Lead ASIC Modem Design Engineer, Satellite Communication

Lead ASIC Modem Design Engineer, Satellite Communication role within a high performance ASIC Modem design team. This team is using industry leading methodologies to develop proprietary IP's. Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

The Role:

Be part of Leo's sub-team responsible for defining and implementing the digital chip SOCs for communications via Low Earth Orbit satellites and Amazon gateways. This is a unique opportunity to define a state-of-the-art wireless solution with few legacy constraints. The team works with customer requirements and wireless system teams to define modems, high-speed interfaces, embedded processors, and DSP solutions in latest CMOS generation technologies.

In

this role you will:

• Implement wireless system architecture in silicon from system specification to microarchitecture to RTL implementation to optimizing timing / power to chip level validation.
• Develop solutions optimizing customer experience (throughput, latency, and availability) while meeting power and cost constraints.
• Drive high quality designs for first-time right silicon solutions, and meeting the power objectives
• Create standalone verification test bench to verify the correctness of your block.
• Work with the verification team and participate in System level verification using test benches constructed using UVM, System C and DPI-C.
• Ensure that the block meets DFT, timing and power targets by working closely with the implementation team.
• Learn about requirements and solutions for systems operating in space
• Drive trade‑off analysis to benefit customer experience and optimization of resources (costs, power, spectrum).
• Define specifications and architecture/micro-architecture for modem PHY subsystem blocks, including signal processing data paths.

Export Control Requirement:

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities

• Engage with architects and system engineers to drive hardware micro-architecture.
• Lead design of 1 or more DSP data path subsystems System Verilog. Able to interpret reference models in MATLAB/C/C++.
• Involve in control plane logic design and interfaces to bus fabrics.
• Explore and propose innovative ideas and work towards optimization of the modem.
• Work closely with PHY-MAC boundary teams, software teams, and system integration teams to resolve complex HW-SW interaction issues.
• Support emulation platforms for early software development and system-level validation of modem IP.
• Mentor and assign work to junior team members.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Communications Engineering, or experience working in electrical engineering field
• 7+ years of experience in digital logic design, preferably in DSP or communication systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D degree in Electrical / Communications Engineering.
• 7+ years of experience in digital design, preferably in communication systems.
• Familiarity with UVM and Matlab.
• Knowledge of wireless communication standards (e.g., 5G , LTE, DVB-S2/S2X, or satellite communication protocols).
• Experience with ASIC design tools such as Cadence, Synopsys, or Mentor Graphics for synthesis, timing analysis, and physical design flows.
• Experience with low- power design techniques for advanced CMOS nodes.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills for complex silicon issues.
• Ability to write assertions and exposure to Formal verification

Amazon is an equal opportunity…