Amazon

Embedded Software Engineer, Optical Inter-Satellite Link

Amazon$143K — $194K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Knowledge of Python and/or C++ programming
  • 3+ years of professional software development experience
  • 3+ years of programming with at least one software language
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferred
  • 3+ years of experience in full software development life cycle

Responsibilities

  • Develop embedded software in C/C++/Rust and assembly
  • Participate in full life-cycle development from planning to maintenance
  • Create highly reliable embedded software for varying levels of applications
  • Collaborate with hardware and systems engineers for board-bring up
  • Support design of control algorithms

Benefits

  • Inclusive culture that empowers employee performance
  • Support for employees with disabilities during the hiring process
  • Comprehensive medical and financial benefits
  • Equity and sign-on payments as part of compensation
  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship
Full Job Description
Key job responsibilities

- Develop embedded software in C/C++/Rust and assembly for RTOS and/or bare-metal environments

- Participate in the full life-cycle of development from planning all the way to deployment and maintenance stages

- Develop highly reliable embedded software from low level to flight control and management application level

- Work closely with hardware and systems engineers to support board-bring up and design of control algorithms

Export Control Requirements

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 life

As a Software Development Engineer, you will be a member of the optical inter-satellite link (OISL) and Star Tracker team, focusing on the design, implementation, and verification of software systems to control and monitor high-rate optical communications. You will be responsible for identifying top level requirements and ensuring high quality and innovative designs are pursued, while also supporting other Amazon Leo colleagues with reviewing and improving other embedded system designs.

About the team

We are looking for an engineer who combines superb technical and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team of top-notch engineers and collaborate closely with the optical, electrical, firmware, and opto-mechanical development teams. 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, you'll learn a lot, have fun and make a positive impact on hundreds of millions of people.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Knowledge of Python and/or C++ programming

- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

- 3+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent

- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Redmond - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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