Amazon Applied Scientist - Kuiper Constellation Management 

United States, Washington, Redmond 

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As an Applied Scientist on the team you will responsible for building out and maintaining the algorithms and software services behind one of the world’s largest satellite constellations. You will be responsible for developing algorithms and applications that provide mission critical information derived from past and predicted satellite orbits to other systems and organizations rapidly, reliably, and at scale.You will be focused on contributing to the design and analysis of software systems responsible across a broad range of areas required for automated management of the Kuiper constellation. You will apply knowledge of mathematical modeling, optimization algorithms, astrodynamics, state estimation, space systems, and software engineering across a wide variety of problems to enable space operations at an unprecedented scale. You will develop features for systems to interface with internal and external teams, predict and plan communication opportunities, manage satellite orbits determination and prediction systems, develop analysis and infrastructure to monitor and support systems performance. Your work will interface with various subsystems within Project Kuiper and Amazon, as well as with external organizations, to enable engineers to safely and efficiently manage the satellite constellation.The ideal candidate will be detail oriented, strong organizational skills, able to work independently, juggle multiple tasks at once, and maintain professionalism under pressure. You should have proven knowledge of mathematical modeling and optimization along with strong software engineering skills. You should be able to independently understand customer requirements, and use data-driven approaches to identify possible solutions, select the best approach, and deliver high-quality applications.Export Control Requirement:Redmond, WA, USA

- PhD, or Master's degree and 2+ years of science, technology, engineering or related field experience
- 2+ years of programming in Java, C++, Python or related language experience
- Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing