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Amazon · 13 hours ago

FPGA Engineer, LEO Payload FPGA

Sunnyvale, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$143K/yr - $248K/yr

7+ years exp

Amazon is developing a low Earth orbit satellite broadband network aimed at providing fast and reliable internet globally. The FPGA Engineer will create and implement FPGA solutions to support the satellite communication system, collaborating with various teams to define and validate digital designs for networking functions.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Create FPGA solutions to support LEO's satellite communication system

Have ownership of one or more FPGA bitstreams

Create and release FPGAs through the development phases of uArchitecture-RTL Design-Physical Implementation-Timing Closure–Simulation Validation– Lab Based Silicon Validation

Collaborate with network communication system architects to define and design/implement/test/release/support networking functions targeted to FPGA technology

Collaborate with Digital Communications/Networking system architects and design engineers to implement digital logic functions in FPGAs

Collaborate with system architects and design engineers to implement digital logic functions in FPGA prototypes to validate/tradeoff architecture & design alternatives

Collaborate with systems architects, HW engineering design teams & FW/SW design teams to bring up and test systems combining FPGA, firmware, RF, and Networking functions

Drive trade-off analysis to benefit customer experience and optimization of target technology resources for cost/size/power/performance/features

Qualification

FPGA designSystem VerilogXilinx/AMD FPGAsASIC designPythonUArchitectureRTL codingFPGA optimizationHigh speed networkingSerDesAXI4 interfacesSoft skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field

Experience with modern ASIC/FPGA design and verification tools

Experience in writing test scripts (Python preferred) to validate FPGA images in HW

7+ years experience in FPGA design and Implementation using System Verilog

Experience with Xilinx/AMD (or Altera) FPGAs

Experience with uArchitecture, RTL coding, FPGA optimization for timing & power, simulation, and validation

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