Chip Design Engineer

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks an experienced engineer to join their Chip Design team. In this role, you will take full ownership of various IPs, including micro-architecture and RTL coding, while ensuring quality and reliability standards are met. This dynamic position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced environment, contributing to the development of cutting-edge semiconductor technology that powers the world's largest cloud platform. Join a diverse team that values innovation, work-life balance, and continuous growth, and be part of shaping the future of cloud computing.

Benefits

Flexible work hours

Mentorship programs

Inclusive team culture

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Chip Design required.
• Experience with large scale IPs and full design cycle preferred.

Responsibilities

• Full ownership of one or more IPs within the product.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams for chip quality.

Skills

Chip Design

Micro-architecture

RTL coding

Synthesis

Verification

Emulation

Education

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering

B.Sc. in Computer Engineering

Tools

Data paths

Job description

AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (IoT), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

Annapurna Labs, as part of AWS, is looking for an experienced engineer, to help us develop our cutting-edge semiconductor platform. You’ll have the opportunity to join a top-tier, agile, fast-paced team, and take part in the development of the technology that powers the world’s largest cloud provider. Amazon Web Services offers a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost cloud platform that enables hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world. We are looking for talented people to join the Chip Design team in TLV, working on the Nitro product line: https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/nitro/. Take an active, significant part in developing the next generations of products that will enable AWS to be the lead in the Cloud sector.

Key job responsibilities

1. Full ownership of one or more IPs within the product:
1. Micro-architecture
2. RTL coding and debug
3. Synthesis and timing closure
4. Sign-off
2. Supporting the Verification and Emulation teams: Test plan, Coverage review
3. Ensuring that the chip meets quality and reliability standards.
4. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Product Definition, Verification, Software, and Physical design

About the team

1. Diverse Experiences: Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
2. Why AWS: Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
3. Work/Life Balance: We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
4. Inclusive Team Culture: Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
5. Mentorship and Career Growth: We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering
2. 5+ years of experience in Chip Design
3. Experience working with data paths

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Experience with large scale IPs (Millions of gates)
2. Experience with a full design cycle – RTL/Verification/Synthesis and timing closure/CDC/ Lint.
3. Experience with Networking layers

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