Software Development Engineer, Antenna System Validation

Amazon Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $143,700–$194,400 / yr
Posted: 7 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 · Software Development Engineer, Antenna System Validation

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Software Dev Engineer, Antenna System Validation, Amazon Leo joins a systems team developing code for phased array antennas on low Earth orbit satellites. This role involves architecting and implementing scalable software test automation frameworks, designing CI/CD pipelines, and performing hardware-in-the-loop integration testing to validate satellite hardware in both factory and orbital environments. The engineer will collaborate with embedded software teams on system behavior, security, and provisioning while partnering with hardware teams to define testing procedures for antenna devices. Key responsibilities include building cloud applications for monitoring, developing data pipelines for massive RF system datasets, and creating simulation models for performance analysis. Required skills include proficiency in Python, Rust, C++, Java, or Go; experience with Docker, AWS services like Lambda and S3, relational databases, time-series databases, and distributed systems architecture to ensure high-performance connectivity.

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Skills

Python Rust C++ Java Go Docker AWS Lambda S3 CloudWatch CI/CD HIL Microservices Relational Databases Time Series Databases Data Visualization Test Automation Embedded Systems Distributed Systems

What you'll do

Architect and develop scalable software test automation frameworks for phased array antenna testing and validation.
Design CI/CD pipelines and hardware-in-the-loop integration testing to streamline software deployment.
Develop software algorithms that interact with antenna devices while analyzing system performance and security.
Define testing procedures and software algorithms in partnership with the hardware design team.
Build cloud applications and dashboards for system monitoring and data visualization.
Design and develop data pipelines to process and analyze massive datasets from RF systems.
Create simulation and modeling applications for antenna performance analysis.

What we're looking for

Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or granted refugee/asylum status for export control compliance.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field is required.
3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience is required.
2+ years of experience in design or architecture of new and existing systems including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
1+ years of experience developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded, or distributed software using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience is required.
Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Rust, C++, Java, or Go.
Experience with cloud services (AWS preferred), CI/CD pipelines, test automation frameworks, and data processing for large datasets.