Sr. FPGA Development Engineer, Bespoke Solutions
Listed on 2026-04-17
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, Hardware Engineer
Overview
Are you interested in developing high speed digital logic using the highest speeds and latest technology? AWS is expanding connectivity and is seeking an FPGA Development Engineer with experience developing programmable logic on advanced FPGAs. The role will help architect, develop, and integrate scalable FPGA systems in the AWS technology ecosystem. This position may be located in Arlington HQ (HQ2) in Northern Virginia.
Responsibilities- Develop custom RTL and integrate with third party libraries to build end-to-end 100G+ solutions.
- Collaborate with design and system engineers to perform tradeoffs and architect new solutions for customers.
- Own the interface between software and hardware by developing drivers, and providing software examples.
- Participate in design meetings to plan development and review peer designs.
- Help identify new opportunities and technologies to improve the customer experience and add features.
You will work on a cross-functional team of hardware and software developers, writing programmable logic and embedded software to interact with custom hardware. You will debug RTL in simulation, synthesize and implement to meet timing and performance requirements. You will deploy RTL onto hardware targets and help debug issues that arise in RTL, hardware, or software. You will provide subject matter expertise in architectural discussions and strategic planning meetings.
AboutThe Team
We develop AWS-owned hardware solutions to scale globally, minimize cost, and maximize value for our customers. We are a growing team of hardware, software and FPGA engineers with a dedicated product development lab in Arlington, VA.
Basic Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- 5+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Experience in RTL coding and debugging, as well as performance, power, area analysis and trade-offs
- Knowledge of IT system hardware and network concepts
- 7+ years developing programmable logic in VHDL, System Verilog or Verilog for FPGA So Cs
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
- 7+ years of full RTL development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Experience with Xilinx Ultrascale+ FPGAs, Versal ACAPs, and/or Intel Agilex So Cs
- Experience developing programmable logic for 400G+ Networking Systems
- Current US government security clearance of Secret or above (TS/SCI or higher preferred)
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USA, MD, Jessup – – USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington – – USD annually
USA, VA, Herndon – – USD annually
Company – Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.
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