Mechanical Engineer , Kuiper Solutions Engineering Team
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing
Northridge, CA
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.
The Kuiper Solutions Engineering team is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted and scalable solutions for custom satellite and ground applications. The Solutions Engineering team works closely with the core Kuiper team, and addresses the needs of specific customers (such as government agencies). The Mechanical Engineer will deliver innovative and fast-paced design, analysis and/or test solutions at both the satellite system and sub-system level.
The Mechanical Engineer will have an outstanding background in one or more of the following: space vehicle design, analysis, and electro-mechanical systems integration and test. The ideal candidate has experience making major optimization trades for satellite bus architectures including integration with payload subsystems. This is a hands-on role for a highly collaborative individual that combines superb technical and analytical capabilities to convert analytic trade studies to a qualified physical vehicle, while meeting cross discipline requirements. The candidate will have a sharp focus on the specific needs of the customer effectively show that proposed solutions will meet the customer’s goals.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working on complex programs with a diverse set of talented individuals, as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies). The candidate will be able to prepare easy-to-read and technically compelling written reports.
Key job responsibilities
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI, so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
About the team
KSET is a multi-disciplinary technology team established to rapidly address the needs of targeted customers with specific solutions that have the potential to scale.
The Kuiper Solutions Engineering team is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted and scalable solutions for custom satellite and ground applications. The Solutions Engineering team works closely with the core Kuiper team, and addresses the needs of specific customers (such as government agencies). The Mechanical Engineer will deliver innovative and fast-paced design, analysis and/or test solutions at both the satellite system and sub-system level.
The Mechanical Engineer will have an outstanding background in one or more of the following: space vehicle design, analysis, and electro-mechanical systems integration and test. The ideal candidate has experience making major optimization trades for satellite bus architectures including integration with payload subsystems. This is a hands-on role for a highly collaborative individual that combines superb technical and analytical capabilities to convert analytic trade studies to a qualified physical vehicle, while meeting cross discipline requirements. The candidate will have a sharp focus on the specific needs of the customer effectively show that proposed solutions will meet the customer’s goals.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working on complex programs with a diverse set of talented individuals, as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies). The candidate will be able to prepare easy-to-read and technically compelling written reports.
Key job responsibilities
- Interact directly with customers to understand technical requirements, and translate them into technically robust solutions backed by data and analysis
- Mechanical Analysis Engineer: Conduct or oversee static, dynamic and modal structural analysis via finite element methods as needed to support design work and to demonstrate that technical solutions will meet the needs of the customer’s mission and application
- Mechanical Design Engineer: Perform mechanical design and layout trade studies for satellite primary structure contributing to overall system architecture including inputs and requirements from cross discipline teams - Electrical, RF, Thermal, Dynamics, Mechanisms, Materials, Manufacturing, Assembly, and Test
- Facilitate cost trades on multiple parallel configurations for cost/manufacturability vs design uncertainty
- Generate detailed designs via CAD systems and engineering drawings with appropriate geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
- Deliver well-written documentation, reports, and presentations for technical design reviews and as part of proposal efforts
- Mechanical Integration & Test Engineer: Design and support test campaigns, both development and qualification/acceptance, for space hardware.
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI, so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
About the team
KSET is a multi-disciplinary technology team established to rapidly address the needs of targeted customers with specific solutions that have the potential to scale.
Full-time
Sr. DSP System Engineer, Kuiper Solutions Engineering Team
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing
Northridge, CA
Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that
provides low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved
communities around the world.
Innovation is part of our DNA! Our goal is to be Earth's most customer centric company, and we
are just getting started. We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues
to push the state of the art in distributed systems and hardware design.
The Sr. DSP System Engineer will tackle challenging, novel situations every day, and will design and develop digital signal processing algorithms in support of high bandwidth systems for RF and optical links from ground to space or space to space communication between satellites.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working on large-scale programs with a diverse set of talented individuals, as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies).
Key job responsibilities
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI, so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
A day in the life
The DSP system engineer typically involves designing and developing DSP algorithms and systems, optimizing and implementing then on hardware platforms, testing and verifying performance, and troubleshooting any issues. They collaborate with cross-functional teams, stay up-to-date with advances in DSP technologies, provide technical guidance, document their work, and present to stakeholders. They work on multiple simultaneous projects, patriciate in meetings, and manage their time effectively to meet project deadlines. Problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a passion for innovation are essential for success in this role.
About the team
KSET is a multi-disciplinary technology team established to rapidly address the needs of targeted customers with specific solutions that have the potential to scale.
provides low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved
communities around the world.
Innovation is part of our DNA! Our goal is to be Earth's most customer centric company, and we
are just getting started. We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues
to push the state of the art in distributed systems and hardware design.
The Sr. DSP System Engineer will tackle challenging, novel situations every day, and will design and develop digital signal processing algorithms in support of high bandwidth systems for RF and optical links from ground to space or space to space communication between satellites.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working on large-scale programs with a diverse set of talented individuals, as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies).
Key job responsibilities
- Design and develop DSP algorithms and systems for signal processing, data analysis, and communication systems
- Optimize and implement DSP architecture on hardware platforms, including digital signal processors, ASICs, and FPGAs.
- Model and simulate DSP system performance including developing predictive tools characterizing system performance
- Test and verify performance of DSP systems, troubleshooting issues during development and operation and support electrical bring-up, debug, and testing
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including HW engineers, software developers, and embedded systems engineers to integrate DSP systems into larger systems or products.
- Maintain a current expertise and knowledge of advanced DSP technologies and techniques including exploring potential applications to improve existing systems and or developing new applications.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers and team members.
- Document the design and implementation of DSP systems and prepare technical reports for stakeholders including customers and clients.
- Implement DSP firmware to map high-level algorithms from development tooling (Matlab) to architecture-specific code
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI, so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
A day in the life
The DSP system engineer typically involves designing and developing DSP algorithms and systems, optimizing and implementing then on hardware platforms, testing and verifying performance, and troubleshooting any issues. They collaborate with cross-functional teams, stay up-to-date with advances in DSP technologies, provide technical guidance, document their work, and present to stakeholders. They work on multiple simultaneous projects, patriciate in meetings, and manage their time effectively to meet project deadlines. Problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a passion for innovation are essential for success in this role.
About the team
KSET is a multi-disciplinary technology team established to rapidly address the needs of targeted customers with specific solutions that have the potential to scale.
Full-time
Director of Engineering KSET, Project Kuiper
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing
Northridge, CA
Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Like Amazon’s other businesses, Kuiper’s success will be based on customer trust, and that trust is based on world-class security and privacy for customer information.
The Director of Kuiper Solutions Engineering owns mission-critical projects to deploy technical solutions, architecture, applications and support for Government Customers’ satellite communication systems. This role will allow you to lead the teams responsible for the satellite systems, solutions and infrastructure used to guarantee the health of every component on each satellite from manufacturing to end-of-life. The successful candidate will be a creative technical leader, able to work and provide organizational and technical leadership to a large team of leaders and engineers. Curiosity, strong judgment, inventiveness, and high standards are critical personal characteristics.
Key job responsibilities
• Hands-on leadership to define, implement and operate the end-to-end architecture, infrastructure and test for system designs
• Establish Lifecycle Best Practices, Frameworks, Guidelines, Standards, and Processes within engineering and within Systems Engineering, Components & Modules Group, production, programs
• Ensure domain expertise of the team and develop technical talent to sustain expertise within the organization in support of current and developing needs
• Strategic plans for engineering processes and tools to support technology road map and business plans
• Cultivate innovation: research, study, and propose the use of advanced technologies to be leveraged in the development of new and improved products
• Ensure engineering input to program technical risk and opportunity, and resolve critical technical issues
• Collaboration with Business Development (Kuiper Government Solutions – KGS) to prioritize and support proposal inputs
• Partnership with Kuiper engineering and operations teams to leverage and adapt technologies and processes to deliver customer solutions
• Site leadership of Kuiper facility in Los Angeles, CA
The Director of Kuiper Solutions Engineering owns mission-critical projects to deploy technical solutions, architecture, applications and support for Government Customers’ satellite communication systems. This role will allow you to lead the teams responsible for the satellite systems, solutions and infrastructure used to guarantee the health of every component on each satellite from manufacturing to end-of-life. The successful candidate will be a creative technical leader, able to work and provide organizational and technical leadership to a large team of leaders and engineers. Curiosity, strong judgment, inventiveness, and high standards are critical personal characteristics.
Key job responsibilities
• Hands-on leadership to define, implement and operate the end-to-end architecture, infrastructure and test for system designs
• Establish Lifecycle Best Practices, Frameworks, Guidelines, Standards, and Processes within engineering and within Systems Engineering, Components & Modules Group, production, programs
• Ensure domain expertise of the team and develop technical talent to sustain expertise within the organization in support of current and developing needs
• Strategic plans for engineering processes and tools to support technology road map and business plans
• Cultivate innovation: research, study, and propose the use of advanced technologies to be leveraged in the development of new and improved products
• Ensure engineering input to program technical risk and opportunity, and resolve critical technical issues
• Collaboration with Business Development (Kuiper Government Solutions – KGS) to prioritize and support proposal inputs
• Partnership with Kuiper engineering and operations teams to leverage and adapt technologies and processes to deliver customer solutions
• Site leadership of Kuiper facility in Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
System Integration & Test Engineer, Kuiper Solutions Engineering Team (KSET)
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing
Northridge, CA
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.
The Kuiper Solutions Engineering team (KSET) is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted and scalable solutions for custom satellite and ground applications. The Solutions Engineering team works closely with the core Kuiper team, and addresses the needs of specific customers (such as government agencies).
The System Integration & Test (I&T) engineer will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to design, integrate, and test innovative product solutions. The System I&T Engineer will work closely with colleagues throughout Project Kuiper’s inter-disciplinary team and collaborate with key partners and suppliers in order to ensure our system exceeds customer expectations. The System I&T Engineer must be responsive, flexible, innovative, and able to succeed within a collaborative, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.
As a member of KSET, the System I&T engineer will be responsible for all aspects of the integration, verification, and validation of one or more of the following: the satellite bus, RF payloads, optical payloads, custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals. This includes testing, analyzing, and optimizing the particular satellite or ground element being developed, and ensuring that it meets the needs of the specific customer and/or target application. Testing efforts include functional and performance testing through various environmental conditions as required to ensure system integrity. Responsibilities also include the design and test of support equipment necessary to enable efficient test execution and requirements verification.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working on large-scale programs with a diverse set of talented individuals, as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies).
Key job responsibilities
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI, so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
About the team
KSET is a multi-disciplinary technology team established to rapidly address the needs of targeted customers with specific solutions that have the potential to scale.
The Kuiper Solutions Engineering team (KSET) is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted and scalable solutions for custom satellite and ground applications. The Solutions Engineering team works closely with the core Kuiper team, and addresses the needs of specific customers (such as government agencies).
The System Integration & Test (I&T) engineer will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to design, integrate, and test innovative product solutions. The System I&T Engineer will work closely with colleagues throughout Project Kuiper’s inter-disciplinary team and collaborate with key partners and suppliers in order to ensure our system exceeds customer expectations. The System I&T Engineer must be responsive, flexible, innovative, and able to succeed within a collaborative, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.
As a member of KSET, the System I&T engineer will be responsible for all aspects of the integration, verification, and validation of one or more of the following: the satellite bus, RF payloads, optical payloads, custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals. This includes testing, analyzing, and optimizing the particular satellite or ground element being developed, and ensuring that it meets the needs of the specific customer and/or target application. Testing efforts include functional and performance testing through various environmental conditions as required to ensure system integrity. Responsibilities also include the design and test of support equipment necessary to enable efficient test execution and requirements verification.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working on large-scale programs with a diverse set of talented individuals, as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies).
Key job responsibilities
- Provide Integration and Test leadership to one or more of the following: the satellite bus, RF payloads, optical payloads, custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals.
- Specify and develop end-to-end payload or sub-system integration and test plans to validate performance against customer and/or partner requirements
- Create test algorithms, scripts, and calibration routines as part of performing lab and field evaluation of integrated payloads or sub-systems
- Analyze test data and engage with others in Kuiper, customers, suppliers, or partners to evaluate the product performance and provide proactive feedback on potential improvements.
- Architect, design, and validate support equipment necessary to enable test execution and requirements verification
- Prepare reports documenting test results, test coverage and other KPI metrics, and communicate issues effectively with developers and managers
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI, so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
About the team
KSET is a multi-disciplinary technology team established to rapidly address the needs of targeted customers with specific solutions that have the potential to scale.
Full-time
Sr. System Integration & Test Engineer, Kuiper Solutions Engineering Team (KSET)
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing
Northridge, CA
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.
The Kuiper Solutions Engineering team (KSET) is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted and scalable solutions for custom satellite and ground applications. The Solutions Engineering team works closely with the core Kuiper team, and addresses the needs of specific customers (such as government agencies).
The Sr System Integration & Test (I&T) engineer will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to design, integrate, and test innovative product solutions. The Sr System I&T Engineer will work closely with colleagues throughout Project Kuiper’s inter-disciplinary team and collaborate with key partners and suppliers in order to ensure our system exceeds customer expectations. The Sr System I&T Engineer must be responsive, flexible, innovative, and able to succeed within a collaborative, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.
As a member of KSET, the Sr System I&T engineer will be responsible for all aspects of the integration, test, verification, and validation of one or more of the following: the satellite bus, RF payloads, optical payloads, custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals. This includes testing, analyzing, and optimizing the particular satellite or ground element being developed, and ensuring that it meets the needs of the specific customer and/or target application. Testing efforts include functional and performance testing through various environmental conditions as required to ensure system integrity. Responsibilities also include the design and test of support equipment necessary to enable efficient test execution and requirements verification. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience leading large-scale programs with a diverse set of talented individuals, as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies).
Key job responsibilities
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI, so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
About the team
KSET is a multi-disciplinary technology team established to rapidly address the needs of targeted customers with specific solutions that have the potential to scale.
The Kuiper Solutions Engineering team (KSET) is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted and scalable solutions for custom satellite and ground applications. The Solutions Engineering team works closely with the core Kuiper team, and addresses the needs of specific customers (such as government agencies).
The Sr System Integration & Test (I&T) engineer will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to design, integrate, and test innovative product solutions. The Sr System I&T Engineer will work closely with colleagues throughout Project Kuiper’s inter-disciplinary team and collaborate with key partners and suppliers in order to ensure our system exceeds customer expectations. The Sr System I&T Engineer must be responsive, flexible, innovative, and able to succeed within a collaborative, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.
As a member of KSET, the Sr System I&T engineer will be responsible for all aspects of the integration, test, verification, and validation of one or more of the following: the satellite bus, RF payloads, optical payloads, custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals. This includes testing, analyzing, and optimizing the particular satellite or ground element being developed, and ensuring that it meets the needs of the specific customer and/or target application. Testing efforts include functional and performance testing through various environmental conditions as required to ensure system integrity. Responsibilities also include the design and test of support equipment necessary to enable efficient test execution and requirements verification. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience leading large-scale programs with a diverse set of talented individuals, as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies).
Key job responsibilities
- Provide Integration and Test leadership to one or more of the following: the satellite bus, RF payloads, optical payloads, custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals.
- Specify and develop end-to-end payload or sub-system integration and test plans to validate performance against customer and/or partner requirements
- Create test algorithms, scripts, and calibration routines as part of performing lab and field evaluation of integrated payloads or sub-systems
- Analyze test data and engage with others in Kuiper, customers, suppliers, or partners to evaluate the product performance and provide proactive feedback on potential improvements.
- Architect, design, and validate support equipment necessary to enable test execution and requirements verification
- Prepare reports documenting test results, test coverage and other KPI metrics, and communicate issues effectively with developers and managers
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI, so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
About the team
KSET is a multi-disciplinary technology team established to rapidly address the needs of targeted customers with specific solutions that have the potential to scale.
Full-time
System Integration & Test Engineer, Kuiper Solutions Engineering Team (KSET)
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing
Northridge, CA
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.
The Kuiper Solutions Engineering team (KSET) is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted and scalable solutions for custom satellite and ground applications. The Solutions Engineering team works closely with the core Kuiper team, and addresses the needs of specific customers (such as government agencies).
The System Integration & Test (I&T) engineer will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to design, integrate, and test innovative product solutions. The System I&T Engineer will work closely with colleagues throughout Project Kuiper’s inter-disciplinary team and collaborate with key partners and suppliers in order to ensure our system exceeds customer expectations. The System I&T Engineer must be responsive, flexible, innovative, and able to succeed within a collaborative, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.
As a member of KSET, the System I&T engineer will be responsible for all aspects of the integration, verification, and validation of one or more of the following: the satellite bus, RF payloads, optical payloads, custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals. This includes testing, analyzing, and optimizing the particular satellite or ground element being developed, and ensuring that it meets the needs of the specific customer and/or target application. Testing efforts include functional and performance testing through various environmental conditions as required to ensure system integrity. Responsibilities also include the design and test of support equipment necessary to enable efficient test execution and requirements verification.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working on large-scale programs with a diverse set of talented individuals, as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies).
Key job responsibilities
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI, so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
About the team
KSET is a multi-disciplinary technology team established to rapidly address the needs of targeted customers with specific solutions that have the potential to scale.
The Kuiper Solutions Engineering team (KSET) is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted and scalable solutions for custom satellite and ground applications. The Solutions Engineering team works closely with the core Kuiper team, and addresses the needs of specific customers (such as government agencies).
The System Integration & Test (I&T) engineer will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to design, integrate, and test innovative product solutions. The System I&T Engineer will work closely with colleagues throughout Project Kuiper’s inter-disciplinary team and collaborate with key partners and suppliers in order to ensure our system exceeds customer expectations. The System I&T Engineer must be responsive, flexible, innovative, and able to succeed within a collaborative, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.
As a member of KSET, the System I&T engineer will be responsible for all aspects of the integration, verification, and validation of one or more of the following: the satellite bus, RF payloads, optical payloads, custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals. This includes testing, analyzing, and optimizing the particular satellite or ground element being developed, and ensuring that it meets the needs of the specific customer and/or target application. Testing efforts include functional and performance testing through various environmental conditions as required to ensure system integrity. Responsibilities also include the design and test of support equipment necessary to enable efficient test execution and requirements verification.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working on large-scale programs with a diverse set of talented individuals, as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies).
Key job responsibilities
- Provide Integration and Test leadership to one or more of the following: the satellite bus, RF payloads, optical payloads, custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals.
- Specify and develop end-to-end payload or sub-system integration and test plans to validate performance against customer and/or partner requirements
- Create test algorithms, scripts, and calibration routines as part of performing lab and field evaluation of integrated payloads or sub-systems
- Analyze test data and engage with others in Kuiper, customers, suppliers, or partners to evaluate the product performance and provide proactive feedback on potential improvements.
- Architect, design, and validate support equipment necessary to enable test execution and requirements verification
- Prepare reports documenting test results, test coverage and other KPI metrics, and communicate issues effectively with developers and managers
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI, so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
About the team
KSET is a multi-disciplinary technology team established to rapidly address the needs of targeted customers with specific solutions that have the potential to scale.
Full-time
Senior Embedded SW Engineer , Kuiper Solutions Engineering Team
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing
Northridge, CA
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.
We provide software for both applications and the underlying Linux . We work hand in hand with hardware, product and operations teams to deliver a great experience for our customers. We provide software for both applications and the underlying Linux . We work hand in hand with hardware, product and operations teams to deliver a great experience for our customers.
The Senior Embedded Software Engineer will play a pivotal role in the team delivering innovative and fast-paced software solutions.
This role is responsible for designing, building out, and maintaining critical APIs and interfaces to link Kuiper capabilities to US Government customers such as NASA, DoD, and others. You will develop forward-looking software services for mission critical space safety and sustainability applications which will automatically coordinate with external systems and organizations rapidly, reliably, and at scale.
Key job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
As a senior member of the team, you will be responsible for identifying top level requirements and participate in all phases of embedded software development, from concept and design to development and maintenance. You will work with other members of the Kuiper team to support hardware bring-up and debug, and develop both prototype and production software. You must be comfortable leading software and architecture design reviews, ensuring Amazon’s high development standards are met and team best practices are followed.
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance : Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI , so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
A day in the life
As a Senior Embedded software engineer you will be responsible for leading the design of embedded software for RTOS/BSP/Kernel/Communication used in the Project Kuiper products. You will work in a collaborative environment with teams inside and outside of Amazon. You will mentor a team of software engineers on best practices while you guide your software designs from requirements gathering through mass production. You will need to be flexible and responsive to high priority issues. This role will not have people management responsibilities.
We provide software for both applications and the underlying Linux . We work hand in hand with hardware, product and operations teams to deliver a great experience for our customers. We provide software for both applications and the underlying Linux . We work hand in hand with hardware, product and operations teams to deliver a great experience for our customers.
The Senior Embedded Software Engineer will play a pivotal role in the team delivering innovative and fast-paced software solutions.
This role is responsible for designing, building out, and maintaining critical APIs and interfaces to link Kuiper capabilities to US Government customers such as NASA, DoD, and others. You will develop forward-looking software services for mission critical space safety and sustainability applications which will automatically coordinate with external systems and organizations rapidly, reliably, and at scale.
Key job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
As a senior member of the team, you will be responsible for identifying top level requirements and participate in all phases of embedded software development, from concept and design to development and maintenance. You will work with other members of the Kuiper team to support hardware bring-up and debug, and develop both prototype and production software. You must be comfortable leading software and architecture design reviews, ensuring Amazon’s high development standards are met and team best practices are followed.
- Have in-depth knowledge with real-time embedded software philosophies and practices
- Knowledge of Linux kernel internals (process scheduler, memory management, concurrency/synchronization, memory allocation, file systems) and networking subsystems architecture
- Strong debugging skills in kernel context
- Experience with exercising/validation of system from user space, and knowledge of user space API
- Developing embedded software in assembly, C/C++, Rust or other languages, code for microcontrollers (including hardware drivers).
- Knowledge of low-level communications, PCIe, Ethernet, SPI and I2C would be desirable.
- Review schematics, logic analyzer, and embedded software (bare-metal) trouble-shooting techniques.
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance : Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI , so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
A day in the life
As a Senior Embedded software engineer you will be responsible for leading the design of embedded software for RTOS/BSP/Kernel/Communication used in the Project Kuiper products. You will work in a collaborative environment with teams inside and outside of Amazon. You will mentor a team of software engineers on best practices while you guide your software designs from requirements gathering through mass production. You will need to be flexible and responsive to high priority issues. This role will not have people management responsibilities.
Full-time
Embedded Software Development Engineer, Kuiper Solutions Engineering Team
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing
Northridge, CA
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.
The Kuiper Solutions Engineering team is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted and scalable solutions for custom satellite and ground applications, including United States and allied government customers. We provide software for both applications and the underlying Linux platform. We work hand in hand with hardware, product and operations teams to deliver a great experience for our customers.
This role is responsible for designing, building out, and maintaining critical APIs and interfaces to link Kuiper capabilities to US Government customers such as NASA, DoD, and others. You will develop forward-looking software services for mission critical space safety and sustainability applications which will automatically coordinate with external systems and organizations rapidly, reliably, and at scale.
You will develop system software for the networking stack on microprocessors and merchant chips to make routing/switching and packet forwarding decisions for the satellite and the ground systems.
Key job responsibilities
As a member of the team, you will be responsible for identifying top level requirements and participate in all phases of system software development, from concept and design to development and maintenance. You will work with other members of the Kuiper team to support networking hardware bring-up and debug, and develop both prototype and production software. You must be comfortable leading software and architecture design reviews, ensuring Amazon’s high development standards are met and team best practices are followed.
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance : Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI , so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
A day in the life
As a member of Embedded Platform software engineering team you will be responsible for the design of system software for networking infrastructure. You will work in a collaborative environment with teams inside and outside of Amazon. You will work in a team of software engineers helping guide your software designs from requirements gathering through mass production. You will need to be flexible and responsive to high priority issues. This role will not have people management responsibilities.
The Kuiper Solutions Engineering team is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted and scalable solutions for custom satellite and ground applications, including United States and allied government customers. We provide software for both applications and the underlying Linux platform. We work hand in hand with hardware, product and operations teams to deliver a great experience for our customers.
This role is responsible for designing, building out, and maintaining critical APIs and interfaces to link Kuiper capabilities to US Government customers such as NASA, DoD, and others. You will develop forward-looking software services for mission critical space safety and sustainability applications which will automatically coordinate with external systems and organizations rapidly, reliably, and at scale.
You will develop system software for the networking stack on microprocessors and merchant chips to make routing/switching and packet forwarding decisions for the satellite and the ground systems.
Key job responsibilities
As a member of the team, you will be responsible for identifying top level requirements and participate in all phases of system software development, from concept and design to development and maintenance. You will work with other members of the Kuiper team to support networking hardware bring-up and debug, and develop both prototype and production software. You must be comfortable leading software and architecture design reviews, ensuring Amazon’s high development standards are met and team best practices are followed.
- You will work on design, implementation, and testing of the networking stack on microprocessors
- Develop and troubleshoot in a Linux environment
- Develop and/or support software for networking HW
- Good networking foundational knowledge (LANs, routing, switching, wireless)
- Knowledge of IP protocols, TCP/UDP, NAT, and bridge/routing networking protocols
- Knowledge of Linux Dataplane features such as DPDK and eBPF
- Write software in C/C++ or Rust and make code changes for L2/L3 forwarding and feature development with commercial packet processing ASICs and fix problems found in systems test and solution tests.
- Build software systems with high availability, state replication, embedded database for check-pointing, Linux shared memory primitives, Route Forwarding Infrastructure and Logging Mechanisms.
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance : Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI , so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
A day in the life
As a member of Embedded Platform software engineering team you will be responsible for the design of system software for networking infrastructure. You will work in a collaborative environment with teams inside and outside of Amazon. You will work in a team of software engineers helping guide your software designs from requirements gathering through mass production. You will need to be flexible and responsive to high priority issues. This role will not have people management responsibilities.
Full-time
Sr. Software Development Engineer, Kuiper Solutions Engineering Team
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing
Northridge, CA
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.
This role is responsible for designing, building out, and maintaining critical APIs and interfaces to link Kuiper capabilities to US Government customers such as NASA, DoD, and other National Security customers. You will develop forward-looking software services for mission critical space safety and sustainability applications which will automatically coordinate with external systems and organizations rapidly, reliably, and at scale.
Key job responsibilities
In this role you will:
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI, so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
About the team
The Kuiper Solutions Engineering team is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted and scalable solutions for custom satellite and ground applications, including United States and allied government customers.
This role is responsible for designing, building out, and maintaining critical APIs and interfaces to link Kuiper capabilities to US Government customers such as NASA, DoD, and other National Security customers. You will develop forward-looking software services for mission critical space safety and sustainability applications which will automatically coordinate with external systems and organizations rapidly, reliably, and at scale.
Key job responsibilities
In this role you will:
- Utilize network topology understanding and Software Defined Networking / network operations experience to interface with the Kuiper network team to develop APIs and other enabling interface software to meet unique customer needs
- Demonstrate the capabilities of the interfaces and architectures you define in a simulated test environment you help develop
- Solve complex technical problems related to the use of the Kuiper constellation for government customers as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Lead internal and vendor teams to develop and deliver on software and interface requirements
- Ensure systems meet Kuiper and US Government performance needs including availability, reliability, upgradeability, interoperability, and security requirements
- Effectively communicate project health, risks and issues to stakeholders and management teams
- Escalate urgent issues appropriately and drive them to closure in a timely manner
- Provide visualizations, document results, and communicate them across multi-disciplinary project teams
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI, so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
About the team
The Kuiper Solutions Engineering team is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted and scalable solutions for custom satellite and ground applications, including United States and allied government customers.
Full-time
Sr. Software System Engineer, Kuiper Solutions Engineering Team
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing
Northridge, CA
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.
The Kuiper Solutions Engineering team (KSET) is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted and scalable solutions for custom satellite and ground applications. The Solutions Engineering team works closely with the core Kuiper team, and addresses the needs of specific customers (such as government agencies).
The Sr. Software Systems Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining complex software systems for space. The work at the intersection of software engineering and systems engineering, focusing on the entire lifecycle of software development, from requirements analysis to testing and deployment.
The Sr. Software Systems Engineer will collaborate with other engineers and stakeholders to understand the functional and non-functional requirements of a system, and then designing and implementing a software solution engaging with the software team that meets those requirements. They are primarily responsible for architectures, defining and designing the functional approach to software operational including the interfaces between hardware elements.
The Sr. Software Systems Engineer may also be responsible for guiding the software development process, ensuring that projects are completed on time, within budget, and according to quality standards. They may work on a wide range of software systems, and embedded systems employing various devices for ground and space segments.
The Sr. Software Systems Engineer will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to design, integrate, and test innovative product solutions. They will work closely with colleagues throughout Project Kuiper’s inter-disciplinary team, and collaborate with key partners and suppliers, in order to ensure our system exceeds customer expectations. The individual must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within a collaborative and fast-paced environment.
As a member of KSET, you will be responsible for new designs, analyses, trade studies, technology on-ramping, implementation and modification of Kuiper products, integration, verification, and validation of one or more of the following: the satellite bus, hosted payloads, interfacing with custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals. This includes testing, analyzing, and optimizing the particular satellite or ground element being developed, and ensuring that it meets the needs of the specific customer and/or target application.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working on large-scale programs with a diverse set of talented individuals, as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies).
Key job responsibilities
The role is open for locations: Northridge, CA, or Redmond/Seattle, WA and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI, so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration”.
About the team
KSET is a multi-disciplinary technology team established to rapidly address the needs of targeted customers with specific solutions that have the potential to scale.
The Kuiper Solutions Engineering team (KSET) is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted and scalable solutions for custom satellite and ground applications. The Solutions Engineering team works closely with the core Kuiper team, and addresses the needs of specific customers (such as government agencies).
The Sr. Software Systems Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining complex software systems for space. The work at the intersection of software engineering and systems engineering, focusing on the entire lifecycle of software development, from requirements analysis to testing and deployment.
The Sr. Software Systems Engineer will collaborate with other engineers and stakeholders to understand the functional and non-functional requirements of a system, and then designing and implementing a software solution engaging with the software team that meets those requirements. They are primarily responsible for architectures, defining and designing the functional approach to software operational including the interfaces between hardware elements.
The Sr. Software Systems Engineer may also be responsible for guiding the software development process, ensuring that projects are completed on time, within budget, and according to quality standards. They may work on a wide range of software systems, and embedded systems employing various devices for ground and space segments.
The Sr. Software Systems Engineer will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to design, integrate, and test innovative product solutions. They will work closely with colleagues throughout Project Kuiper’s inter-disciplinary team, and collaborate with key partners and suppliers, in order to ensure our system exceeds customer expectations. The individual must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within a collaborative and fast-paced environment.
As a member of KSET, you will be responsible for new designs, analyses, trade studies, technology on-ramping, implementation and modification of Kuiper products, integration, verification, and validation of one or more of the following: the satellite bus, hosted payloads, interfacing with custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals. This includes testing, analyzing, and optimizing the particular satellite or ground element being developed, and ensuring that it meets the needs of the specific customer and/or target application.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working on large-scale programs with a diverse set of talented individuals, as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies).
Key job responsibilities
- Applied system engineering with strength in software systems for space,
- Experience with space platform electronic subsystem architecture, specification, design, integration, and testing
- Knowledge of space environment
- Experience designing and analyzing software functional architecture
- Analyze test data and engage with Kuiper, customers, suppliers, or partners evaluating product performance to provide feedback on improvements
- Prepare reports documenting test results, test coverage and other KPI metrics, and communicate issues effectively with developers and managers.
- Experience with business development, capture, and program execution
- Critical thinker with prudent risk tolerance to balance technology with requirements, cost, and schedule
- Competitive spirit accepting of challenges with a willingness to learn from mistakes, and mentor
- Proven ability to work in a small team environment
- Strong written and oral communication with experience presenting in technical meetings
The role is open for locations: Northridge, CA, or Redmond/Seattle, WA and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI, so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration”.
About the team
KSET is a multi-disciplinary technology team established to rapidly address the needs of targeted customers with specific solutions that have the potential to scale.
Full-time
Senior Embedded SW Engineer , Kuiper Solutions Engineering Team
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing
Northridge, CA
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.
The Kuiper Solutions Engineering team is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted and scalable solutions for custom satellite and ground applications, including United States and allied government customers. We provide software for both applications and the underlying Linux . We work hand in hand with hardware, product and operations teams to deliver a great experience for our customers.
This role is responsible for designing, building out, and maintaining critical APIs and interfaces to link Kuiper capabilities to US Government customers such as NASA, DoD, and others. You will develop forward-looking software services for mission critical space safety and sustainability applications which will automatically coordinate with external systems and organizations rapidly, reliably, and at scale.
You will develop system software for the networking stack on microprocessors and merchant chips to make routing/switching and packet forwarding
decisions for the satellite and the ground systems.
Key job responsibilities
As a senior member of the team, you will be responsible for identifying top level requirements and participate in all phases of system software development, from concept and design to development and maintenance. You will work with other members of the Kuiper team to support networking hardware bring-up and debug, and develop both prototype and production software. You must be comfortable leading software and architecture design reviews, ensuring Amazon’s high development standards are met and team best practices are followed.
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance : Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI , so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
A day in the life
As a lead on the Embedded software engineering team you will be responsible for leading the design of system software for networking infrastructure. You will work in a collaborative environment with teams inside and outside of Amazon. You will mentor a team of software engineers on best practices while you guide your software designs from requirements gathering through mass production. You will need to be flexible and responsive to high priority issues. This role will not have people management responsibilities.
The Kuiper Solutions Engineering team is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted and scalable solutions for custom satellite and ground applications, including United States and allied government customers. We provide software for both applications and the underlying Linux . We work hand in hand with hardware, product and operations teams to deliver a great experience for our customers.
This role is responsible for designing, building out, and maintaining critical APIs and interfaces to link Kuiper capabilities to US Government customers such as NASA, DoD, and others. You will develop forward-looking software services for mission critical space safety and sustainability applications which will automatically coordinate with external systems and organizations rapidly, reliably, and at scale.
You will develop system software for the networking stack on microprocessors and merchant chips to make routing/switching and packet forwarding
decisions for the satellite and the ground systems.
Key job responsibilities
As a senior member of the team, you will be responsible for identifying top level requirements and participate in all phases of system software development, from concept and design to development and maintenance. You will work with other members of the Kuiper team to support networking hardware bring-up and debug, and develop both prototype and production software. You must be comfortable leading software and architecture design reviews, ensuring Amazon’s high development standards are met and team best practices are followed.
- You will work on design, implementation, and testing of the networking stack on microprocessors
- Develop and troubleshoot in a Linux environment
- Develop and/or support software for networking HW
- Good networking foundational knowledge (LANs, routing, switching, wireless)
- Knowledge of SDN, IP protocols, TCP/UDP, NAT, and bridge/routing networking protocols
- Knowledge of Linux Dataplane features such as DPDK and eBPF
- Write software in C/C++ or Rust and make code changes for L2/L3 forwarding and feature development with commercial packet processing ASICs and fix problems found in systems test and solution tests.
- Build software systems with high availability, state replication, embedded database for check-pointing, Linux shared memory primitives, Route Forwarding Infrastructure and Logging Mechanisms
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance : Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI , so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
A day in the life
As a lead on the Embedded software engineering team you will be responsible for leading the design of system software for networking infrastructure. You will work in a collaborative environment with teams inside and outside of Amazon. You will mentor a team of software engineers on best practices while you guide your software designs from requirements gathering through mass production. You will need to be flexible and responsive to high priority issues. This role will not have people management responsibilities.
Full-time
Senior Electrical Engineer, KSET - Kuiper Solutions Engineering Team
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing
Northridge, CA
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.
The Kuiper Solutions Engineering team is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted solutions for custom satellite and ground applications. The Solutions Engineering team works closely with the core Kuiper team, and addresses the needs of specific customers (such as government agencies). The Senior Electrical Engineer will play a pivotal role in the team delivering innovative and fast-paced analysis and design solutions.
The Senior Electrical Engineer will be a member of the Solutions Engineering team, focusing on satellite system level analysis as well as on EMI/EMC analysis and the design of the various sensing and control needs (inertial, optical, solar, etc.) of the satellite system. They will be expected to lead a variety of tasks, from board design and component selection, to layout review and board bring-up and test. They will work across teams and support fellow engineers with design reviews and the preparation of joint reports and proposals. The candidate will have a sharp focus on the specific needs of the customer and be able to conduct trades and analyses to show that proposed solutions will meet the customer’s goals.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working on complex programs with a diverse set of talented individuals, as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies). The candidate will exhibit the potential to lead small sub-teams of electrical engineers, and be able to prepare easy-to-read and technically compelling written reports.
Key job responsibilities
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI, so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
The Kuiper Solutions Engineering team is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted solutions for custom satellite and ground applications. The Solutions Engineering team works closely with the core Kuiper team, and addresses the needs of specific customers (such as government agencies). The Senior Electrical Engineer will play a pivotal role in the team delivering innovative and fast-paced analysis and design solutions.
The Senior Electrical Engineer will be a member of the Solutions Engineering team, focusing on satellite system level analysis as well as on EMI/EMC analysis and the design of the various sensing and control needs (inertial, optical, solar, etc.) of the satellite system. They will be expected to lead a variety of tasks, from board design and component selection, to layout review and board bring-up and test. They will work across teams and support fellow engineers with design reviews and the preparation of joint reports and proposals. The candidate will have a sharp focus on the specific needs of the customer and be able to conduct trades and analyses to show that proposed solutions will meet the customer’s goals.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working on complex programs with a diverse set of talented individuals, as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies). The candidate will exhibit the potential to lead small sub-teams of electrical engineers, and be able to prepare easy-to-read and technically compelling written reports.
Key job responsibilities
- Interact directly with customers to understand technical requirements, and translate them into technically robust solutions backed by data and analysis
- Responsible for any electrical and power accommodations for hosting sensitive RF and communications payloads on a commercial bus, including EMI/EMC evaluation
- Identify top level customer requirements and ensure high quality and innovative designs are pursued
- Perform electrical design and layout trade studies for satellite electrical and power sub-systems contributing to overall system architecture including inputs and requirements from cross discipline teams
- Mechanical, RF, Mechanisms, Materials, Manufacturing, Assembly, and Test
- Facilitate cost trades on multiple parallel configurations for cost/manufacturability vs design uncertainty
- Deliver well-written documentation, reports, and presentations for technical design reviews and as part of proposal efforts
- Design and support test campaigns, both development and qualification/acceptance, for space hardware.
The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits.
Security Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI, so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
Full-time