Software Development Engineer - Kuiper Network Services

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. In this role as a SDE, you will be part of the core technical team building the ground based traffic processing pipelines for connecting Kuiper’s satellite network to the external world. This opportunity will afford you an exciting SDE role in Project Kuiper that would enable you to architect and build software from the ground up and drive the engineering culture of the team.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* You will develop code, build CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and dashboards for monitoring health of systems and data pipelines.* You will work with multiple cross functional teams to gather requirements, design, develop, deploy, and operate the infrastructure you build* You will develop and mentor junior and new team members.* You will engineer and build a cloud service that is reliable and available to provide connectivity for our customers* You will work on features that enhance the quality of service and security for our customers.* You will collaborate and work on initiatives across multiple teams to build networking functions on AWS cloud infrastructure and set best practices for software development processes.A day in the lifeSDE's at Project Kuiper work on designing networking features with various stakeholders, implementing and testing them on prototype/production environments and delivering solutions with the highest quality. We write code, debug, and create the world’s most innovative products. We also operate our own service fleets and handle our customer issues to provide the best experience for our customers.About the teamInclusive Team CultureHere at Project Kuiper, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.Work/Life BalanceOur team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work, it’s about the workflow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We are flexible in our working hours and encourage you to find harmony between your work and personal lives.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience programming with at least one software programming language- 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. ...

Lead MFG Assembly Technician, Project Kuiper

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.The success of Kuiper depends on the quality, reliability, cost, manufacturability, throughput, and security of the products that you deliver. If you seek a fast-paced, dynamic environment; if you thrive on solving difficult problems where resolutions have high impact; and if you love the challenge of building something from scratch, then this role will be an ideal next career step. To be successful you need to be highly motivated and detail oriented while showing the highest standards of execution.Key job responsibilities- Driving and developing departmental continuous improvement initiatives and support implementation.- Assemble mechanical and electrical satellite components, sub-assemblies, and integration assemblies, fabricating and/or processing materials into complex manufactured products, and operating testing equipment and tooling, all in a Cleanroom and ESD control environment.- Lead process work and review output for quality and adherence to standards and procedures- Lead daily team meeting facilitation, end-of-shift reporting, and coordinating efforts to minimize production interruptions.- Support new-hire training programs within your department and contribute to development and modification of training programs. You develop training plans for your team and are responsible for implementing training programs within your department.- Drive safety standards and operations protocol while ensuring team compliance.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.A day in the lifeThe Lead MFG Assembly Technician will identify process improvements to improve build efficiency. You will work closely with multiple engineering teams on both early hardware development and setting the stage for later production hardware manufacturing processes. The successful candidate thrives in a fast paced, start-up like environment and are able to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills and commitment to quality to positively impact team metrics and organization goals. To be successful you need to be highly motivated and detail oriented while showing the highest standards of execution.About the teamWe are a group of Technicians with well over 20 years of diverse skills and experience. Each team member brings in willingness to train and positive team energy. Some tasks you may be an individual contributor, but may also work in a group environment to achieve organizational goals. This group of Technicians thrived in success by working as a team. We are currently in research and development but moving towards production environment.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- High school diploma or equivalent- 4+ years relevant aerospace manufacturing experience- 4+ years of hands-on work experience Electro-Mechanical Assembly, Final Integration and/ or Harness Integration experience- 4+ years experience in a fast-paced production environment with Flight Hardware- 4+ years of hand on experience with precision torque, measurement and inspection devices (i.e., automated and manual torque wrenches, calipers, micrometers, profilometers, optical inspection devices, multi-meters, torque wrenches)Additional Requirements:- Willing to work all shifts, overtime and weekends as needed. Estimated shift times 2nd shift: 3:00pm-11:30PM Shift will vary, depending on program needs- Standing for long periods of time, climbing up and down ladders, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, and stretching may be required to perform the functions of this position- Able to lift-up to 25lbs. unassisted ...

Lead Electro-Mechanical Maintenance Technician 2nd shift, Kuiper

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.We're looking for an outstanding Electro-mechanical maintenance technician specializing in Preventative Maintenance and Repairs on Electro-mechanical equipment and devices. This position will support out Solar array production equipment and be the main point of contact for equipment maintenance in that area.Key job responsibilities- Operate, test, or maintain robotic equipment- Respond to unplanned maintenance requests- Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical documents such as; blueprints, electrical, and diagrams to diagnose and repair electrical issues.- Basic (or better) understanding of PLC systems. - Test and repair pneumatic assemblies- Understands and analyses the technical specifications of mechatronic systems, subsystems, modules and components- Performs scheduled, predictive, and preventive maintenance to detect and prevent problems- Uses troubleshooting skills to identify and prevent possible problems and failures, and to systematically and intelligently make repairs- Incorporates relevant technical literature into the understanding of system operation and coordinate efforts with other technicians involved in installing or maintaining equipment or components- Installs, repairs, adjusts, and tests equipment and components to ensure that systems function properly- Communicates with machine operators, and operate equipment to detect equipment problems, analyze malfunctions, and verify system problems- Observes and incorporates safety standards and regulations required for safe operation of the system.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.A day in the lifeThis position will work side by side with Engineering and Production teams to develop creative solutions and support production activities by performing repairs and preventative maintenance on eletrco-mechanical devices such as prox sensors, photo eyes, pick and place robots, vacuum systems, low and high voltage systems. About the teamOur team, Kuiper Equipment Group (KEG) is a highly skilled group of maintenance technicians that perform a variety of maintenance tasks and are involved in small and large scale projects for design and layout of lab space.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- High school diploma or equivalency certificate.- 4+ years working experience with installing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and maintaining electro-mechanical systems and devices.- With or without reasonable accommodations, must be willing and able to work with powered lift equipment – for example forklift or scissor lifts.- Valid Driver’s license and able to satisfy Amazon driver eligibility criteria.- With or without reasonable accommodations, must be able to lift up to 49 pounds on some occasions, stand/walk for up to 8-10 hours (with breaks), and able to frequently push, pull, squat, bend, and reach. ...

Software Development Engineer, Integrated Vehicle Testing

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.We are looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer with exposure to AWS tools and services to help architect cutting edge test infrastructure. Our team is responsible for core infrastructure and tools that will serve as the backbone for automated satellite testing operations to enable rapid scaling of manufacturing processes.Key job responsibilities- Understand functional principles of Kuiper satellite hardware, software and all backend services that enable the operation of our constellation.- Provide technical leadership and contribute to the definition, development and implementation of test solutions for integrated satellite hardware and software in an ambiguous and complex problem space.- Build software solutions to manage infrastructure needed to operate our system in development and production environments.- Build software solutions to manage infrastructure needed to operate our system at large scale.- Collaborate with internal and external customers to define and implement system architectures for integrated test venues.- Lead technical roadmap definition efforts and decide what features and performance improvements to build.- Design and develop complex test commanding sequences that coordinate and synchronize equipment and services across multiple layers to verify function and performance of satellite hardware and software.- Instill best practices for software development documentation, making sure designs meet requirements, delivering high quality software on tight schedules.- Automate build, test and deploy pipelines.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.A day in the lifeAs a Project Kuiper Software Development Engineer you will own the development, implementation and test of software for Kuiper integrated vehicle test venues. You will work with engineering teams across ground and space systems, to develop an integrated solution to test fully assembled satellite vehicles and ensure readiness for launch operations. You will be focused on driving automation and optimization of test processes.About the teamThe Integrated Vehicle Testing team is responsible for core infrastructure and tools that will serve as the backbone of automated satellite testing operations to enable rapid scaling of manufacturing processes.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience programming with at least one software programming language ...

UX Designer, Project Kuiper

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 an UX Designer, you will be a valuable member of Project Kuiper’s Customer Devices Experiences team, and will design exceptional user experiences that delight our customers across the globe. In collaboration with business leaders, engineers, product managers, and other UX designers, you will work from defined requirements to pressure test ideas through tactical design execution. You will deliver beautiful and compelling user interface designs that will be used by customers across various market segments and industries.Project Kuiper’s success requires leaders who are owners, and who possess the entrepreneurial spirit needed to create new products. A successful candidate will be curious, creative, highly analytical and be able to work autonomously to drive impact as part of a large growing cross-functional team (product and program managers, software and hardware engineers, business development and marketing managers and industrial designers). We are looking for a designer who is a systems-thinker and highly-skilled at establishing and/or utilizing design systems as part of the design workflow.The ideal candidate is customer-obsessed and has experience collecting user insights and feedback to validate designs. Designers who have experience conducting generative and evaluative research (interviews, observational studies, contextual inquiry, usability testing, accessibility audits, etc.), and who are adept at leading internal and external design workshops and design discovery activities are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate must be capable of synthesizing a variety of inputs into experiences and designs that customers love!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- Design customer journey flows and low, medium and high-fidelity user interface mockups/wireframes.- Participate in and lead cross-functional design review meetings for input and sign-off on design artifacts.- Contribute to design briefs, proposals, reports and executive summaries as needed to keep the product team and Kuiper leadership team informed of design opportunities and design progress.- Provide design clarification and consultation as needed to engineers when UX features are being developed.- Provide design assets (product screen flows, user guidelines/explainers, etc.) as needed to the Kuiper Marketing Team to be used on external-facing Kuiper website and other promotional materials.- Participate and provide input in product change control processes post-launch.- Experience in delivering design solutions for projects of large scope and complexity and a track record of leading design projects that have launched.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor’s degree in HCI, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, or equivalent design-related field; or commensurate experience.- 2+ years of UX design or interaction design experience- 2+ years of design experience creating mockups, wireframes and prototypes for web and mobile applications and/or workflows.- Experience using tools such as Figma for prototyping design concepts and for defining and documenting the user interface architecture (UI patterns, components and guidelines).- Experience designing and using design systems and design frameworks- Have an available online portfolio demonstrating samples of design deliverables (design systems, personas, journey maps, wireframes, and prototypes) ...

Senior Payload Integration & Test Engineer, Project Kuiper

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that willprovide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underservedcommunities around the world. Come work at Amazon!As a Sr. Payload I&T Engineer, you will be responsible for integration and test activities for various payload related features for the Kuiper satellite , ground gateway and the customer terminals.You will work closely with colleagues throughout Project Kuiper’s wide-ranging, inter-disciplinary team to support both lab payload testing and troubleshooting and reproducing on-orbit issues in the lab. This will include test definition, execution, optimization and reporting of test data. You must be flexible, responsive, and able to succeed within a fast-paced and collaborative environment.As a senior member of the Payload Integration and Test team, you will be responsible for verification and validation of the satellite payload including the ground gateway and customer terminals. This includes everything from integrating new features in lab with test equipment to getting features working end to end including ground service with the expected performance.Responsibilities: - Conceptualize and execute a test campaign with functionality and performance. Engage with systems, hardware, and software development engineering teams to accomplish the following in pursuit of integration and testing: capture requirements, define use cases, work backwards from product strategy.- End to end functional and performance testing to include ground equipment, satellite, customer terminals and cloud services. - Expand test coverage in lab by integrating with test equipment and collaborating closely with test equipment vendors.- Troubleshoot deeply: anticipate failures, collect data, analyze log files, compare models to observed behavior, root cause.- Troubleshoot and root cause MAC to application layer throughput degradation and packet losses across the system.- Support and reproduce on orbit functional and performance issues in the lab.- Draft and maintain high quality documentation for program-level feedback: test verification matrix, status tracking, test runs for record.- Enhance testing efficiency by automating test execution and analysis.Export Control Requirement:Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen ornational, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into theU.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science or equivalent experience.- 10+ years of satellite and/or cellular lab testing experience.- Experience with Linux, basic networking skills, and RF lab equipment configuration.- Experience with test development in Python or similar language. ...

Systems Development Engineer, Kuiper Enterprise Technology

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of more than 3,000 satellites in low Earth orbit. Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world.Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen.In Project Kuiper Enterprise Technology, we build the software, services, and infrastructure that enable our program to design and engineer the future of LEO Satellite based broadband services. We are an AWS-focused, builder-centric organization. We build with AWS technology to develop the best solution for our team to succeed. Our team succeeds when the entire Project Kuiper organization can scale as needed to be successful.Key job responsibilities• Provision and manage AWS infrastructure, including EC2, Cloud Development Kit (CDK), CloudFormation templates, AppStream, and Load Balancers.• Design and manage best in class cloud, on premise and hybrid service environments.• Build dashboarding and alarming to drive operational excellence.• Work with a wide range of technologies, and AWS products.• Build enterprise-grade AWS application environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)• Architect and setup infrastructure on AWS GovCloud.• Analyze and support setup of new device connectivity to enterprise applications and services.• Monitor network connectivity between all internal and external systems.• Partner with application owners to understand needs and plan for infrastructure demands.• Drive automation of routine tasks to help scale the operations.• Maintain hardware architecture documentation for all infrastructure and networking components.• Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen.A day in the lifeJoin a high output hybrid team of Sys Devs, SDEs and Sys Eng supporting Kuiper's enterprise applications.Work closely with key Business and tech stakeholders to design and implement service infrastructure to meet the specific needs of satellite production.A unique opportunity to be an instrumental member of a team supporting a business goal from the beginning.About the teamHere at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people. We're dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.Key job responsibilities• Provision and manage AWS infrastructure, including EC2, CloudFormation Templates, AppStream, and Load Balancers.• Design and manage best in class cloud, on premise and hybrid service environments.• Build dash boarding and alarming to drive operational excellence.• Work with a wide range of technologies, and AWS products.• Build AWS Application Environments including VPC, EC2, RDS, SSM, S3.• Architect and setup infrastructure on AWS and AWS gov-cloud environments.• Analyze and Support setup of new devices connectivity to applications.• Monitor network connectivity between all internal and external systems.• Work closely with Application leads to understand needs and plan for infrastructure demands.• Drive automation of routine tasks to help scale the operations.• Maintain hardware architecture documentation for all infrastructure and networking components.• Lead by example, mentor and support your team and org.A day in the lifeJoin a high output hybrid team of Sys Devs, SDEs and Sys Eng supporting Kuiper's enterprise applications.Work closely with key Business and tech stakeholders to design and implement service infrastructure to meet the specific needs of satellite production.A unique opportunity to be an instrumental member of a team supporting a business goal from the beginning.About the teamHere at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people. We're dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.Key job responsibilities• Provision and manage AWS infrastructure, including EC2, CloudFormation Templates, AppStream, and Load Balancers.• Design and manage best in class cloud, on premise and hybrid service environments.• Build dashboarding and alarming to drive operational excellence.• Work with a wide range of technologies, and AWS products.• Build enterprise-grade AWS application environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)• Architect and setup infrastructure on AWS GovCloud.• Analyze and support setup of new device connectivity to enterprise applications and services.• Monitor network connectivity between all internal and external systems.• Partner with application owners to understand needs and plan for infrastructure demands.• Drive automation of routine tasks to help scale the operations.• Maintain hardware architecture documentation for all infrastructure and networking components.• Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen.A day in the lifeJoin a high output hybrid team of Sys Devs, SDEs and Sys Eng supporting Kuiper's enterprise applications.Work closely with key Business and tech stakeholders to design and implement service infrastructure to meet the specific needs of satellite production.A unique opportunity to be an instrumental member of a team supporting a business goal from the beginning.About the teamHere at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people. We're dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust- Experience with Linux/Unix- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes ...

Sr. Teamcenter Application Engineer, Kuiper

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.Export Control Requirements: Due to the need to access certain federal controlled information, you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.Key job responsibilitiesAs a Senior PLM/CAD Application Engineer, you will be responsible for providing a stable, performant and reliable set of best in class software tools. You will anticipate tool and infrastructure needs, work with multiple organizations, support users, and develop and implement processes to enable successful and rapid development of a leading-edge low earth orbit satellite constellation.A day in the lifeOur tools application engineers help solve the problems of the day, work to lay the foundation for the future and stay on top of the most current technologies and methods to aid in our tools running at peak performance. Activities will range from working with other teams to capture their requirements and feature requests, working with an end user to get their project back on track, creating a proposal and documents for future infrastructure needs to support scalability for the team and tools, automating processes to streamline development, and researching new tools or technologies to increase design rigor and productivity.About the teamThe PLM/CAD team supports the PLM applications for Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Library Management and the interface to our Enterprise systems including ERP and our Manufacturing tools.We are looking for an experienced PLM architect to join our team and lead the deployment and implementation of Team Center PLM with related business applications. The candidate enjoys solving problems and has a strong technical background in PDM/PLM/CAD application management and software development. The role requires a responsive individual that can wear multiple hats and work in fast paced environment which has an entrepreneurial feel of a “start-up”. At the core of this role, the candidate is expected to innovate through simple solutions to improve the PLM business process and deliver great customer value. This means diving deep into the details of CAD/PLM system needs while also providing strategic inputs on overall architecture to design, implement, develop and promote internal business processes.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical,Computer Engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience.* 7+ years of recent and relevant work experience with PLM/PDM/CAD software. (Mentor Xpedition, Cadence Allegro, Altium Designer, Teamcenter, NX, ERP)* 5+ years of experience with front-end (design tools), and the backend (MCAD library/design database, server infrastructure)* 5+ years Enterprise Tool administration experience, debugging and solving client and server-side application issues, software installation, configuration, etc.* 3+ years of developing and documenting engineering processes related to PDM/PLM/CAD tools and engineering activities.* 10+ years of experience with Data Modeling (BMIDE), workflows, stylesheet, access control, ITAR/EAR requirements, change management, CAD integrations with NX.* Development experience with PDM/PLM/CAD - SOA, both server, client and web-client customizations. ...

Kuiper Payload Integration & RF-Test Software Engineer, Kuiper

As a Payload System Characterization Integration and RF-Test Engineer, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to integrate and test the Kuiper-Modem. You will work closely with colleagues throughout Project Kuiper’s to integrate ASIC, HW, RF, and SW in one single product solution. You will be part of the lifecycle of the development and deployment of the final integrated product. As a member of Kuiper Payload System Characterization team, you will be responsible for integrating the various subsystems RF, modem, SW-stack, etc. to build the product. During this process you will be conducting tests, validating each sub-system functionalities and optimizing the end-to-end system behavior. 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• Integrating various communication Modem functionalities into a single system; from RF (air-interface) to the top layer of the communication stack• Specifying and defining test plans to cover the system functionalities with its diverse use cases• Building various test beds to enable system testing; e.g., setups of antenna, modem, measurement equipment, etc.• Configuring test equipment for automated operation: satellite link emulator, spectrum analyzer, signal generator, etc.• Interpreting test results, troubleshooting issues, performing root-cause analysis for any test failures• Specifying with other teams, the various KPIs and metrics required to span the whole system characterization BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience programming with at least one software programming language ...

Software Engineer, Project Kuiper - Software and Business Services

Do you want to be part of a team that is building industry changing technology? Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). It's mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.The Kuiper Field Services team is looking for a software engineer to join our team. Field Services Management (FSM) plays a critical role to ensure Kuiper customers can install the antenna required to access Kuiper internet. FSM systems own technician hiring, training and onboarding; Territory management; technician scheduling and dispatch; workforce management; and integrating with Kuiper app and website, Customer Service applications to schedule, manage and track installations. We are a team that enjoys solving hard problems and delivering incrementally. We strive to create a culture that is collaborative, empathetic, inclusive and diverse.Key job responsibilities- You solve difficult problems, applying appropriate technologies and best practices.- You work with your team to invent, design and build software that is stable and performant.- You are proficient in a broad range of design approaches and know when it is appropriate to use them (and when it is not). Your solutions are pragmatic.- You consider the legacy of the code you produce and write code that an SDE unfamiliar with the system can understand.- You limit the use of short-term workarounds. You do things with the proper level of complexity the first time (or at least minimize incidental complexity).- You create flexible software without over-engineering. You make appropriate trade-offs, re-use where possible, and are judicious about introducing dependencies.- You are efficient with resource usage (e.g., system hardware, database, memory/CPU, etc.)**This role is located in Redmond, WA and candidate will be required to be onsite. No location flexibility.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. About the teamThe Software and Networking organization is responsible for all of the software, services and infrastructure needed to securely and safely fly each Kuiper satellite, manage Kuiper's satellite constellation, control Kuiper's ground infrastructure and deliver highly available network services to our customers around the world.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience programming with at least one software programming language ...

Sr. Technical Program Manager, ASIC

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.The Project Kuiper team is looking for a Sr. Technical Program Manager with experience in ASIC/SOC development, from architecture to pre-production stages, project management, and program management. The role will interface with cross-functional engineering and program/product management teams to develop ASIC/SOCs solutions that will go into Satellites and Ground equipment/terminals. Join us and make a difference in the lives of people around the world. Key job responsibilitiesIn this role you will: - Collaborate with engineering leaders (ASIC/SOC leads) to create project execution plans for ASIC/SOC development considering all criteria to design products the meet the power/performance and functional specs for all use conditions. - Work with ASIC, communication system, EE, and software teams to define ASIC bring-up readiness and test plans. - Work with product/program management lead to ensure that ASIC/SOC development meets schedule, cost, and quality requirements. - Drive engineering project execution, make technical trade-off recommendations, understand the technical challenges, enable solutions, track and report on status, and resolve blocking issues. - Collaborate with architecture, hardware, software, firmware, packaging and PCB teams on ensuring cross-functional deliverables are identified and tracked. - Work with external IP, Fabs, OSAT silicon services and partners to complete the execution of projects in time. 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.A day in the lifeYou must be fully competent in a variety of project management tools, SOC/IP design methodologies and techniques for all phases of the project life-cycle and exhibit demonstrated proficiency in core project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality and risk management, reporting and metric development/tracking. In addition, the candidate needs to drive ASIC bring-up readiness (HW/SW) and ASIC bring-up plan. Lastly, the candidate should have the experience of working through the various design phases of Silicon development from architecture definition, RTL design, Verification, IP design, Physical design, silicon bring up, test, characterization, quality, reliability and post silicon management. About the teamBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience- 4+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience- 3+ years of software development experience- 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules ...

Software Development Engineer, Kuiper Payload Radio

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband internet connectivity to un-served and under-served communities around the world. In this role, you will be bringing that vision to life by architecting, developing and testing the communication systems payload software that provides the radio link connectivity between the satellites to customer-terminals and the ground-based internet gateways.Key job responsibilitiesIn this role, you will drive the design, development, and operation of a variety of key functions such as commanding, telemetry, power control, hardware interfaces, and autonomous capabilities for each satellite throughout its lifetime – from launch to de-orbit.A day in the lifeExport 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.A day in the lifeCome work at Amazon! We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in space-based systems design. Come help us solve the difficult and rewarding development challenges in building highly reliable, power efficient and low-cost satellite avionics and communication systems payload!About the teamOur team tackles many critical satellite payload functions including payload power management, hardware interfaces, command & telemetry, operational state management, thermal management, resiliency and redundancy, hardware and software integration. We are looking for an outstanding software engineer to participate in all phases of software development from requirements through implementation and test to operations.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience programming with at least one software programming language ...

Lead Space Simulation Tech-Weekend 2nd Shift, Project Kuiper

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.The success of Kuiper depends on the quality, reliability, cost, manufacturability, throughput, and security of the products that you deliver. If you seek a fast-paced, dynamic environment; if you thrive on solving difficult problems where resolutions have high impact; and if you love the challenge of building something from scratch, then this role will be an ideal next career step. To be successful you need to be highly motivated and detail oriented while showing the highest standards of execution.Key job responsibilities- Driving and developing departmental continuous improvement initiatives and support implementation.- Operation of environmental test chambers (Thermal cycling, vacuum, HALT/HASS.) Lead process work and review output for quality and adherence to standards and procedures- Assemble tooling and assist with equipment maintenance.- Lead daily team meeting facilitation, end-of-shift reporting, and coordinating efforts to minimize production interruptions.- Support new-hire training programs within your department and contribute to development and modification of training programs. You develop training plans for your team and are responsible for implementing training programs within your department.- Drive safety standards and operations protocol while ensuring team compliance.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.A day in the lifeThe Lead Space Simulation Technician will identify process improvements to improve build efficiency. You will work closely with multiple engineering teams on both early hardware development testing and setting the stage for later production hardware manufacturing processes. The successful candidate thrives in a fast paced, start-up like environment and is able to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills and commitment to quality to positively impact team metrics and organization goals. To be successful you need to be highly motivated and detail oriented while showing the highest standards of execution.About the teamWe are a group of Technicians with well over 20 years of diverse skills and experience. Each team member brings in willingness to train and positive team energy. Some tasks you may be an individual contributor, but may also work in a group environment to achieve organizational goals. This group of Technicians thrived in success by working as a team. We are currently in research and development but moving towards production environment.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- High school diploma or equivalent- 3+ years relevant high traceability manufacturing experience (Aerospace / Medical, etc.)- 3+ years of hands-on work in test lab environment, using basic hand tools- 3+ years experience in a fast-paced production environment with Flight Hardware- Minimum 3 years of environmental test experience performing at least one of the following: Vibration Testing Shock Testing Acoustic Testing Thermal Testing Thermal Vacuum Testing ...

Software Dev Engineer, Antenna System Validation, Kuiper

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 SW Engineer for antenna systems, you will collaborate with systems architects, HW engineering design teams & FW/SW design teams to bring up and test systems combining FPGA, firmware, RF, and networking functions and will help to build advanced tools for the following: - Characterizing subsystems and systems related to antennas - Complex data storage - HW test automation- FW design and implementation - Application development - Design automation for 2D and 3D structures - Develop bring up tools and scripts for phased array systemsExport 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. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience programming with at least one software programming language ...

Senior Program Manager, Production Operations, Project Kuiper

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.This role includes direct responsibility for program management of planning, manufacturing, integration, and test of production value stream. This is a highly technical role requiring experience with integrated hardware and software as well as some appreciation for complex applications and manufacturing systems. Candidate superpowers should include bias for action, ownership, insist on high standards, stakeholder management, innovation, creating clarity out of ambiguity, and enabling productive collaboration across different organization. Key job responsibilitiesAs a Senior Program Manager, you will * Own the production roadmap for production value streams that delivers the end-to-end solutions necessary to source, build, test and integrate satellites* Establish the linkage between production roadmap and annual goals and objectives, creating and owning tools and mechanisms to measure, monitor and optimize these value streams* Drive daily execution working across supply chain, planning, fulfillment and production teams* Represent the overall production roadmap in assessing technical trades related to innovation, speed, manufacturability, cost, stability and trust* Translate strategic goals into actionable plans for specific projects and operations* Understand dependencies between roadmap projects, synchronize milestones, identify constraints and dive deep where necessary to unblock and deliver the roadmap* Create new tools and business processes that simplify, standardize and enable operational excellence across the entire production value stream* Develop and own operational rhythms for all of production operations teams* Identify potential risks in manufacturing processes and develop mitigation strategies and recovery plans* Execute a strategic plan that defines how teams will deliver on forward looking production plans* Support the development and execution of Production Rate Ramp roadmaps* Partner with business teams on scalable standardized approaches to meet their demand and enable growth* Drive the creation, documentation, and adoption of scalable, standardized, and highly visible processes across all supply chain, manufacturing and launch functions* Drive executive communication cadence and deliver artifacts that provide insight into the activities, accomplishments, challenges and risks of operations to senior leadership* Measure, analyze, improve, and control KPIs across all aspects of the operation* Work with software and analytics teams to develop reporting tools and applications that support, operating rhythms* Analyze production data to identify trends, issues, and opportunities for improvement* Support implementation training on new processes or improvements identified through PDCA cycles* Drive year over year optimization opportunities in all areas of operations, including manufacturing and sourcing* Provide feedback/escalate systemic concerns to tech teams regarding approaches that are cost-inefficient or detrimental to scaling* Advices production directors and senior managers on technology and execution decisions* Unblocks production teams and increases the speed of delivery* Negotiates resources and priorities across different technology stakeholders* Create new tools and business processes that simplify, standardize and enable operational excellence across the entire production value stream* Ensure effective communication of changes and improvements across the organization* Perform internal audits to assess adherence to procedures, systems and standardsExport 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.A day in the lifeThis role will be highly collaborative, requiring partnerships with cross-functional production stakeholders to drive positive results. This role will support the production of satellite operations across our facilities in Redmond and Kirkland, Washington. Throughout the day, an Operations Program Manager for satellite manufacturing must balance strategic planning with hands-on oversight of project execution. This role requires the ability to advocate on behalf of our customers, both internal and external, and the ability to push back without being adversarial. Communication skills are crucial, as you will interact with various stakeholders including customers, suppliers, and internal teams. A typical day for this role will involve working directly with production teams and value stream owners on plan execution and checking process adherence. This role will tackle challenging, novel situations every day and have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at Amazon in different locations. To deliver these complex solutions, you will partner with peers across all Kuiper teams, including hardware, software, supply chain, manufacturing, launch, facilities, finance, compliance, and human resources. The role requires strong leadership to motivate and coordinate teams towards achieving project goals while maintaining a focus on quality, efficiency, and adherence to timelines. Overall, the role demands strategic thinking, effective leadership, and meticulous oversight to successfully drive satellite manufacturing projects forward. You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that haven't been solved at scale before. Along the way, we guarantee that you will learn a lot, have fun, and make a positive impact on millions of people.About the teamThe vision of OPM team is to enable success of end-to-end Kuiper operations team by proactively developing systems, processes, mechanisms, and tools that are required to detect issues, expose root cause, validate improvements, maintain controls, and drive operational rhythms. OCC is a force multiplier, identifying and accelerating the speed which operating teams achieve goals with fewer resources. The goal of the team is to drive solution to business problems.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of program or project management experience- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership- Engineering Degree ...

Technical Program Manager III - Kuiper, Kuiper

In this role you will:- Work with multiple Software Development teams to execute on Kuiper's over-the-air (OTA) update and satellite deployment programs. - Possess a strong program management background, have experience leading large/complex/cross-org projects, and have a well-rounded technical background.- Drive project schedules from design to release, managing the production launch for a product/feature, and using metrics to provide status along the way. - Relentlessly simplify and demonstrate significant innovation, creativity, and good judgment when solving challenging problems- Drive best practices on the team, deal with ambiguity and competing objectives, and proactively identify and mitigate risks before they become roadblocks- Write effective narratives and present them concisely and effectively to senior management- Develop program and team processes and tools as requiredBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience- 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience- 3+ years of software development experience- 5+ years of technical program management working directly with software engineering teams experience- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules ...

Sr. Manager Plant Fulfillment Leader, Project Kuiper Manufacturing Operations

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity. Kuiper is seeking an experienced and dynamic Manufacturing Plant Fulfillment Leader with a strong background in the aerospace industry. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience and will be responsible for overseeing cross value stream fulfillment operations within our manufacturing plant. This role requires a strategic thinker with excellent leadership skills to ensure efficient, timely, and high-quality delivery of products to our customers. The candidate will embody Amazon's Leadership Principles to drive success and foster a culture of operational excellence.Key job responsibilitiesReporting to the Sr. Manufacturing Plant Manager, the Sr. Manager Plant Fulfillment will be a key participant on the production leadership team, will own cross value-stream fulfillment operations for Kuiper Manufacturing, and will have significant visibility at the senior leadership level. This role will focus on enabling production at scale to meet the demands of the Kuiper constellation.Key Responsibilities:- Serve as the single threaded owner for driving cross value stream execution coordination within Kuiper's satellite manufacturing plant- Lead and manage a team that includes production coordinators, schedulers, and expeditors- Oversee daily plant operations to ensure timely and accurate production and material movement between production lines- Coordinate between production, quality assurance, and logistics to streamline workflows and eliminate bottlenecks- Implement and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for plant fulfillment processes- Embody Amazon's Leadership Principles to achieve and sustain operational excellence- Participate as a key member of the production leadership teamExport 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.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Advanced degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or another relevant field.- 7+ years of experience in operations management within the aerospace industry.- Proven leadership experience with a track record of managing and developing high-performing teams. ...

Sr. Software Dev Engineer, Kuiper

Job SummaryProject 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.Key job responsibilitiesHave you wanted an opportunity to develop the core wireless and networking for an advanced global telecom service spanning both space and terrestrial networks? Have you wondered what it takes to solve a multi-dimentional resource allocation problem at global scale? Project Kuiper's SDN team will design, implement and operate Kuiper's network control plane. This service will enable a high throughput telecom service using a system of LEO satellites, customer terminals, gateways, cloud services, and terrestrial network infrastructure that connect into public and private networks. For this role, you will:• Take responsibility for designing and delivering a modern, flexible, scalable, high throughput, low latency network architecture• Implement Routing and Forwarding, Traffic Engineering, and SDN technologies to deliver the best-in-class broadband network services for our customers• Implement highly-available software that will drive networking control plane operation on physical and virtual nodes• Define and automate processes used for software development, implementation, testing, and maintenance• Provide operational excellence for control plane services, to including enabling toolsand definition/refinement of operational processesExport 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.A day in the lifeThis is an opportunity to be at the heart of the design, building and operation of a massive satellite constellation and terrestrial network. We interact with the satellite ground control services, the customer engagement systems and monitoring services to constantly fine-tune our network and deliver a high quality service to our customers. You will be responsible to build the best network for our customers.About the teamThe SDN Agent team is building the brain driving the Kuiper Network. Innovation is in our DNA and we tackle the tough problems presented by a dynamic network at global scale. It is our responsibility to ensure that the network works and our customer has a one-of-a-kind experience using our service.Our team will design, implement and operate the control plane that provides a high throughput telecom service comprised of Low Earth Orbit satellites, customer terminals, gateways, Cloud services and terrestrial network infrastructure that connects into public and private networks. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team ...

Sr. Manager ASIC TPM, Project Kuiper

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.The Senior Manager for ASIC Technical Program Manager will play a pivotal role in definition and delivery of Kuiper ASIC products that will meet customer needs in the various segments. The right candidate must have demonstrated experience with advanced ASIC and software product development within consumer, commercial or telecommunications domains.Key job responsibilities• Manage a team of ASIC Technical Program Managers, and be responsible successful deliveries. • Be responsible for the ASIC TPM team’s development and growth. • Coordinate with stakeholders, hardware, software engineering teams to develop product strategy, long-term roadmap, business and production requirements and features for ASICs that will meet cost, performance, reliability and customer experience needs. • Project management of development and delivery in collaboration with cross-functional project teams. • Collaborate with development and supply chain leadership to identify third party partners. • Collaborate with engineering leaders (SOC / ASIC leads) to create project execution plans for ASIC/FPGA development considering all criteria to design products the meet the power/performance and functional specs for all use conditions. • Drive best Program Management practices for the team and organization at large. • Drive effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities • Work with product/program management leads to ensure that the ASIC development meets schedule, cost, and quality requirements. • Drive engineering project execution, make technical trade-off recommendations, understand the technical challenges, enable solutions, track and report on status, and resolve blocking issues. • Collaborate with architecture, hardware, software, firmware, packaging and PCB teams on ensuring cross-functional deliverables are identified and tracked. • Work with external IP and silicon vendors and partners to complete the execution of projects in time. 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.About the teamIn this role, you and your team will collaborate with various teams (e.g. ASIC, antenna, firmware, software, electrical engineering, test, supply chain etc.) to develop program plans and execute against the plans to ensure that the ASICs meet schedule, cost, and quality requirements. This role communicates with clarity on the development status, inter-dependencies, and the next steps across the significant number of stakeholders and partnering team. You will navigate through ambiguity and manage project delivery in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Because Kuiper is inventing new technologies for our customers, we understand that working through ambiguity is a part of our work days. This role requires leveraging industry knowledge, exercising good engineering judgement, and joining a highly motivated and working hard to deliver Kuiper service to our customers.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in EE/CSE, or related field, or equivalent experience.- 3+ years managing a team of Technical Program Managers.- 7+ years of Technical Program Management experience leading cross functional programs with aggressive schedules- 5+ years of ASIC/SOC design and/or management experience- 5+ years of project/program management and experience with schedule tracking tools such as MS Project, SmartSheet, and Jira. ...

Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Kuiper Customer Terminal Software Team

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.Our team focuses on building enterprise and consumer grade Customer Terminals, for use by our customers to access internet through the Project Kuiper.We are looking for an embedded Software Development Engineer to own, design and develop Customer Terminal system software for Project Kuiper, using embedded Linux, and custom Silicon. Kuiper is breaking new ground with every device we design, and you will be an integral part of bringing this family of products to customers.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 responsibilitiesDevelop embedded software for Customer Terminal devices within the Project Kuiper system.Participate in all phases of SDLC including requirements gathering, design, code, test, and code/test coverage.Developing embedded software in assembly, C, C++, Rust or other languagesHave in-depth knowledge with real-time embedded software philosophies and practicesHave expertise with Linux and RTOSReview schematics, logic analyzer, and embedded software (bare-metal) trouble-shooting techniquesFamiliarity with cryptography, threat modeling, and secure SDLC, TrustZone, bootloader.Develop embedded software in C, C++, Rust, or other modern languages.Write drivers for peripherals and interfaces such as I2C/I3C, SPI, UART, GPIO etc.Work closely with hardware teams to support board bring-up and integration testing.A day in the lifeYou will be on a team of embedded SDEs responsible for leading the design of embedded software used in the Project Kuiper customer terminal products. You will work in a collaborative environment with teams inside and outside of Amazon. You will help mentor a team of software engineers on best practices while you help guide software designs from requirements gathering through mass production.About the teamThe Kuiper Customer Terminal Software Team supports the devices that connect our customers to the Kuiper network. We provide software for both applications and the underlying Linux systems. We work hand in hand with hardware, product and operations teams to deliver a great experience for our customers.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team ...