Sr. System Development Engineer, GSE Automation, Amazon Leo

Company: Amazon
Location: Kirkland
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we've designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity. We are hiring a Sr. System Development Engineer to develop and integrate hardware and software for satellite production manufacturing. This is a highly collaborative position that interfaces with Amazon Leo production operations, engineering, and IT infrastructure teams. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining SCADA systems for real-time monitoring and control of production equipment, and ensuring reliable data acquisition across the manufacturing floor. Additionally, you will support MES integration efforts to enable production scheduling, work order management, quality traceability, and machine connectivity with enterprise systems. As part of this role, you will also help drive the integration of Generative AI technologies into our production environment, leveraging AI-powered tools to optimize manufacturing processes, enhance quality assurance, and streamline workflows. Key job responsibilities Manufacturing automation development: The Sr. SysDE will develop automated manufacturing applications in the Kuiper SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) ecosystem. MES integration: Support Manufacturing Execution System (MES) integration efforts to enable production scheduling, work order management, quality traceability, and seamless between plant floor systems and enterprise platforms. GenAI integration: Drive the integration of Generative AI technologies into the production environment, leveraging AI-powered tools to optimize manufacturing processes, enhance quality assurance, and streamline software development workflows. Ownership and collaboration: The Sr. SysDE is responsible for learning and addressing the business needs through interaction with partner teams. The Sr. SysDE will generate requirements collaboratively, document and collect customer feedback on the design, then implement and iterate. The Sr. SysDE is a single-threaded owner, responsible for delivering functioning applications to production, providing support for gamedays, and participating in an on-call rotation for production downtime escalations. Security and compliance: Produce system architecture and design documents for end-user, front line support, and security review purposes. Ensure that system integrations comply with internal IT and Security standards, with code that is well-documented and version controlled. 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 This is a fast-paced, intellectually challenging position. You will work with leaders in multiple technology areas across Amazon Leo to define and develop automation systems to meet the program needs. In addition, you will be responsible for project management, cost estimates and scheduling. You’ll have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and you’ll be constantly looking for ways to improve your product’s performance, quality and cost. We want individuals who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today. About the team The Ground Support Equipment (GSE) team is responsible for designing and commissioning automation and tooling for Amazon Leo production. This in-house team of engineers work directly with satellite designers, production teams, and manufacturing engineers to solve unique problems in high-volume satellite production. - 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 - Experience defining system architectures and exploring technical feasibility tradeoffs - Experience in mentoring, leading, or managing more junior engineers - Experience writing technical documents, project plans and progress reports to leadership and to stakeholders - Experience with distributed systems at scale 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, WA, Kirkland - 151,200.00 - 204,600.00 USD annually

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