Wireless Embedded Software Developer, Simulation Foundations, Leo

Wireless Embedded Software Developer, Simulation Foundations, Amazon Leo

Job  | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

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.

As a member of Kuiper MAC‑SW, you will deliver embedded firmware code running on ground networks, customer terminals, and satellites. You will design, develop, and test complete Kuiper‑MAC firmware, integrating and bringing up firmware components and drivers in a real‑time embedded environment.

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

• Work in a cross‑functional environment to define multi‑dimensional performance requirements (e.g., MIPs, memory bandwidth).
• Make performance and optimization trade‑offs to meet end‑to‑end use case requirements.
• Build component and test use‑cases, debug code in the Kuiper embedded environment.
• Profile and execute code on RTOS and/or bare‑metal embedded environments.
• Contribute to defining services and functionalities delivered by firmware subsystems.
• Define, document, test, and debug firmware‑hardware interfaces.
• Apply software/firmware best practices (e.g., clean architecture, refactoring).

• 3+ years of professional software development experience (non‑internship).
• 2+ years of design or architecture experience of new and existing systems (design patterns, reliability, scaling).
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language.

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.

Los Angeles County applicants:
Job duties include working safely and cooperatively with other employees, adhering to standards of excellence, communicating effectively and respectfully, following all federal, state, and local laws, and maintaining company policies. Criminal history may impact job duties. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed above. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at Amazon Benefits.