Amazon
ASIC Design Engineer, Satellite Communication
$154K–$215K
San Diego, CA · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the job
Design and integrate digital SoCs and IP for satellite communications, from architecture and RTL through timing optimization, validation, and bring-up.
What you'll do
- Develop SoC and IP blocks to meet power, area, and performance targets; define and integrate IP.
- Implement PHY control-plane architecture, perform initial synthesis and timing analysis, and account for low-power design and DFT.
- Support verification, debug, and bring-up, including test-plan development and system-level verification.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems, or experience combining strong analytical skills, attention to detail, effective communication, and software development.
- Experience verifying logic at multiple levels, from IP blocks to SoCs to full-system testing.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Electrical or Communications Engineering or a related field.
- Experience with formal verification, wireless standards, Python or Perl automation, or ARM, DSP ISAs, DMAs, and NoC.
Pay
153,600.00 - 215,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
UVM, System C, DPI-C, Python, Perl, ARM, DSP ISAs, DMAs
AI focus
Use AI-assisted techniques to optimize digital solutions for customer experience while meeting power and cost constraints.
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