Senior System Development Engineer, Leo Bus & Flight Operations
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Job description
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 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.
Required Qualifications
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 Key job responsibilities 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