Amazon
Sr. Implementation Engineer, Amazon Leo
$185K–$288K
Sunnyvale, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
San Diego, CA - Experience
- 8+ years required; 10+ 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 verifies digital ASIC chip designs and flows for Amazon Leo satellite and gateway communications systems.
What you'll do
- Develop chip power intent and validate UPF at RTL and netlist levels; set up logic and physical synthesis flows.
- Create timing constraints, perform STA and LEC, and lead post-P&R timing sign-off and PPA reviews.
- Coordinate ASIC, DFT, RFIC, and P&R teams; verify integration and DFM criteria, including IR/EM results.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 8+ years of ASIC implementation experience, including synthesis, STA, and P&R for deep sub-micron nodes; preferably 16nm or smaller.
- Experience leading or independently developing physical synthesis methodologies and scripts.
- Track record of taping out chips that reached high-volume production; familiarity with multiple power islands and power gating.
Nice to have
- Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical or Communications Engineering; 10+ years of ASIC implementation experience.
- Physical design leadership, strong UPF low-power design exposure, strong communication skills, or multi-site/multi-team experience.
Pay
USD 185,200.00 - 250,000.00 annually base salary; USD 213,000.00 - 287,500.00 annually base salary
Tools
ASIC, UPF, STA, LEC, RTL, P&R, CMOS, DFT
AI focus
Develop implementation methodologies while embracing AI flow.
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