Senior FPGA Architect – Real-Time Embedded & RF

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Leo is seeking a Sr. FPGA Engineer to lead real-time embedded system design and programmable logic for next-gen antenna systems.

You will collaborate across hardware, systems, and firmware teams to enable Direct-to-Device connectivity via satellites, testing and bringing up complex FPGAs, ASICs, and RF subsystems. You will own FPGA bitstreams, work on networking functions in FPGA technology, and drive performance trade-offs for a superior customer experience in a high-impact,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience.
• Experience leading the design, automation, deployment, and support of large-scale infrastructure.
• Experience with Linux/Unix
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
• Experience with modern ASIC/FPGA design and verification tools
• Experience in writing test scripts (Python preferred) to validate FPGA images in HW.
• 5+ years experience in FPGA design and Implementation using System Verilog.
• Experience with Xilinx/AMD (or Altera) FPGAs.
• Experience with uArchitecture, RTL coding, FPGA optimization for timing & power, simulation, and validation

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex real-time embedded systems
• Lead the design and implementation of programable logic for next generation antenna systems
• Design software for high-volume phased array manufacturing
• Develop calibration software for on-orbit applications
• Characterize subsystems and systems related to antennas
• Design automation for 2D and 3D structures
• Develop bring up tools and testing for phased array systems
• Have ownership of one or more FPGA bitstreams
• Collaborate with network communication system architects to define and design/implement/test/release/support networking functions targeted to FPGA technology
• Collaborate with RF and Digital Communications engineers to implement digital logic functions in FPGAs
• Drive trade-off analysis to benefit the Customer experience

Skills

C++

Python

Verilog/SystemVerilog

FPGA design

Linux

CI/CD

Xilinx/AMD FPGAs

Education

Master's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Verilog/SystemVerilog tools

ASIC/FPGA design tools

RTL design tools

Job description

Amazon Leo is seeking a Sr. FPGA Engineer to lead real-time embedded system design and programmable logic for next-gen antenna systems.

You will collaborate across hardware, systems, and firmware teams to enable Direct-to-Device connectivity via satellites, testing and bringing up complex FPGAs, ASICs, and RF subsystems. You will own FPGA bitstreams, work on networking functions in FPGA technology, and drive performance trade-offs for a superior customer experience in a high-impact,