Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Innovation is part of our DNA! Our goal is to be Earth's most customer centric company, and we are just getting started.

We are looking for an outstanding Senior Software Engineer to participate in all phases of software development from requirements through implementation and test to operations.

As a Sr. Embedded Firmware Engineer you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to conceive and design solutions. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open, collaborative peer environment.

Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.


Key job responsibilities
* Work closely with hardware teams and operation teams to align on requirements
* Create software designs to satisfy requirements
* Develop embedded software in Rust, C, C++, or other modern languages for Linux and real-time operating system (RTOS) based systems
* Write device drivers and system applications for the various satellite systems.




A day in the life
Come work at Amazon! We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in space-based systems design. Come help us solve the difficult and rewarding development challenges in building highly reliable, power efficient, and low-cost satellite avionics!



About the team
Our team tackles many critical satellite functions including power management, hardware interfaces, command & telemetry, and autonomous control.