Design and implement software in Linux and RTOS environments for reliability and security.
• Drive security architecture for the ASIC and perform threat modeling and reviews.
• Build hardware interfaces using protocols like I2C, I3C, SPI, UART, USB, JTAG, Ethernet with secure controls.
• Collaborate with hardware design teams, chip architects, and customers for secure silicon bring-up and integration.
• Follow secure coding standards, code reviews, and security testing to ensure space operation reliability.
• Partner with test engineers to integrate security validation into manufacturing and test environments.

Skills

Bug debugging

Security‑by‑design

Cross‑functional collaboration

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical/Communications Engineering

Tools

ARM ISA

DSP ISAs

Python

Linux

RTOS

I2C

SPI

UART

JTAG

Ethernet

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC in Redmond, WA is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to architect and develop mission-critical firmware for satellite systems. You will design secure embedded software, work with ASIC firmware, RTOS, Linux, and interfaces like I2C, SPI, UART, JTAG, Ethernet, all while emphasizing security-by-design.

This role offers impact in space tech and collaboration with hardware, security, and systems teams.