Kuiper Network Development Engineer, Kuiper Enterprise Network Infrastructure

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.

In this role as a Network Development Engineer, you will design and implement Kuiper's enterprise networks supporting manufacturing facilities, research labs, launch sites, and mission operations centers. Responsible for LAN/WAN architecture, routing, and switching across multiple global locations.



Key job responsibilities
- Design network architecture for manufacturing and lab environments
- Build and maintain launch and mission operations networks
- Create network standards and configurations
- Plan network capacity and growth
- Implement routing and switching solutions
- Manage WAN connectivity between sites
- Develop network automation
- Document network infrastructure


A day in the life
Your day begins reviewing network monitoring alerts across manufacturing facilities and mission operations centers. You'll analyze traffic patterns and capacity needs for the factory floor while planning network expansion for new lab spaces. During technical design sessions, you'll architect network solutions for upcoming launch sites, considering redundancy and security requirements. You'll coordinate with vendors on WAN circuit installations, troubleshoot routing issues affecting production systems, and mentor team members on complex network deployments. Time is split between hands-on configuration of critical infrastructure and leading design reviews for new network implementations. You'll participate in change management meetings, schedule maintenance windows, and document network modifications. Throughout the day, you'll handle escalations from manufacturing teams, validate network security controls, and ensure high availability across all sites. The role requires balancing immediate operational needs with long-term architecture planning while maintaining network reliability for mission-critical operations.

This is an on-site role that requires employees to work from the company's office 5 days per week. Remote work is not an option for this position. If the employee is located in the office outside of Bellevue, WA, the role will include up to 25% of business travel