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As of Aug 10, 2026, the average yearly pay for project kuiper in Federal Way, WA is $119,629.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $90,500.00 and $140,200.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Project Kuiper position, and why are they important?

To thrive on the Project Kuiper team, you need a background in aerospace engineering, satellite systems, or related technical fields, often backed by a relevant bachelor's or master's degree. Experience with industry tools such as CAD software, RF communication systems, and familiarity with systems engineering processes is highly valued. Strong problem-solving skills, collaboration, and adaptability are vital soft skills due to the complex, interdisciplinary nature of the projects. These competencies are essential for ensuring the success, reliability, and innovation required in deploying large-scale satellite constellations.

What is a Project Kuiper?

A Project Kuiper job refers to a role within Amazon's initiative to develop a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network that provides high-speed broadband to underserved communities worldwide. Jobs in Project Kuiper span various fields, including engineering, satellite design, software development, and operations. Employees work on cutting-edge space and networking technologies to build and deploy a reliable satellite communication system. These roles offer opportunities to contribute to global internet accessibility while working with advanced aerospace and telecommunications technologies.

What does a typical work environment look like for someone working on Project Kuiper?

At Project Kuiper, team members often collaborate in fast-paced, cross-functional environments with experts from fields such as engineering, hardware development, and operations. You may work in advanced labs or engineering spaces to prototype, test, and refine satellite technologies, as well as participate in regular team meetings to coordinate milestones. The environment encourages innovation, continuous learning, and open communication, allowing you to contribute solutions to technically complex challenges. As part of a large initiative, you will frequently interact with colleagues across different functions to ensure alignment and project success.

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Infographic showing various Project Kuiper job openings in Federal Way, WA as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 87% Full Time, 8% Part Time, and 5% Contract. Highlights an 86% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 10% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $119,629 per year, or $57.5 per hour.

Software Development Engineer, Kuiper Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Amazon

Bellevue, WA • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 23 days ago

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Company rating: 7.4 out of 10

Based on 7,073 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

6th of 39 rated national retailers

Job description

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.
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.
Manufacturing systems engineering (MSE) under Project Kuiper Prod-Ops is responsible for delivering software solutions that improve speed and quality of Kuiper manufacturing systems. We partner with engineering and production teams to bring reliability and repeatability to our systems, improve throughput and accelerate the transition

We are looking for a software engineer with experience in delivering software solutions that scale as we increase manufacturing throughput. We are looking for a full stack engineer with hands on experience in 1) programming languages like python, rust, typescript or java. 2) AWS cloud services.

3) building large-scale web applications 4) at least one modern JavaScript framework such as React.
Key job responsibilities
- Participate in all phases of software development lifecycle from requirements to implementation and deployment to operations.
- Collaborate with stakeholders such as factory planners and technicians to launch customer centric software solution that scale.
- Lead technical projects and collaborate with cross-functional teams such as satellite software and hardware engineering teams.
- Design flexible solutions for complex problems with multiple unknowns with exceptional performance & reliability.
- Utilize AWS infrastructure and services such as Lambda, IAM, SNS/SQS, DocumentDB, API Gateway, CloudWatch, IoT etc.
- Design and implement production quality web applications that are secure and accessibility compliant.
- Mentor fellow engineers and contribute to building a strong engineering culture.
About the team
Manufacturing Systems Engineering (MSE) team is responsible for building standardized, automated, and scalable manufacturing systems. Our mission is to transform engineering inputs into production-ready solutions in four critical areas: shop floor management tools, automated testing for chambers, calibration and provisioning of manufacturing systems and optimized test station design and infrastructure

We act as the critical interface between engineering and production teams, ensuring seamless integration of software and hardware components in developing production-ready systems. We focus on delivering solutions that automate production testing processes, reduce cycle times, and optimize setup/teardown procedures, effectively addressing critical bottlenecks while ensuring consistent implementation across all production sites.

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It services, book publishers, retail, real estate and computer and electronic product manufacturing

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10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Seattle, WA, US

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