Senior FPGA Engineer, LEO Payload FPGA

Amazon Inc

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Location
Sunnyvale, CARedmond, WANorthridge, CA
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$185,200–$250,000 / yr
Posted
124 days ago
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TL;DR · Senior FPGA Engineer, LEO Payload FPGA

Senior FPGA Engineer, LEO Payload FPGA The Senior FPGA Engineer, LEO Payload FPGA joins the hardware development team to create FPGA solutions for the LEO low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. This role involves owning FPGA bitstreams through the entire development lifecycle, including uArchitecture, RTL design, physical implementation, timing closure, simulation validation, and lab-based silicon validation. The engineer will collaborate with systems architects to implement digital logic functions and networking functions for satellite communication. Key responsibilities include driving trade-off analyses for cost, size, power, and performance. Required skills include System Verilog, Xilinx/AMD or Altera FPGAs, and Python for test scripts. Candidates should possess experience with high-speed networking, SerDes, 50G/100G Ethernet, Interlaken, and AXI4 or AXI Streaming interfaces to solve complex satellite communication problems.

What you'll do

  • Create and release FPGA bitstreams through uArchitecture, RTL design, physical implementation, and timing closure.
  • Develop digital designs for networking functions using the latest FPGA technologies and tools.
  • Implement digital logic functions in FPGA prototypes to validate and trade off architecture alternatives.
  • Perform simulation validation and lab-based silicon validation for FPGA designs.
  • Bring up and test systems combining FPGA, firmware, RF, and networking functions.
  • Drive trade-off analysis to optimize technology resources for cost, size, power, and performance.
  • Write Python test scripts to validate FPGA images in hardware and Cocotb simulation environments.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in FPGA design and implementation using SystemVerilog.
  • Experience with modern ASIC/FPGA design and verification tools.
  • Experience with Xilinx/AMD or Altera FPGAs.
  • Experience with uArchitecture, RTL coding, FPGA optimization for timing and power, simulation, and validation.
  • Experience writing test scripts to validate FPGA images in hardware (Python preferred).
  • Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates.

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