Amazon
Posted 86 days agoVerified live 2d ago
ASIC Engineer, Project Leo
Brief overview
San Diego, CAIn-person
UndergradOr in progress
$123k–$170k/yrStated range
17,535 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
9,838 green cardsCertified filings
About the company
Amazonamazon.com
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
Visa sponsorship history
4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026H-1B dependent
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95%approval rate
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9,838PERM certified
$194,500median wage / yr
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Job description
Summary
Amazon is launching Project Leo, a low Earth orbit satellite network aimed at providing reliable internet connectivity. The ASIC Engineer will support the design, debug, validation, and optimization of products, engaging with a cross-disciplinary team to drive product definition and execution.
Responsibilities
- Participate in logic design, verification and post-silicon validation as part of Amazon custom silicon solutions
- Work with physical design teams to achieve performance and area requirements
- Develop a deep understanding of the end customer requirements, including software applications, use models, system architecture and the SoC architecture/micro-architecture of our solutions
- Develop and execute design automation mechanisms and flows
Skills
- Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a Bachelor's degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields
- Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems, or experience demonstrating software engineering skills in a previous internship, work experience, coding competitions, or publications and experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
- Experience in RTL coding and debug, as well as performance, power, area analysis and trade-offs
- Experience in C/C++ and system Verilog coding
- Experience working closely with physical design teams to develop highly optimized ASICs with excellent power, performance and area
- Experience with modern ASIC/FPGA design and verification tools
- Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a Bachelor's degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields
- Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems, or experience demonstrating software engineering skills in a previous internship, work experience, coding competitions, or publications and experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
- Experience in RTL coding and debug, as well as performance, power, area analysis and trade-offs
- Experience in C/C++ and system Verilog coding
- Experience working closely with physical design teams to develop highly optimized ASICs with excellent power, performance and area
- Experience with modern ASIC/FPGA design and verification tools
Nice to Haves
- Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
Benefits
- Sign-on payments
- Restricted stock units (RSUs)
- Comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
