Senior Embedded Engineer, Amazon Leo

Amazon Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CAAustin, TXRedmond, WA
Salary: $183,000–$247,600 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Senior Embedded Engineer, Amazon Leo

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As a Sr. Embedded Engineer at Amazon Leo, you will join the Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises team to lead platform-specific projects and initiatives for satellite and ground systems. Your day-to-day responsibilities include developing and deploying MAC and PHY software stacks on FPGAs and pre-silicon platforms for custom modem and beamforming chips. You will provide technical leadership by guiding architecture decisions and mentoring junior engineers, while also building automation and tooling to bridge production software from previous generations with next-generation prototyping platforms. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in mobile communications, kernel programming, device drivers, and working with peripheral devices such as Ethernet, SPI, I3C interfaces, and flash devices. Familiarity with ARM-based systems and FPGA components is also desired.

Skills

C++ Python ARM FPGA Ethernet SPI I3C Flash Linux_kernel Device_drivers Messaging_protocols Automation_tools CI/CD

What you'll do

Develop and deploy MAC and PHY software stacks on FPGAs for custom modem chips.
Provide technical leadership in architecture decisions for embedded systems projects.
Mentor junior engineers and guide them through complex technical challenges.
Build automation tools to bridge production software with next-generation platforms.
Work on peripheral devices like Ethernet, SPI, I3C interfaces, and flash devices.

What we're looking for

8+ years of experience in embedded programming and system design
Extensive hands-on experience with common peripherals and communication protocols
Proficiency in kernel programming, device drivers, and FPGA-based components
Strong background in mobile communications and ASIC project lifecycle management
Experience with ARM-based systems and standard protocol-based peripheral devices
Leadership in technical architecture decisions and team mentoring
Familiarity with manufacturing diagnostics through various production validation phases

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