Project Kuiper 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.
In this role as a Network Development Engineer, you will be part of the lab technical team designing and building the network that enables Kuiper.
Define the long term vision, design the technical solutions, and implement the design.
This role is focused on our terrestrial network.
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.
Key job responsibilities
- Collaborate with engineers and leaders across the org to define connectivity solutions for Kuiper.
- Provide technical leadership for Kuiper's terrestrial network plan and implementation for sites around the world.
- Define network solutions for Kuiper's launch, manufacturing, and lab sites.
- Support and champion the full lifecycle of networking, including enabling improved support tooling and monitoring capabilities.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 4+ years of major internet routing protocols experience
- 1+ years of working in a Linux/Unix environment experience
- 3+ years of working with Cisco and/or Juniper network gear
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 1+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl experience
- 3+ years building networking solutions for global deployments
- Experience with AWS and AWS networking products such as Direct Connect and Transit Gateway
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.