Amazon
Implementation Engineer, Amazon Leo
$154K–$247K
Sunnyvale, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
San Diego, CA - Experience
- 5+ years required; 7+ years preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field; Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical / Communications Engineering preferred.
- 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
Implements and signs off digital ASICs for Amazon Leo satellite and gateway communications, coordinating chip design, synthesis, timing, and physical-design teams.
What you'll do
- Develop and validate UPF power intent, synthesis flows, timing constraints, and implementation methodologies for ASICs.
- Run or oversee synthesis checks, STA, LEC, integration checks, and timing sign-off; coordinate netlist handoff and PPA reviews with P&R teams.
- Verify IR/EM results against DFM criteria and help ensure correct integration of analog blocks.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 5+ years of ASIC implementation experience, including synthesis, STA, and work with P&R for deep sub-micron nodes, preferably 16nm or smaller.
- Experience leading or solely developing physical-synthesis methodology and scripts.
- Track record of taping out chips that entered high-volume production; familiarity with multiple power islands and power gating.
Nice to have
- Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical / Communications Engineering; 7+ years of ASIC implementation experience.
- Experience leading physical design; strong UPF low-power flow exposure; multi-site/multi-team experience; strong written and verbal skills.
Pay
153,600.00 - 215,000.00 USD annually (base salary); 176,600.00 - 247,300.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
UPF, ASIC, STA, LEC, RTL, P&R, DFT, CMOS
AI focus
Develop implementation methodologies while embracing AI flow.
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