Amazon

Senior ASIC Design Engineer, Amazon Leo

Amazon$159K — $215K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
  • 7+ years of experience in digital design, preferably in communication systems
  • Experience with products that have gone to volume production
  • Experience in low power design techniques
  • 10+ years of experience in digital design preferred (for preferred qualification)
  • Familiarity with UVM and Matlab (for preferred qualification)
  • Strong written and verbal skills (for preferred qualification)

Responsibilities

  • Implement wireless system architecture in silicon per specifications
  • Develop solutions to enhance customer experience while balancing constraints
  • Drive high quality designs for effective silicon solutions
  • Create standalone verification test benches for block verification
  • Collaborate with the verification team on system-level verification tasks
  • Ensure design compliance with DFT, timing, and power targets
  • Conduct trade-off analyses to improve customer experience and optimize resources

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision
  • 401(k) matching for retirement savings
  • Paid time off for work-life balance
  • Parental leave for growing families
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare expenses
  • EAP and mental health support services
  • Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
Full Job Description
Be part of Amazon Leo's sub-team responsible for defining and implementing the digital chip SOCs for communications via Low Earth Orbit satellites and Amazon gateways. This is a unique opportunity to define a groundbreaking wireless solution with few legacy constraints. The team works with customer requirements and wireless system teams to define modems, high-speed interfaces, embedded processors, and DSP solutions in latest CMOS generation technologies. In this role you will: • Implement wireless system architecture in silicon from system specification to chip specification to RTL to optimizing timing / power to chip level validation • Develop solutions optimizing customer experience (throughput, latency, and availability) while meeting power and cost constraints • Drive high quality designs for first-time right silicon solutions, and meeting the power objectives • Create standalone verification test bench to verify the correctness of your block • Work with the verification team and participate in System level verification using test benches constructed using UVM, System C and DPI-C • Ensure that the block meets DFT, timing and power targets by working closely with the implementation team • Learn about requirements and solutions for systems operating in space • Drive trade-off analysis to benefit customer experience and optimization of resources (costs, power, spectrum) 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. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field - 7+ years of experience in digital design, preferably in communication systems - Experience with products that have gone to volume production - Experience in low power design techniques PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - 10+ years of experience in digital design, preferably in communication systems - Familiarity with UVM and Matlab - Ability to write assertions and exposure to Formal verification - Strong written and verbal skills The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits. USA, CA, San Diego - 159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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