Senior FPGA Modem & PHY Engineer for High-Throughput Wireless

Amazon; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an FPGA Design Engineer to design, implement and support a wireless modem on an ARM/FPGA SoC platform. You will work across HW, FW, and SW teams to optimize FPGA resources while meeting 5G latency and throughput goals.

The role requires hands-on RTL coding with SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL and experience with Xilinx/AMD or Intel/Altera FPGAs. A strong background in RTL verification and HDL design is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
• Experience with modern ASIC/FPGA design and verification tools.
• Experience in RTL coding and debug, as well as performance, power, area analysis and trade-offs.
• 7+ years of experience in FPGA design and implementation using System Verilog/Verilog/VHDL.
• Hands-on experience with Xilinx/AMD or Intel/Altera FPGAs.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End RTL Development: Create and release RTL code through the full development lifecycle: system architecture definition, RTL design, physical implementation, timing closure, and simulation validation.
• System Integration: Collaborate with Digital Communications and RF system architects to implement complex logic functions such as signal detection and synchronization, channel coding (LDPC/Polar), beamforming, or massive MIMO processing.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with HW, FW, and SW teams to bring up and test integrated systems combining FPGA, RF front-ends, and networking stacks.
• Architectural Trade-offs: Drive trade-off analysis to optimize FPGA resources for cost, size, power, and performance to meet stringent 5G latency and throughput requirements.
• Validation: Conduct lab-based silicon validation using high-speed signal generators and analyzers to ensure modem performance meets throughput and reliability metrics.

Skills

FPGA design

RTL design

SystemVerilog

HDL verification

Xilinx/AMD

Intel/Altera

C/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

ModelSim

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an FPGA Design Engineer to design, implement and support a wireless modem on an ARM/FPGA SoC platform. You will work across HW, FW, and SW teams to optimize FPGA resources while meeting 5G latency and throughput goals.

The role requires hands-on RTL coding with SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL and experience with Xilinx/AMD or Intel/Altera FPGAs. A strong background in RTL verification and HDL design is essential.