System Development Engineer, Flight Computer Software

Job description

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

The Role

In this role, you will participate in all phases of software development from requirements through implementation and test to operations.

Our team tackles many critical satellite functions

power management, hardware interfaces, command & telemetry, and autonomous control.

Job Responsibilities

- Develop infrastructure for managing and maintaining flight computer operations for a constellation of satellites

- Develop embedded software in C, C++, Rust, or other languages in a real-time operating system environment

- Write system applications for flight code and flight management

- Work closely with embedded software and service teams to support integration testing, release, and continued 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.