Software Development Engineer, Kuiper Production Operations

Project Kuiper Software Engineer

Project Kuiper is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world. 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.

Manufacturing systems engineering under Project Kuiper Prod-Ops is responsible for delivering software and frameworks that improve the speed and quality of testing of satellite components. We partner with engineering and production teams to bring reliability and repeatability to our systems, improve throughput, and accelerate the transition. We are looking for a software engineer with experience in building software development kits, creating mock services and simulators, and adding integrations with industry standard tools such as Test stand and Labview. We are looking for a candidate with hands-on experience in programming languages like Python, Rust, or Java and is familiar with AWS cloud services along with software & hardware interfaces.

Key job responsibilities:

• Participate in all phases of software development lifecycle from requirements to implementation and deployment to operations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders such as factory planners and technicians to launch customer-centric software solutions that scale.
• Lead technical projects and collaborate with cross-functional teams such as satellite software and hardware engineering teams.
• Design flexible solutions for complex problems with multiple unknowns with exceptional performance & reliability.
• Integrate the software solutions that interface with test chambers, test racks & satellite components.
• Utilize AWS infrastructure and services such as Lambda, IAM, SNS/SQS, API Gateway, CloudWatch, IoT etc.
• Mentor fellow engineers and contribute to building a strong engineering culture.

About the team:

Manufacturing Systems Engineering (MSE) team is responsible for building standardized, automated, and scalable manufacturing systems. Our mission is to transform engineering inputs into production-ready solutions in four critical areas: automated testing for chambers, calibration and provisioning of manufacturing systems, shop floor management tools, and optimized test station design and infrastructure. We act as the critical interface between engineering and production teams, ensuring seamless integration of software and hardware components in developing production-ready systems. We focus on delivering solutions that automate production testing processes, reduce cycle times, and optimize setup/teardown procedures, effectively addressing critical bottlenecks while ensuring consistent implementation across all production sites.