Software Development Engineer, Leo Manufacturing Software Systems

Job description

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Export Control

This position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. Citizen in order to comply with U.S. government-imposed requirements related to the nature of the work and/or where it will be performed.

Manufacturing Software Systems (MSS) is seeking a Software Development Engineer who will help solve a variety of technical challenges related to manufacturing the satellites, ground equipment and associated ASICs. You will play an active role in translating business and functional requirements into concrete deliverables and build quick prototypes or proofs of concept in partnership with other technology leaders within the team.

You will tackle challenging, novel situations and will have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams spanning a variety of domains: software, hardware, networks, RF, embedded, real-time, distributed as well as industrial automation systems.

You will design and develop the manufacturing software used to drive the assembly, calibration and test of satellite and ground systems as well as perform high-throughput ASIC/chip level provisioning and testing. You will collaborate with teams from manufacturing engineering, product engineering, and security engineering to identify requirements and design manufacturing software. You will design and develop the end-to-end system capabilities required for manufacturing orchestration across factory production lines.

Along the way, we guarantee that you’ll learn a ton, have fun and make a positive impact on millions of people.

Key job responsibilities

- Build the manufacturing software systems used by production operations to manufacture the Leo's satellite fleet, supporting ground systems and associated ASICs

- Build the end-to-end system capabilities required for the orchestration of manufacturing across factory production lines

- Architect and design a secure manufacturing software system that protects Leo's intellectual property and manufacturing assets via a secure chain of custody/trust

- Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market

A day in the life

In this role as a Software Development Engineer, you will be developing Leo's secure manufacturing software systems and orchestration software capabilities. These products enable industrial automation for the manufacturing of the Leo satellite fleet and supporting ground equipment. You will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to develop, qualify, produce, and deploy solutions and products enabling Leo’s global network.

About the team

The Leo Manufacturing Software team is responsible for the architecture, design, build, and installation of the software used to manufacture the Leo satellite fleet, ground equipment and ASICs. We partner with hardware, software, test engineering, and enterprise architecture teams to ensure efficient and secure manufacturing operations.