Senior System Development Engineer, Leo Bus & Flight Operations
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Job description
We are seeking a Senior System Development Engineer to lead release testing efforts for our Software Release Management (SRM) team. This is a technical leadership role responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of flight and ground software releases before deployment to our LEO satellite constellation. You will design testing strategies, lead a team of engineers and contractors, and accelerate our release velocity while maintaining the highest quality standards.
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., Technical Leadership
- Lead and mentor a team of System Development Engineers and contractors
- Define testing strategy, architecture, and best practices for SRM release validation
- Drive technical decisions on testing frameworks, tools, and infrastructure
- Set quality standards and testing methodologies across the organization
- Provide technical guidance and support to team members
System Integration & Validation
- Lead end-to-end testing across flight software, ground systems, and infrastructure
- Validate complex satellite communication protocols and operational workflows
- Oversee hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) and simulation-based testing efforts
- Ensure testing environments accurately represent production conditions
Requirements
8+ years of experience in system testing, QA engineering, DevOps, or related roles
- 3+ years in technical leadership or senior engineering positions
- Proven experience leading and mentoring engineering teams
- Experience managing or coordinating with contractors and external teams
- Strong programming skills (Python, Go, Java, or similar)
- Experience designing testing strategies for complex distributed systems
- Track record of driving quality improvements and process optimization
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to balance speed and quality in fast-paced environments
- System integration testing and end-to-end validation
- API testing, performance testing, and load testing
- Monitoring, observability, and test analytics
- Scripting and tool development, Experience leading the design, automation, deployment, and support of large-scale infrastructure
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
- Experience with Linux/Unix
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with distributed systems at scale
Benefits & conditions
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 - 151,200.00 - 204,600.00 USD annually
