Embedded Software Engineer, Leo Payload Software Systems

Amazon Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $165,200–$223,600 / yr
Posted: 78 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $194k

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This role pays more than 75% of similar roles. Most pay $152,656–$193,350 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $194k versus about $173k for comparable roles.

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Amazon Inc. is the world''s largest e-commerce and cloud computing company, operating the Amazon marketplace, AWS cloud platform, Prime subscription services, Alexa voice AI, and logistics infrastructure. Industry: E-Commerce & Cloud Computing

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TL;DR · Embedded Software Engineer, Leo Payload Software Systems

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As an Embedded Software Engineer, Leo Payload Software Systems, you will join a cross-disciplinary team to develop products facilitating reliable, high-speed communication with satellites. You will own unique embedded software functions through the entire lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, and integration within embedded Linux or real-time operating system environments. Your daily work involves writing software to control silicon devices using standard and proprietary communication buses such as PCIe, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, and RS-485. You will collaborate with hardware teams on board design, bring-up, and verification while debugging low-level issues at the intersection of hardware, FPGA, firmware, and software on multicore SOCs. The role requires proficiency in C, C++, or RUST to manage critical payload functions like over-the-air updates, fault detection, and state management for a large-scale satellite network.

What does a Embedded Software Engineer earn?

Median $151500 from 65 postings across 16 companies.

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Skills

C C++ Rust Embedded Linux RTOS PCIe I2C SPI Ethernet RS-422 RS-485 FPGA Firmware Agile Source Control Management Distributed Systems Over-The-Air (OTA)

What you'll do

Own embedded software functions through design, implementation in C/C++/Rust, and integration in Linux or RTOS environments.
Write software to control silicon devices using standard communication buses like PCIe, I2C, SPI, and Ethernet.
Debug low-level issues at the intersection of hardware, FPGA, firmware, and software on multicore SOCs.
Collaborate with hardware teams to support board design, bring-up, verification, and system integration.
Develop scalable, fault-tolerant distributed storage, indexing, and query systems for large-scale operations.
Manage the full software development lifecycle including testing, deployment, and mission integration.
Resolve architectural deficiencies to improve software quality and accelerate development cycles.
Implement high-reliability embedded software to ensure maximum system availability and safety.

What we're looking for

Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or granted asylum/refugee status for export control compliance.
At least 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience is required.
At least 2 years of non-internship experience in design or architecture of new and existing systems.
Proficiency in at least one software programming language.
Experience developing embedded software in Linux or real-time operating system (RTOS) environments using C, C++, or Rust.
Ability to write software for silicon devices using standard communication buses like PCIe, I2C, SPI, and Ethernet.
Experience debugging low-level issues at the intersection of hardware, FPGA, firmware, and software on multicore SOCs.
A Bachelor's degree in computer science or an equivalent qualification is preferred.

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