Senior FPGA Modem & PHY Engineer for LEO Satellites

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs (restricted stock units)

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC in Redmond, WA seeks an experienced FPGA Design Engineer to develop high‑performance FPGA solutions for next‑generation modem systems from LEO satellites. You will define, implement, and release FPGA-based signal processing and modem solutions on ARM/FPGA SoCs, collaborating across HW, FW, and SW teams.

The role emphasizes RTL development, system integration, and architectural trade-offs to meet 5G latency and throughput requirements, with

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 & verification

SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL

RTL coding & debug

Performance/power/area trade-offs

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Master's degree or PhD preferred

Tools

Xilinx/AMD FPGAs

Intel/Altera FPGAs

ASIC/FPGA design tools

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC in Redmond, WA seeks an experienced FPGA Design Engineer to develop high‑performance FPGA solutions for next‑generation modem systems from LEO satellites. You will define, implement, and release FPGA-based signal processing and modem solutions on ARM/FPGA SoCs, collaborating across HW, FW, and SW teams.

The role emphasizes RTL development, system integration, and architectural trade-offs to meet 5G latency and throughput requirements, with