FPGA Engineer

Amazon Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $117,300–$160,000 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Amazon Inc. is the world''s largest e-commerce and cloud computing company, operating the Amazon marketplace, AWS cloud platform, Prime subscription services, Alexa voice AI, and logistics infrastructure. Industry: E-Commerce & Cloud Computing

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TL;DR · FPGA Engineer

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As an FPGA Engineer at Amazon LEO OISL, you will join a specialized hardware development team to create and implement FPGA-based solutions for the Optical Inter-Satellite Link system. Your day-to-day responsibilities include collaborating with systems architects and design engineers to define, develop, test, and release digital logic functions in FPGAs, ensuring seamless integration with firmware and software teams. You will leverage advanced FPGA technologies from Xilinx/AMD and tools such as System Verilog for verification, while also writing Python scripts for hardware validation. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in RTL coding, simulation, and optimization techniques to ensure efficient timing and power consumption, along with a proven ability to manage the full lifecycle of FPGA designs through production and deployment.

Skills

Python System Verilog UVM Xilinx AMD FPGAs RTL coding CDC RDC AXI4 AXI Streaming CI/CD HDL simulation HIL testing FPGA optimization ASIC design

What you'll do

Design FPGA solutions to support LEO's Optical Inter-Satellite Link system.
Define and implement digital logic functions in FPGAs based on system requirements.
Develop test scripts using Python to validate FPGA images in hardware.
Optimize FPGA designs for timing, power, and performance across multiple generations of technology.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring up and test system solutions.
Implement verification processes including simulation, validation, and HIL testing.

What we're looking for

3+ years of experience with ASIC/FPGA design and verification tools.
Experience in writing test scripts (preferably Python) for FPGA validation.
Proficiency in ASIC/FPGA design verification using System Verilog and UVM.
Hands-on experience with Xilinx/AMD or Altera FPGAs.
Expertise in RTL coding, lint checks, CDC, RDC, FPGA optimization for timing and power.

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