Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide lowlatency highspeed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.
Be part of Project Kuipers subteam 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 highspeed interfaces embedded processors and DSP solutions in latest CMOS generation technologies.
Export Control Requirement:
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.
Key job responsibilities
In this role you will:
Work closely with the system architects to develop worldclass SOC and IP blocks which meet power area and performance targets.
Define configure and integration SoC Subsystems
Contribute to the SoC floor planning effort
Define and develop any necessary support logic
Configure instantiate and integrate 3rd party IP blocks
Understand low power design & the impact of DFT on the blocks
Perform initial synthesis & timing analysis
Assist verification team in unit verification including test plan development
Assist with debug and bringup
About the team
Bachelors degree in Electrical / Communications Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
5 years in digital design preferably in SoC design and implementation
Masters or Ph.D degree in Electrical / Communications Engineering
3 years in digital design preferably in communication systems
Familiarity with UVM and Matlab
Ability to write assertions and exposure to Formal verification
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