Sr. Embedded Software Development Engineer, Kuiper

Amazon; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering initiative focused on launching Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide high-speed internet connectivity. As a Sr. Embedded Software Development Engineer, you will play a crucial role in architecting and developing communication systems software that bridges satellites with customer terminals and ground gateways. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in a dynamic environment, tackling challenges that push the boundaries of satellite avionics and communication systems. If you are passionate about innovation and want to make a significant impact in the aerospace industry, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience in embedded systems.
• Experience leading design and architecture of software systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded software for satellite communication systems.
• Collaborate with hardware teams for integration and testing.

Skills

C Programming

C++ Programming

Rust Programming

Embedded Software Development

Debugging

Software Architecture

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Embedded Linux

Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)

Source Control Management

Job description

Sr. Embedded Software Development Engineer, Kuiper

Job ID: 2891975 | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband internet connectivity to un-served and under-served communities around the world. In this role, you will be bringing that vision to life by architecting, developing and testing the communication systems payload software that provides the radio link connectivity between the satellites to customer-terminals and the ground-based internet gateways.

Key job responsibilities

In this role, you will drive the design, development, and operation of a variety of key functions such as commanding, telemetry, power control, hardware interfaces, and autonomous capabilities for each satellite throughout its lifetime – from launch to de-orbit. In this role, you will:

1. Own unique embedded software functions through design, implementation (in C, C++, RUST or other), test, and integration in an embedded Linux or real-time operating system (RTOS) environment.
2. Write software to control silicon devices using proprietary and standard communication buses, such as Interlaken SerDes, JESD, PCIe, I3C, I2C, SPI, RS-422, RS-485, Ethernet, etc.
3. Work closely with hardware teams to support board design, bring-up, and verification, as well as integration and test.
4. Follow best practices in high reliability embedded software development to ensure very high levels of system reliability and availability.
5. Debug low-level issues at the intersection of hardware/FPGA/firmware/software on multicore SOCs.

Export Control Requirement

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

A day in the life

Come work at Amazon! We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in space-based systems design. Come help us solve the difficult and rewarding development challenges in building highly reliable, power efficient and low-cost satellite avionics and communication systems payload!

About the team

Our team tackles many critical satellite payload functions including payload power management, hardware interfaces, command & telemetry, operational state management, thermal management, resiliency and redundancy, hardware and software integration. We are looking for an outstanding software engineer to participate in all phases of software development from requirements through implementation and test to operations.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
2. 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
3. 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
4. Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
2. Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

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