Sr. Embedded Engineer, Amazon Leo
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
About the role
About
Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.
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.
Responsibilities
- Lead platform‑specific projects and initiatives on Satellite as well as Ground Systems.
- Work on mobile communications (cellular or microwave) and impact ASIC projects before and after silicon tapeouts.
- Develop kernel programming and/or device drivers, and work with peripheral devices.
- Design and integrate Ethernet, SPI, I3C interfaces, flash devices, and other standard‑protocol based peripherals.
- Work with ARM‑based systems and FPGA‑based components.
A Day in the Life
As a senior embedded software engineer on our team, you’ll spend your days developing and deploying MAC and PHY software stacks on FPGAs and pre‑silicon platforms for our custom modem and beamforming chips. You’ll provide technical leadership to a talented team of engineers, guiding architecture decisions and mentoring the next generation of innovators. You’ll build automation and tooling that bridges production software from previous generations with next‑generation prototyping platforms. Throughout it all, you’ll make sharp tactical trade‑offs, communicate priorities with clarity and transparency, and keep strategic outcomes firmly in sight.
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
- 8+ years of programming with at least one software programming language.
- 8+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems.
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.
- 8+ years of hands‑on experience in embedded programming of common peripherals, communication‑based links, debug tool development, and familiarity with FPGA/Emulation prototyping platforms.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- 5+ 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.
- 5+ years of experience in manufacturing diagnostics through production phases such as Hardware Validation Testing (HVT), Engineering Validation Testing (EVT), Device Validation Testing (DVT), and Production Validation Testing (PVT).
Compensation & Benefits
- Base Salary Range (USD annually):
- Sunnyvale, CA: $183,000 – $247,600
- Austin, TX: $159,200 – $215,300
- Redmond, WA: $159,200 – $215,300
- Amazon package includes sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
- Comprehensive benefits: health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription), Basic Life & AD&D insurance, optional supplemental life plans, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, 401(k) matching, paid time off, parental leave, and more.
- Learn more at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
Equal Opportunity & Legal Notices
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties include working safely and cooperatively with others, adhering to standards of excellence under stressful conditions, communicating effectively and respectfully, and following all federal, state, and local laws and company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with material job duties. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
Accommodations
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Requirements
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 8+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 8+ 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
- 8+ years of hands on experience on embedded programming of common peripherals, communication based links, debug tool development and familiarity with FPGA/Emulation prototyping platforms
Responsibilities
- Develop and deploy MAC and PHY software stacks on FPGAs and pre-silicon platforms for custom modem and beamforming chips.
- Provide technical leadership to a talented team of engineers, guiding architecture decisions and mentoring the next generation of innovators.
- Build automation and tooling that bridges production software from previous generations with next-generation prototyping platforms.
- Make sharp tactical tradeoffs, communicate priorities with clarity and transparency, and keep strategic outcomes firmly in sight.
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