Sr Performance Validation Engineer

Amazon Lab126; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 247,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon Lab126 invites applications for a Senior Pre-Silicon Performance Validation Engineer to validate and verify silicon performance before tape-out across multiple nodes. You will design validation strategies, create test plans, and maintain a scalable validation infrastructure that predicts frequency, power, and thermal behavior.

The role requires working closely with architecture, RTL design, verification, and emulation teams to ensure performance targets are met.

Qualifications

• Design and execute validation strategies for silicon performance during the pre-silicon phase using RTL simulations, emulation platforms and virtual prototypes.
• Create and maintain validation infrastructure including test benches, performance models, and automated validation frameworks.
• Develop and maintain performance models to predict frequency, power, and thermal characteristics.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute comprehensive validation strategies for silicon performance during the pre-silicon phase.
• Develop test plans that verify performance against design specifications before tape-out.
• Create methodologies for accurate performance prediction and correlation with post-silicon results.
• Collaborate with architecture, RTL design, verification and emulation teams to meet performance requirements.

Job description

Description Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced numerous devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create? The team that built the innovative SoCs AZ3 and AZ3 Pro that power the latest generation of Echo devices is looking for Senior Pre-Silicon Performance Validation Engineer to continue to innovate on behalf of our customers.

Description Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced numerous devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create? The team that built the innovative SoCs AZ3 and AZ3 Pro that power the latest generation of Echo devices is looking for Senior Pre-Silicon Performance Validation Engineer to continue to innovate on behalf of our customers.

As the Senior Pre-Silicon Performance Validation Engineer, you will be responsible for validating and verifying the performance of complex silicon designs during the pre-silicon phase, ensuring that our chip designs meet stringent performance, power, and functionality requirements before tape‑out across multiple process nodes.

Key job responsibilities

In This Role, You Will

• Design and execute comprehensive validation strategies for silicon performance during the pre-silicon phase using RTL simulations, emulation platforms, and virtual prototypes.
• Develop test plans that verify performance against design specifications before tape-out.
• Create and maintain validation infrastructure including test benches, performance models, simulation environments, and automated validation frameworks.
• Develop and maintain performance models to predict silicon behavior including frequency, power consumption, and thermal characteristics.
• Create methodologies for accurate performance prediction and correlation with expected post-silicon results.
• Identify performance bottlenecks through simulation and analysis, working with design teams to implement optimization strategies before tape-out.
• Debug and Root Cause Analysis
• Establish validation methodologies and best practices that can be adopted across the organization. Create comprehensive checklists and procedures for performance validation activities.
• Work closely with architecture, RTL design, verification and emulation teams to ensure performance requirements are met throughout the pre-silicon development cycle.
• Provide early feedback to design teams on performance optimization opportunities.
• Collaborate with external partners and vendors on emulation and virtual platform activities.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 183,000.00 - 247,600.00 USD annually

Company - Amazon.com Services LLC