About this role
We are looking for an Embedded Software Development Manager to lead the team building and scaling VirtSat — Leo's virtual satellite simulation platform. KSS enables developers and pipelines across Leo to create, provision, and test virtual satellites, ground gateways, customer terminals, and TT&C antennas on EC2 bare-metal infrastructure running KVM/QEMU. You will own the Graviton virtualization layer and lead the team responsible for VM lifecycle, LRU boot, subsystem provisioning, and software deployment for every virtual entity in the constellation. You'll work at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, embedded Linux, and satellite operations — leading the team that builds the platform every Leo satellite software release is tested on before launch. Key job responsibilities * Lead a team of embedded engineers building and operating the Graviton bare-metal virtualization layer (KVM/QEMU VM management, subsystem provisioning, health monitoring, and fault recovery) * Partner with 10+ client teams across satellite, ground, networking, and security organizations to drive VirtSat adoption * Drive platform reliability to 99.96% availability with optimized latency (target: * Own the custom AMI pipeline, provisioning scripts, and plugin framework that deploy satellite software onto emulated LRUs * Scale the platform to 4K+ concurrent virtual entities Hire, develop, and retain top embedded engineering talent * Define technical roadmap for fidelity improvements (HSM crypto emulation, EFUSE emulation, CAN bus simulation, error injection frameworks) * Reduce HITL dependency by expanding the scope of tests that run on VirtSat 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.