Lead ASIC Modem Architect – Space DSP & RTL

Amazon; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 159,200 - 215,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Sign‑on bonus

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Lead Modem Engineer to define and implement digital chip SOCs for satellite communications. You will work with wireless system teams to design modems, high‑speed interfaces, embedded processors, and DSPs in modern CMOS tech.

You will drive architecture from system spec to RTL, optimize timing and power, and collaborate on verification using UVM, SystemC, and DPI‑C testbenches, while learning space‑grade requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Communications Engineering or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience in digital logic design, preferably DSP or communications systems.
• Experience designing and implementing DSP algorithms and systems in RTL.
• Ability to convert DSP algorithms into RTL code and optimize for performance, power, and area.

Responsibilities

• Implement wireless system architecture in silicon from system specification to RTL, optimizing timing, power, and chip‑level validation.
• Develop solutions to maximize throughput, latency, and availability within power and cost constraints.
• Drive high‑quality designs for first‑time‑right silicon solutions matching power objectives.
• Create standalone verification test benches to verify block correctness.
• Collaborate with verification and system teams for end‑to‑end verification using UVM, SystemC, and DPI‑C testbenches.
• Ensure blocks meet DFT, timing, and power targets with implementation teams.
• Learn space‑system requirements and translate them into modem designs.
• Lead trade‑off analyses to optimize customer experience and resource usage.

Skills

Digital logic design

DSP concepts

RTL coding

System-level thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Communications Engineering

Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical/Communications Engineering

Tools

UVM

MATLAB

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Lead Modem Engineer to define and implement digital chip SOCs for satellite communications. You will work with wireless system teams to design modems, high‑speed interfaces, embedded processors, and DSPs in modern CMOS tech.

You will drive architecture from system spec to RTL, optimize timing and power, and collaborate on verification using UVM, SystemC, and DPI‑C testbenches, while learning space‑grade requirements.