ASIC Modem Design Engineer, Amazon Leo

Job ID: | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of low earth orbit satellites that will provide low‑latency, high‑speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

We are hiring a Modem Engineer within a high‑performance ASIC design team that develops proprietary IP.

Role

Be part of Leo’s sub‑team responsible for defining and implementing the digital chip SOCs for communications via low earth orbit satellites and Amazon gateways. In this role you will:

• Implement wireless system architecture in silicon from system specification to RTL to optimizing timing, power, and chip level validation.
• Develop solutions that optimize throughput, latency, and availability while meeting power and cost constraints.
• Drive high‑quality designs for first‑time‑right silicon solutions, meeting power objectives.
• Create a standalone verification test bench to verify the correctness of your block.
• Work with the verification team and participate in system level verification using UVM, SystemC, and DPI‑C test benches.
• Ensure 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 optimize resources (costs, power, spectrum).

Export Control Requirement: Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Engage with architects and system engineers to drive hardware micro‑architecture.
• Interpret reference models in MATLAB.
• Design control plane logic and interfaces to bus fabrics.
• Explore and propose innovative ideas and work toward optimization of the modem.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in digital logic design, preferably in DSP or communication systems.
• Experience designing and implementing DSP algorithms and systems in RTL.
• Ability to convert DSP algorithms into RTL code and optimize for performance, power, and area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical/Communications Engineering.
• 5+ years in communication systems.
• Familiarity with UVM and MATLAB.
• Experience writing assertions and exposure to formal verification.

EEO Statement

Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Locations and Salary

USA, CA, San Diego: $136,000.00 – $184,000.00 annually.

USA, CA, Sunnyvale: $157,300.00 – $212,800.00 annually.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary range listed above. Final compensation includes sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, dental, vision, prescription coverage, life insurance options, employee assistance program, mental health support, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

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