Sr. RTL Design Engineer - Wireless Modem, Amazon Leo

Amazon.com, Inc.•Austin, TX

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About The Position

Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity. Come work at Amazon! We're hiring a Sr. RTL Design Engineer - Wireless Modem within a high performance ASIC design team. This team is using industry leading methodologies to develop proprietary IP's. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical / Communications Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
7+ years in FPGA digital logic design, preferably in DSP or communication systems.
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.

Nice To Haves

Master's or Ph.D degree in Electrical / Communications Engineering.
10+ years in FPGA digital design, preferably in communication systems

Responsibilities

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).
Engage with architects and system engineers to drive hardware micro-architecture.
Lead design of 1 or more DSP data path modules in System Verilog. Able to interpret reference models in MATLAB.
Involve in control plane logic design and interfaces to bus fabrics.
Explore and propose innovative ideas and work towards optimization of the modem.
Mentor and assign work to junior team members.

Benefits

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247,600/year in our highest geographic market.
Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits.

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