Embedded Software Engineer, Amazon Leo OISL Star Tracker

DESCRIPTION

• Design, develop, and optimize highly reliable flight software for Star Tracker flight systems, spanning low-level device drivers and real-time control loops to high-level autonomous behaviors, fault management, and AI/ML-driven decision‑making that target Linux environments
• Architect and implement fault‑tolerant, redundant software systems that keep systems operational with continuous uptime across a constellation of satellites, including health monitoring and autonomous recovery without ground intervention
• Build and maintain robust test, validation, and simulation infrastructure, from hardware‑in‑the‑loop testbeds and software‑in‑the‑loop virtualizations to automated regression suites
• Own the full lifecycle of embedded software delivery - from requirements decomposition and architecture design through implementation, code review, integration, deployment, and long‑term maintenance of software running on satellites in orbit
• Collaborate deeply with cross‑functional teams spanning hardware, systems, communications, manufacturing and operations engineers to design, integrate, test, and deploy high‑speed optical communication systems that push the boundaries of space‑based networking
• Develop and refine autonomous operational behaviors that enable satellites to independently recover and adapt to changing conditions, and respond to anomalies
• Drive continuous improvement of deployment and over‑the‑air (OTA) update processes, ensuring new capabilities and fixes can be safely and reliably delivered to hundreds of satellites on orbit with minimal operational risk

• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• C and/or C++ with strong understanding of memory management, concurrency, and deterministic execution for resource constrained embedded devices
• Experience with Linux‑based development environments, cross‑compilation tool chains, and hardware‑in‑the‑loop or software‑in‑the‑loop test frameworks.
• Experience with Python for test automation, simulation, or tooling in support of embedded development workflows.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting infrastructure
• Experience in embedded development in C/C++, or experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware
• Experience with hardware/software integration and real‑time systems
• Experience developing embedded software for space systems
• Experience with FPGA‑adjacent software development, including register‑level interfaces, DMA engines, or hardware/software co‑design