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Satellite RF Test SW Dev Engineer, Amazon Leo

Amazon Leo

Base salary $143,700  to $194,400

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Redmond, WA +1 more

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  • Redmond, WA
  • San Diego, CA

About this job

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.

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 space based systems design.

Key job responsibilities

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 tens of millions of people.

In this role, you will:

  • Architect and build software to automate hardware test systems
  • Develop software infrastructure to support test case execution
  • Architect and build automation to support development (CI/CD)
  • Align with various stakeholders on software requirements
  • Document software requirements from users
  • Support manufacturing as well as new product development
  • Enable automated data collection, data analysis
  • Deliver end-user documents
  • Own and execute software quality and release process
  • Work with electrical test equipment

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 life

You will have the opportunity to write software to test exciting products and help us bring our idea to reality. Your software will enable the team to validate our designs and ensure all our hardware is space-worthy. You will make daily decision on how to best create and deliver these tools.

About the team

This Satellite RF Test SW Dev Engineer will have the opportunity to be a member of the Satellite RF Hardware Design Team working within the wider Amazon Leo RF and Modem team. This highly collaborative group of engineers has a diverse range of backgrounds and knowledge and looking for help to build a scalable and reliable test automation solution for 1st and 2nd gen Leo satellites. The team supports design validation test, space qualification test, and production test of spacecraft gigabit speed modems, millimeter-wave amplifiers, frequency converters and LNAs. They like to leverage and share work across the entire organization as well as utilize AWS resources and tools to accelerate their work.

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
  • 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
  • 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
  • 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
  • Experience programming with at least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

  • 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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, CA, San Diego - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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

Source: Amazon Leo · View original posting (opens in new tab)

This range next to 6 other live Amazon Leo roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live Amazon Leo roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Satellite RF Test SW Dev Engineer, Amazon Leo (this listing)$143,700 - $194,400
Software Development Engineer , Amazon Leo$143,700 - $194,400
Software Development Engineer, Unified Streaming and Monitoring Service$143,700 - $194,400
Software Dev Engineer, Amazon Leo Customer Terminal Software$143,700 - $194,400
Software Development Engineer , Inventory Accounting$143,700 - $194,400
Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Leo Commerce$143,700 - $194,400
Software Dev Engineer, Amazon Leo Customer Terminal Software$143,700 - $194,400

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Amazon Leo roles · How to read the bar

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2026-08-10
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USA, CA, San Diego - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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