Principal Software Engineer, Kuiper MAC Software Development

The MAC-Software organization is primarily responsible for delivering the Medium Access Control (MAC) embedded software modules, which implement the Kuiper Radio Interface protocol stack and drive the operation of the Kuiper modems. The MAC layer is responsible for radio link establishment, teardown and multi-Gbps data transfers between the Kuiper Satellites and Ground Systems (Ground Gateways and Customer Terminals ) per control-plane contact orchestration and inter-operating with the phased-array antenna control systems for steering radio beams.

Key job responsibilities
The Principal Engineer (PE) in the MAC-Software organization will own (1) delivering MAC-layer and the run-time platform features, (2) optimize performance of the MAC-Software while maintaining stability of the Kuiper payload on the satellites in the orbit and the ground systems, (3) achieve the scale of Kuiper’s connectivity footprint to meet and exceed business KPIs (throughput, latency, packet loss etc.) and (4) lead MAC team for readiness for meeting the Kuiper general-availability goal (GA). The PE will work cross-functionally with the leaders across Systems Engineering, ASIC, hardware, networking, Payload integration and mission operations teams to develop requirements and technical strategy and provide guidance on the priorities for the MAC-Software team, and dive deep into the system-level field use cases and solve technical challenges.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors/Masters/PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field
  
• 10+ years in embedded software development on Multi-core SoCs
  
• Proven expertise in mission-critical systems development, specifically communication systems
  
• Deep knowledge of wireless communications protocols, system architecture and design
  
• Hands-on embedded software debugging and troubleshooting skills
  
• Strong experience with optimizing system performance, timing and resources utilization
  
  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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• Experience in developing MAC/PHY layer software for cellular 5G, fiber-optic, satellite modems
  
• Experience with pre-silicon validation using emulation and simulation will be a plus
  
  
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