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Lead ASIC Design Engineer, Kuiper ASIC Design

Amazon
Austin, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 12/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/20/2026
Description

Project Kuiper 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.

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

Key job responsibilities

RTL Design and development of custom blocks.

Integration of large subsystems

Gate Level Simulation: Develop and maintain comprehensive gate-level simulation test plans for verifying ASIC functionality and timing. Analyze simulation results, identify and debug logic errors, and propose solutions. Work closely with design and verification engineers to validate fixes and ensure design closure.

Facilitate seamless integration across Firmware, RTL, Platform Software, and Platform Drivers.

Develop Debug tools: RTL Emulation, silicon bring-up, and functional validation.

In This Role You Will

  • Work closely with the system architects to develop world-class SOC and IP blocks, which meet power, area and performance targets.
  • Define, configure and integration SoC Subsystems
  • Contribute to the SoC floor planning effort
  • Define and develop any necessary support logic
  • Configure, instantiate and integrate 3rd party IP blocks
  • Understand low power design & the impact of DFT on the blocks
  • Perform initial synthesis & timing analysis
  • Assist verification team in unit verification including test plan development
  • Assist with debug and bring-up

A day in the life

Be part of Project Kuiper’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 groundbreaking 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.

Basic Qualifications

  • 8 years of non-internship professional software development experience

- 8 years of programming with at least one software programming language experience -

  • 8 years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
  • 8 years of digital design experience, preferably in SoC design and implementation
  • Fixed point RTL design
  • Filter design (FIR/IIR)
  • DSP design

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5 years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
  • Modem wireless or OFDM experience
  • Master's degree in computer science or equivalent

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.


Company - Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Job ID: A3019751

Salary : $143,300 - $247,600

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