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Junior Design Verification Engineer, Amazon Leo

Amazon is hiring a Junior Design Verification Engineer, Amazon Leo in Austin, United States. It pays $132k-$185k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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  • On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
  • Tools and skills the posting cites include UVM, SystemVerilog and MATLAB.
  • Level classifies it as a junior role.
  • Level lists 20,000+ other open roles at Amazon.
  • The role was posted in the last few days.

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Junior Design Verification Engineer for low Earth orbit satellite digital chips, with optional comfort using AI-assisted tools.

UVMSystemVerilogMATLAB
digital-verificationasicrtlwireless
Amazon Leo is an 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:
Be part of Leo's sub-team responsible for defining and implementing the digital chip SOCs for communications via Low Earth Orbit satellites and Amazon gateways. This is a unique opportunity to define a groundbreaking wireless solution with few legacy constraints. The team works with customer requirements and wireless system teams to define modems, high-speed interfaces, embedded processors, and DSP solutions in latest CMOS generation technologies.

In this role you will:
· Implement a state of the art verification environment to facilitate testing of the RTL against reference Matlab/C models
· Develop detailed test plans and write tests, run regressions, collect coverage matrices and report progress to the program
· Participate in the validation of ASIC implementations in Verilog/SystemVerilog
· Work with the design and communication systems team and participate in system level verification using test benches constructed using UVM
· Develop a highly automated environment to run regressions that can be used to make builds and maintain organization of the database


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.



Basic qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Communications Engineering or a related field
- 2+ years in verification preferably in communication systems
- 2+ years in UVM

Preferred qualifications

- Master's or Ph.D degree in Electrical / Communications Engineering
- 3+ years in digital verification, preferably in communication systems
- Familiarity with Matlab
- Modem design verification experience
- System C, C or Matlab model : development or DV integration experience
- Comfortable using AI-assisted tools to accelerate verification workflows (testbench generation, debug, coverage analysis).
- Familiarity with formal verification techniques
- Strong written and verbal skills

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.



USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 131,800.00 - 185,000.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 114,600.00 - 160,400.00 USD annually

How we rate this

Junior Design Verification Engineer, Amazon Leo at Amazon rates 20 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Digital VerificationAsicRtlWirelessUVMSystemVerilogMATLAB

Questions you could be asked

  1. Tell me about a project where digital verification was part of your work. What did you do?
  2. Tell me about a project where asic was part of your work. What did you do?
  3. Tell me about a project where rtl was part of your work. What did you do?
  4. Tell me about a project where wireless was part of your work. What did you do?
  5. Walk me through how you've used UVM in your day-to-day work.

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