Embedded Software Engineer, Amazon Leo OISL Star Tracker

Amazon LEO 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.

We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to help drive design and

implementation of software systems that control, monitor, and manage star

tracker flight hardware, including real-time device control, remote management,

Linux integration, software build systems and release validation testing.

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, 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

A day in the life

As a Software Engineer on the OISL Star Tracker team, you won't just write code

- you'll see it in action. Your software will control and monitor critical

sensor hardware operating on hundreds of real satellites in orbit, and you'll be

there for every stage of the journey: from early design and on-the-ground

verification to watching your code operate in-orbit and see the stars.

About the team

You will join a multi-disciplinary team of top-notch engineers whose work spans

an unusually wide aperture: embedded flight software running on satellites in

orbit, cloud-based systems powering mission and network operations, automation

frameworks that keep a growing constellation healthy, and AI-driven capabilities

that make our devices smarter with every orbit. We collaborate closely with

optical, electrical, firmware, manufacturing, and operations teams — and with

partner organizations including Mission Operations — to deliver one of the most

advanced optical communication systems ever built.

We are looking for a software engineer who combines deep technical and

analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done

quickly and effectively, and someone who thrives at the intersection of hardware

and software, space and ground, autonomy and operations.

Basic

Qualifications

• - 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
• toolchains, 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• - 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
• - Experience with remote device management at scale (OTA updates, fleet
• provisioning, configuration management)
• - Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment automation
• for embedded or infrastructure systems
• - Experience working in aerospace, telecommunications, or other mission-critical
• environments
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• AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health
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• USA, CA, NORTHRIDGE - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
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