System Development Engineer, Amazon Leo - Sustaining Engineering

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo seeks a hands-on System Development Engineer to design for manufacturing and hardware/software development for hardware test. The role involves high-volume production optimization, cross-discipline collaboration, and rigorous data analysis using MATLAB and Python.

The position requires experience with distributed systems, Linux/Unix, and CI/CD pipelines, and aligns with export-control requirements for U.S. citizens or eligible residents. Redmond, WA base anticipated.

Qualifications

• Experience automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure.
• Programming in Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust.
• Experience with Linux/Unix and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop test systems and automation for hardware and software.
• Perform software/hardware integration testing and data analysis.
• Review data using MATLAB, Python, or similar tools.
• Support release of software and hardware documents through gate reviews.
• Investigate yield issues during prototype and production builds.
• Write status/build reports for cross-functional review.
• Design test setups and hardware for subsystem validation of the satellite bus.
• Provide DFT feedback during the design process.
• Support production and integration of hardware subsystems.
• Develop procedures, maintenance plans, and troubleshooting guides.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

C#

Golang

Ruby

Rust

Linux/Unix

CI/CD

MATLAB

Tools

MATLAB

CI/CD pipelines

Linux/Unix

Job description

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

We’re looking for a hands‑on System Development Engineer with a background in the design for manufacturing and hardware/software development for hardware test.

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.

This is a role for a highly collaborative individual who will help us with optimizing for high volume production and meeting cross discipline requirements.

We are looking for an engineer who combines superb technical and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively.

Key job responsibilities

• Develop test systems and automation
• Perform software/hardware integration testing
• Review and analyze data using tools such as MATLAB, Python, or similar.
• Support and organize the release of the software and hardware system documents through gate reviews
• Investigate and troubleshoot yield issues during prototype and production builds
• Write status and/or build reports for cross-functional review
• Design and develop software/scripting test setups and supporting hardware for various subsystem validation of the satellite bus.
• Work with the design engineers to provide design for testability (DFT) feedback throughout the design process
• Support production and integration efforts for hardware subsystems.
• Develop procedures, preventative maintenance plans, and troubleshooting guides to support production
• Develop and communicate system integration and evaluation strategies and plans in support of program learning, technical risk reduction, verification, and validation

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
• Experience with Linux/Unix
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with distributed systems at scale

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, REDMOND - 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually