Embedded Software Development Engineer Commanding and Data Handling
Embedded Software Development Engineer Commanding and Data Handling
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15-03-2025
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Yearly Salary
$ 129300 - 223600
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
15-03-2025
Job Description
Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide lowlatency highspeed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.
Key job responsibilities
Contribute to the design and analysis of distributed software systems.
Contribute to the overall design of the Kuiper command and control system.
Developing cloud native software systems in Java Rust or Python.
Utilize AWS and other services to build highly available and performant services.
Be part of the 24x7 operational rotation to support satellite operations.
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.
A day in the life
You will be building the infrastructure and services required to reliably process and downlink telemetry from the constellation of satellites. Telemetry is a critical component of all missions phases and key to safely operating the constellation. You will design services with a focus on security and reliability. Your work will interface with various subsystems within Project Kuiper and Amazon to enable engineers to safely and efficiently operate the the satellite constellation and its supporting ground infrastructure.
About the team
Have you wanted an opportunity to develop software for an advanced satellite broadband telecom service
The Telemetry team owns the onvehicle software responsible for ingesting telemetry downlinking telemetry and processing it groundside.
This team will drive the design development deployment and operation of a critical mission system for the Kuiper constellation from endtoend. This includes the agent software which interfaces with all hardware subsystems onvehicle and downlinking. Once the telemetry is groundside the team also owns processing that telemetry publishing it in real time to mission operators and supporting monitoring/alerting for offnominal situations.
3 years of noninternship professional software development experience
2 years of noninternship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language
3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Key job responsibilities
Contribute to the design and analysis of distributed software systems.
Contribute to the overall design of the Kuiper command and control system.
Developing cloud native software systems in Java Rust or Python.
Utilize AWS and other services to build highly available and performant services.
Be part of the 24x7 operational rotation to support satellite operations.
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.
A day in the life
You will be building the infrastructure and services required to reliably process and downlink telemetry from the constellation of satellites. Telemetry is a critical component of all missions phases and key to safely operating the constellation. You will design services with a focus on security and reliability. Your work will interface with various subsystems within Project Kuiper and Amazon to enable engineers to safely and efficiently operate the the satellite constellation and its supporting ground infrastructure.
About the team
Have you wanted an opportunity to develop software for an advanced satellite broadband telecom service
The Telemetry team owns the onvehicle software responsible for ingesting telemetry downlinking telemetry and processing it groundside.
This team will drive the design development deployment and operation of a critical mission system for the Kuiper constellation from endtoend. This includes the agent software which interfaces with all hardware subsystems onvehicle and downlinking. Once the telemetry is groundside the team also owns processing that telemetry publishing it in real time to mission operators and supporting monitoring/alerting for offnominal situations.
3 years of noninternship professional software development experience
2 years of noninternship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
Experience programming with at least one software programming language
3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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