Sr. FPGA Verification Engineer, Kuiper Production FPGA team

Kuiper Production team FPGA Verification engineer. Creating & Maintaining verification environments and test suites for FPGA based subsystems.


Key job responsibilities
Project Kuiper is a new initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

The Role:
Create FPGA solutions to support Amazon Project Kuiper’s satellite communication system. This is a unique opportunity to define a groundbreaking new system with few legacy constraints. The Sr FPGA verification engineer will work with systems teams to define/develop/implement/test/release FPGA test environments in order to verify FPGA based solutions to enable Project Kuiper. This will focus on verifying digital designs for networking functions using the latest generations of FPGA technologies and modern FPGA design processes and tools.

In this role you will:
• Assist with the planning, architecture, development, and use of configurable, self-checking testbenches implemented in SystemVerilog/UVM
• Develop constrained-random, metric-driven test plans and strategies to verify FPGAs performing signal processing and control functions
• Collect and analyze coverage metrics, then use that information to improve the effectiveness of testcases;
• Enhance your leadership skills while contributing to a dynamic DV team
• Create reusable Verification IP to be shared across the organization;
• Support implementing upgrades to our process and methodologies.
• Enhance your DV skills as well as your knowledge of Networking while working with subject matter experts;
• Mentor junior engineers
• Participate in the development and deployment of networking and satellite bus FPGAs

A day in the life
Kuiper Production team FPGA verification engineer. Create UVM verification simulation solutions. The Sr FPGA verification engineer will work with FPGA and systems teams to define and create simulation based test environments intended to characterize and prove out functionality of FPGA designs qualifying them for release to enable Project Kuiper. This will focus on creating FPGA verification environments and test suites. This role will be using the latest generations of FPGA technologies and modern FPGA design processes and tools. This role will intermittently contribute to FPGA design development as well.

About the team
Kuiper Production team FPGA development team creating Kuiper shipping FPGAs.

Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Redmond, WA, USA | Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering/Science, Electrical Engineering, related discipline, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience in FPGA/ASIC design verification
- Experience planning, developing, and using constrained random, self-checking testbenches in SystemVerilog/UVM, OVM
- Experience developing and implementing test plans.
- Experience with FPGA/ASIC design and verification tools (Synopsys, Vivado, Quartus)
- Experience monitoring and optimizing design verification coverage wrt to line, FSM, functional, etc.
- Experience deploying System Verilog Assertions to enhance verification and reduce debug time
- Strong communication and documentation skills
- Working knowledge of Ethernet, Interlaken, PCI Express, SPI, UART, and I3C protocols
- Understanding of TCP/IP Networking with specific familiarity of OSI layers 2-4

Preferred Qualifications

The following skills/experience are preferred, but not required:
• Git/Jira/BitBucket
• Shell scripting/C++/Python
• FPGA Design Experience
• Experience creating reusable Verification IP.
• Experience leading small to medium teams with accountability for cost, schedule, and quality
• Experience driving process.
• Demonstrated mentoring skills


Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $127,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247,600/year in our highest geo