Amazon
Design Verification Engineer, Amazon Leo
$154K–$215K
Austin, TX +2 · Full-time · Posted Aug 28, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Irvine, CA
San Diego, CA - Experience
- 2+ years of UVM, C, System C, and scripting experience; 5+ years in verification, preferably in communication systems. Preferred: 7+ years in digital verification, preferably in communication systems.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field; preferred Master's or Ph.D degree in Electrical / Communications Engineering.
- 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
Verifies digital communication IP, subsystems, and SOCs for Amazon Leo satellite and gateway communications.
What you'll do
- Build verification environments and test plans, write tests, run regressions, and track coverage.
- Debug system-level communication scenarios in pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.
- Automate regression failure triage and perform system-level verification with design and communications teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 2+ years of UVM, C, System C, and scripting experience.
- 5+ years in verification, preferably in communication systems.
Nice to have
- Master's or Ph.D degree in Electrical / Communications Engineering; 7+ years in digital verification, preferably in communication systems.
- Proficiency with AI/LLM tools for verification workflows; familiarity with Matlab, modem design verification, System C or Matlab models, or formal verification.
Pay
153,600.00 - 215,000.00 USD annually base salary (USA, CA, Irvine); 153,600.00 - 215,000.00 USD annually base salary (USA, CA, San Diego); 153,600.00 - 215,000.00 USD annually base salary (USA, TX, Austin)
Tools
UVM, C, System C, DPI-C, Matlab, AI/LLM
AI focus
Use AI/LLM tools to accelerate verification workflows, including AI-assisted test plans, test case generation, debugging, and human-in-the-loop coverage sign-off review.
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