Amazon
Satellite Design Verification Engineer, Amazon Leo
$154K–$247K
Austin, TX +2 · Full-time · Posted Aug 5, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Sunnyvale, CA
San Diego, CA - Experience
- 4+ 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 modem IP and subsystem designs for Amazon Leo’s satellite communications chips, developing automated test environments and debugging system-level scenarios.
What you'll do
- Build verification environments and test DUTs against reference Matlab/C models; write tests, run regressions, collect coverage, and report progress.
- Debug communication scenarios in pre-silicon and post-silicon environments, collaborating on system-level verification.
- Automate regression-failure triage and report issues to stakeholders.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 4+ 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. in Electrical / Communications Engineering; 7+ years in digital verification, preferably in communication systems.
- Familiarity with Matlab, modem design verification, System C or Matlab model development or DV integration, or formal verification techniques.
Pay
USD 153,600.00 - 215,000.00 annually (base salary); USD 176,600.00 - 247,300.00 annually (base salary); USD 153,600.00 - 215,000.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
UVM, C, System C, Matlab, DPI-C
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