Embedded Software Dev Engineer, Amazon Leo Customer Terminal Software

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast affordable broadband to a wide range of customers including consumers businesses government agencies and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

You will design craft and deploy reliable embedded software for large quantity of consumer electronic products. Kuiper is breaking new ground with every device we design and you will be an integral part of bringing this family of products to customers.

Key job responsibilities
Develop embedded software for Customer Terminal devices within the Project Kuiper system.
Participate in all phases of SDLC including requirements gathering design code test and code/test coverage.
Developing embedded software in C C Rust Python or other languages
Have experience with real-time embedded software philosophies and practices
Have expertise with Linux and/or RTOS
Review schematics logic analyzer and embedded software trouble-shooting techniques.

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
As part of our Kuiper Customer Terminal Software Team you will design and implement embedded software used in the Project Kuiper products. You will work in a collaborative environment with teams inside and outside of Amazon. You will craft your software from requirements designs code test to product deployment. You need to be flexible and responsive to changing priority issues.

About the team
The Kuiper Customer Terminal Software Team supports the devices that connect our customers to the Kuiper network. We provide software for both applications and the underlying Linux system. We work hand in hand with hardware product and operations teams to deliver a great experience for our customers.

- 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 3 years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 3 years of embedded firmware development 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
- Experience writing low level drivers

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Redmond - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually