System Development Engineer, Flight Computer Software

Amazon Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $129,200–$174,800 / yr
Posted: 98 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $152k

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TL;DR · System Development Engineer, Flight Computer Software

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As a System Development Engineer, Flight Computer Software, you will join the team to participate in all phases of software development from requirements through implementation, testing, and operations. You will develop embedded software for critical satellite functions including power management, hardware interfaces, command and telemetry, and autonomous control. Your daily work involves writing device drivers and system applications for flight code and management while collaborating with hardware teams on board bring-up and integration testing. The role requires programming in assembly, C, C++, or other languages within a real-time operating system environment to interact with electronics via I2C, SPI, RS-422, RS-485, and Ethernet. Required skills include experience with Linux/Unix, CI/CD pipelines, and modern languages like Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C#, or Rust to solve complex problems in the satellite communications domain.

Skills

C C++ Python Golang Rust Java C# Assembly I2C SPI RS-422 RS-485 Ethernet Linux Unix CI/CD PowerShell Distributed Systems

What you'll do

Develop embedded software in assembly, C, or C++ within a real-time operating system environment.
Write software to interact with electronics using I2C, SPI, RS-422, RS-485, and Ethernet protocols.
Create device drivers and system applications for flight code and management systems.
Support hardware teams during board bring-up and integration testing phases.
Manage critical satellite functions including power management, command/telemetry, and autonomous control.
Automate, deploy, and support large-scale infrastructure components.
Maintain and manage CI/CD pipelines for software build processes.

What we're looking for

Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
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#, or Rust.
Experience with Linux/Unix systems.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes.
3+ years of designing or architecting new and existing systems using design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
3+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, or Ruby.
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System Development Engineer

Amazon Inc

Redmond, WA 15 days ago $129,200–$174,800

Python Ruby Golang Java C++ C# Rust Linux Unix CI/CD Distributed Systems Scripting OTA Firmware SOPs Telemetry

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