Sr. Software Development Engineer - Flight Sw, Kuiper Flight Software Team
Amazon
Project Kuiper Embedded Software Engineer
Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. In this role, you will bring that vision to life by designing, developing, and testing the embedded software that controls individual satellites.
The Role In this role, you will work in a team responsible for embedded software for the Flight Software team of Kuiper satellites. 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. Our focuses are on reliability, safety, and security.
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.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Develop embedded software in assembly, C, C++, or other languages in a real-time operating system environment
- Develop embedded kernel/ Device driver
- Write software to interact with devices/electronics using I2C, SPI, RS-422, RS-485, Ethernet, etc. communications
- Write device drivers and system applications for flight code and flight management
- Work closely with hardware teams to support board bring-up and integration testing
- Work closely with engineers to architect and deliver the best technical designs and approaches