Senior Software Development Engineer, Embedded Satellite Software

Amazon Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $168,100–$227,400 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
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 · Senior Software Development Engineer, Embedded Satellite Software

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As a Senior Software Development Engineer on Amazon's Leo Avionics team in Redmond, WA, you will develop low-level embedded software for satellite hardware, focusing on assembly, C, C++, and Rust. Your day-to-day responsibilities include writing specifications, designing documents, debugging with logic analyzers and oscilloscopes, and collaborating closely with hardware engineers to integrate seamlessly with the Leo platform. You will also participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to testing, ensuring robust fault handling mechanisms are in place for a radiation environment. This role requires experience with bare metal and real-time embedded systems, state machine development, and Linux kernel/device driver expertise, contributing to the success of Amazon's satellite mission by delivering highly reliable platform software.

Skills

C Assembly Rust RTOS Linux_kernel device_driver_development state_machine_development bare_metal_troubleshooting logic_analyzers oscilloscopes CI/CD

What you'll do

Develop low-level embedded software for satellite hardware in the Leo system.
Write specifications and design documents for avionics systems.
Debug embedded software using logic analyzers and oscilloscopes.
Design fault-tolerant software to operate in radiation environments.
Decompose avionics system requirements into detailed software requirements.

What we're looking for

Experience programming in C and developing embedded software for bare metal or RTOS systems.
Strong background in full software development lifecycle including coding standards, code reviews, and testing.
Proficiency in Rust or assembly language for embedded system development.
Expertise in real-time control systems on embedded platforms.
Demonstrated ability to develop robust fault handling mechanisms for radiation environments.