Amazon
Sr. Systems Development Engineer, Test Automation, Sustaining Engineering
$151K–$205K
REDMOND, WA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- REDMOND, WA
Redmond, WA - Experience
- 3+ years of systems design or architecture experience and 5+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the job
Leads test-system development, integration, validation, and production support for satellite hardware manufacturing, helping scale production of optical inter-satellite link modules.
What you'll do
- Lead test-system validation, software/hardware integration testing, and system test campaigns.
- Design and optimize test setups, fixtures, equipment, software, and production processes; troubleshoot yield issues.
- Coordinate test requirements and schedules, analyze test data, and communicate status and technical plans across teams.
What they ask for
- Experience leading the design, automation, deployment, and support of large-scale infrastructure.
- Programming experience in at least one modern language, such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust; experience with Linux/Unix and CI/CD pipelines and build processes.
- 3+ years designing or architecting new and existing systems.
- 5+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience.
Nice to have
- Experience with distributed systems at scale.
- Experience writing technical documents and reports, mentoring, leading, or managing junior engineers; MS in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science, or equivalent experience.
Pay
151,200.00 - 204,600.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
MATLAB, Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
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