Senior FPGA Engineer, LEO Payload FPGA, Amazon Leo Hardware Development

LEO is Amazons low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast reliable internet to customers and communities around the world and weve designed the system with the capacity flexibility and performance to serve a wide range of customers from individual households to schools hospitals businesses government agencies and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

The Role:

Create FPGA solutions to support LEOs satellite communication system. This is a unique opportunity to define a new system with few legacy constraints. The FPGA design engineer will work with systems teams to define/develop/implement/test/release FPGA based solutions to enable LEO. This will focus on creating digital designs for networking functions using the latest generations of FPGA technologies and modern FPGA design processes and tools.

In this role you will:

Have ownership of one or more FPGA bitstreams. - Create and release FPGAs through the development phases of uArchitecture-RTL Design-Physical Implementation-Timing ClosureSimulation 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

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
-Design develop and implement complex FPGA architectures using Verilog HDL
-Lead FPGA design efforts for Versal ACAP and IGLOO2 platforms from concept through production
-Develop and optimize RTL code for high-performance resource-efficient designs
-Perform timing analysis synthesis place and route and design verification
-Create comprehensive test benches and simulation environments
-Collaborate with cross-functional teams including hardware engineers software developers and system architects
-Debug and troubleshoot FPGA designs at both simulation and hardware levels
-Develop technical documentation including design specifications test plans and user guides
-Support hardware integration manufacturing and production deployment activities

- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or a related technical field
- 7 years of FPGA design experience
- Experience with AMD Xilinx Versal ACAP FPGA architecture and development tools
- Demonstrated expertise with Microchip IGLOO2 FPGA platform
- Strong proficiency in Verilog HDL for RTL design and verification
- Experience with FPGA design tools (Vivado Libero SoC or equivalent)
- Solid understanding of digital design principles timing analysis and clock domain crossing
- Experience with simulation tools (ModelSim VCS or similar)
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
- HDL Languages: Verilog (required) SystemVerilog (preferred)
- FPGA Platforms: Versal ACAP IGLOO2
- Design Tools: Xilinx Vivado Microchip Libero SoC
- Simulation: ModelSim Vivado Simulator or equivalent
- Scripting: Python TCL or Perl for design automation
- Protocols: Understanding of industry-standard communication protocols

- Experience with SystemVerilog and UVM methodologies
- Knowledge of high-speed interfaces (PCIe DDR Ethernet SerDes)
- Familiarity with embedded systems and hardware-software integration
- Experience with version control systems (Git SVN)
- Background in signal processing communications or related applications
- Experience with DO-254 or other safety-critical design standards

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Redmond - 159200.00 - 215300.00 USD annually