Senior ATE Security Software Engineer, Amazon Leo Silicon Team

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.

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The Role
As a Senior ATE Security Software Engineer you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to deliver secure high-quality custom silicon powering the Leo network. This role has two focuses: device security and provisioning during test and the development of reusable ATE library and automation software that accelerates test development across the team.

You will own secure device provisioning and security algorithm test on Advantest 93K and/or Teradyne UltraFLEX platforms including secure key and identity injection OTP/eFuse programming and fuse-based lifecycle management. You will also design and build reusable well-architected library code and tooling such as pattern search utilities automated sub-flow generation and auto-generation of test programs from patterns that improve the productivity consistency and quality of the entire test engineering team. You must be responsive flexible and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment and you will influence design DFT security and manufacturing teams to ensure our products are architected for security testability and cost-effective high-volume manufacturing.

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
Own device security and secure provisioning during test including secure boot secure key and identity injection cryptographic provisioning fuse-based configuration and lifecycle management and debug-port lockdown.
Develop own and qualify OTP/eFuse programming flows addressing challenges such as programming margin read-back verification repeatability and the irreversible nature of fuse operations across process voltage and temperature.
Integrate ATE flows with secure provisioning systems HSMs or key-management infrastructure.
Develop and validate JTAG and debug-access flows on post-provisioned units to enable debug of RMA returns and downstream quality issues while preserving device security posture.
Design build and maintain reusable ATE library code and tooling that accelerates test development across the team.
Develop utilities for pattern search and analysis automated sub-flow generation and auto-generation of test programs from patterns.
Architect libraries and frameworks for reusability maintainability and scale applying strong software engineering practices (modular design version control code review and testing).
Run firmware on DUTs to enable secure provisioning self-test and reduced test time.
Partner with ASIC design DFT security and firmware teams to ensure devices meet Amazon standards for secure provisioning design-for-test and design-for-manufacturability.
Actively identify security test-readiness and software gaps throughout the product lifecycle and drive them to resolution.
Lead technical and security reviews and set software and security best practices for the team.


- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience
- 7 years of experience in silicon test security engineering or test software development.
- Experience with device security and secure provisioning during test including OTP/eFuse programming.
- Working knowledge of the fundamentals of encryption cryptographic keys and secure communication channels.
- Strong software engineering skills including proficiency in a language such as Python and/or C/C and experience building reusable well-architected code.
- Experience developing test or automation software on Advantest 93K and/or Teradyne UltraFLEX platforms.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- International travel required during release-to-production phases.

- Masters degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical efforts and mentor other engineers.
- Expertise in standard silicon security concerns for modem and SoC devices such as secure boot secure key and identity provisioning fuse-based lifecycle management and debug-port lockdown.
- Experience implementing cryptographic provisioning flows involving keys certificates and device identities in a manufacturing or test environment.
- Experience working with anti-tamper and physical security blocks in silicon such as tamper detection sensors and secure-element hardening.
- In-depth understanding of OTP/eFuse programming challenges including margin read-back verification repeatability and managing irreversible operations at high volume.
- Strong software development background with experience building reusable ATE libraries and tooling (pattern search sub-flow generation automated test-program generation).
- Experience with digital test of complex SoCs including developing debugging and analyzing coverage for scan/ATPG MBIST boundary scan (JTAG) and functional tests.
- Experience developing and debugging test programs on ATE platforms such as Advantest 93K and Teradyne UltraFLEX.
- Experience with high-speed SERDES test and characterization including equalization test and tuning (CTLE/DFE/FFE) jitter decomposition and eye/BER analysis.
- Experience developing high-volume manufacturing test solutions and driving the full test release process across the New Product Introduction (NPI) lifecycle from silicon bring-up characterization and qualification through production hand-off and ramp.
- Familiarity with I/O protocols such as I3C SPI and GPIO.
- Experience testing complex modem and SoC devices in advanced process nodes.

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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