Principal Software Engineer

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Project Kuiper 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.

You will help architect and design network solutions from concepts to working solutions for customers around the world. Additionally, you will work with HW/SW/FW teams implement a new advanced broadband wireless networking solution for Low Earth Orbit satellites. Also, you will have an opportunity to be in on the ground floor of new network solution in space as well as defining the differentiated solutions enabling broadband internet to terrestrial solutions mostly found only in urban areas.
Our engineers anticipate high-stake challenges, as well as design and architect networks that are not allowed to fail and must be able to scale. To continue successful growth, we need principal architects who can push systems to their limits:

· Design network topologies, architectures, and services that solve for new requirements of constantly changing network routing, SDN networks, and challenging requirements of space-based solutions
· Design ahead of current customers' or technology needs, predict and solve for future problems
· Architect and design High Level Design (HLD)
· Influence technology roadmaps, construct and test his/her solutions

If you want to become a member of a team that makes strategic decisions daily with a great customer-centric impact, this is your opportunity.

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.

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
· 10+ years professional experience working in networking either at chip, board, or system level
· Experience with internet routing protocols and concepts: TCP/IP, BGP, MPLS, tunneling, and MAC layer protocols
· Previous experience implementing new network standards or advanced networking features in FPGAs or ASICs