RTL Design Engineer, Hardware Compute Group

Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers highprofile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Inc. originally creating the bestselling Kindle family of products. Since then we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets Fire TV and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create

The Role:
As an RTL Design Engineer you will be part of an advanced architecture team that is exploring new hardware designs to improve our devices. In this role you will be responsible for defining the microarchitecture and implementing the corresponding RTL for advanced functional blocks. You will participate in the design verification and bringup of such blocks by writing relevant assertions debugging code test benches test harnesses and otherwise interacting with the extended team. You will participate in the lab bringup of these blocks either in an FPGA or silicon by potentially writing test scripts analyzing lab data proposing experiments etc.

You will work closely with multidisciplinary groups including Product Design Audio Technology Computer Vision Hardware Engineering and Software Engineering to architect and implement complex functional block that enable development of worldclass hardware devices. In this role you will:

Design world class hardware and software
Communicate and work with team members across multiple disciplines
Develop detailed design specifications and documentation
Perform RTL coding and synthesis
Work with Partners/Supplier to optimize and customize their products
Run industry standard code quality tools and fix issues found by them
Participate in test plan and coverage reviews

The ideal candidate should have experience with RTL development environments fluency in modern hardware description languages. They should have developed complex IP blocks from scratch that have successfully been integrated in SOCs or other such silicon that have been productized in consumer devices. They should be familiar with modern SoC architectures various interconnect topologies such as AMBA AXI APB AHB and implementations. Experience with I/O interfaces such as SPI I2C I2S PDM and MIPI CSI/DSI/Slimbus/Soundwire is
preferred. Experience with memory instantiation and memory compilers is also preferred. We are looking for a selfdriven individual who can work with architects HW and SW developers and can quickly resolve blocking issues.

If you have the required skills and experience we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity to join our growing hardware design team.

PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Architecture or related field
Project work with RTL development
Understanding of the tapeout process for production silicon
Excellent problemsolving and debugging skills
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and communicate technical ideas effectively

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.