Senior CAD Engineer, ASIC Development Infrastructure, RTL Design

Amazon • Boise, ID

22h

About The Position

Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and
engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a
subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle
family of products. Since then, we have produced innovative devices like Fire
tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo.

What will you help us create?
The Role: As a Senior Computer Aided Design (CAD) Engineer, you will be part of
an advanced ASIC development team that is creating the semiconductor designs
which will power millions of new Amazon devices. You will work closely with
multi-disciplinary groups including Design, Verification, Physical Design, and
Emulation teams to build and maintain a leading-edge ASIC development
infrastructure that enables and accelerates their work.

Requirements

• Knowledge of Python and Embedded C programming
• Experience with version control systems and CI/CD pipeline implementation
• Experience leading technical initiatives and key deliverables
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• Ability to write and understand Verilog, SystemVerilog
• Experience supporting deployment of ASIC tools (e.g. Verilog simulation, synthesis, place and route, and license management)
• 5+ years building and supporting CAD infrastructure for ASIC development

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Experience in RTL coding and debug, as well as performance, power, area analysis and trade-offs
• Knowledge of scripting languages (bash, python, etc.)
• Experience using dashboarding tools for exploration and presentation, connected to real data sources
• 5+ years of experience in an RTL design, DV, or PD role and/or Master’s degree
• Familiarity with documentation automation tools for generating technical specifications.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain ASIC development flows spanning RTL-to-GDSII, including RTL generation, simulation, synthesis, place & route, timing analysis, DRC/LVS, and sign-off
• Deploy and configure EDA tools from vendors (Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor/Siemens, etc.) across compute infrastructure
• Develop automation and CI/CD/regression to streamline design tasks, reduce manual effort, and improve consistency
• Troubleshoot tool issues and work with vendors to resolve bugs, performance bottlenecks, or licensing problems
• Work with IT teams to optimize compute and storage strategies to enhance engineering efficiency
• Create and maintain documentation for tool usage, flow methodologies, and best practices
• Utilization of AI tools to accelerate troubleshooting and monitoring of design flows

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level