Senior ATE Security Engineer, Amazon Leo Silicon Team

Amazon is hiring a Senior ATE Security Engineer, Amazon Leo Silicon Team in Sunnyvale, United States. It pays $185k-$250k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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Pay on this posting starts 16% higher than the typical cybersecurity posting on Level.
The posting mentions Advantest 93k, Teradyne Ultraflex and Jtag among its tools and skills.
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Design and secure custom silicon for satellite networks, focusing on device security, cryptographic provisioning, and ATE library automation.

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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.

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The Role
As a Senior ATE Security Engineer, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to deliver secure, high-quality custom silicon powering the Leo network. This role has two focuses: device security and provisioning during test, and the development of reusable ATE library and automation software that accelerates test development across the team.

You will own secure device provisioning and security algorithm test on Advantest 93K and/or Teradyne UltraFLEX platforms, including secure key and identity injection, OTP/eFuse programming, and fuse-based lifecycle management. You will also design and build reusable, well-architected library code and tooling, such as pattern search utilities, automated sub-flow generation, and auto-generation of test programs from patterns, that improve the productivity, consistency, and quality of the entire test engineering team. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open, collaborative peer environment, and you will influence design, DFT, security, and manufacturing teams to ensure our products are architected for security, testability, and cost-effective high-volume manufacturing.

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.

Key job responsibilities
• Own device security and secure provisioning during test, including secure boot, secure key and identity injection, cryptographic provisioning, fuse-based configuration and lifecycle management, and debug-port lockdown.
• Develop, own, and qualify OTP/eFuse programming flows, addressing challenges such as programming margin, read-back verification, repeatability, and the irreversible nature of fuse operations across process, voltage, and temperature.
• Integrate ATE flows with secure provisioning systems, HSMs, or key-management infrastructure.
• Develop and validate JTAG and debug-access flows on post-provisioned units to enable debug of RMA returns and downstream quality issues, while preserving device security posture.
• Design, build, and maintain reusable ATE library code and tooling that accelerates test development across the team.
• Develop utilities for pattern search and analysis, automated sub-flow generation, and auto-generation of test programs from patterns.
• Architect libraries and frameworks for reusability, maintainability, and scale, applying strong software engineering practices (modular design, version control, code review, and testing).
• Run firmware on DUTs to enable secure provisioning, self-test, and reduced test time.
• Partner with ASIC design, DFT, security, and firmware teams to ensure devices meet Amazon standards for secure provisioning, design-for-test, and design-for-manufacturability.
• Actively identify security, test-readiness, and software gaps throughout the product lifecycle and drive them to resolution.
• Lead technical and security reviews and set software and security best practices for the team.

Basic qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent work experience
- 7+ years of experience in silicon test, security engineering, or test software development.
- Experience with device security and secure provisioning during test, including OTP/eFuse programming.
- Working knowledge of the fundamentals of encryption, cryptographic keys, and secure communication channels.
- Strong software engineering skills, including proficiency in a language such as Python and/or C/C++, and experience building reusable, well-architected code.
- Experience developing test or automation software on Advantest 93K and/or Teradyne UltraFLEX platforms.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- International travel required during release-to-production phases.

Preferred qualifications

- Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical efforts and mentor other engineers.
- Expertise in standard silicon security concerns for modem and SoC devices, such as secure boot, secure key and identity provisioning, fuse-based lifecycle management, and debug-port lockdown.
- Experience implementing cryptographic provisioning flows involving keys, certificates, and device identities in a manufacturing or test environment.
- Experience working with anti-tamper and physical security blocks in silicon, such as tamper detection, sensors, and secure-element hardening.
- In-depth understanding of OTP/eFuse programming challenges, including margin, read-back verification, repeatability, and managing irreversible operations at high volume.
- Strong software development background, with experience building reusable ATE libraries and tooling (pattern search, sub-flow generation, automated test-program generation).
- Experience with digital test of complex SoCs, including developing, debugging, and analyzing coverage for scan/ATPG, MBIST, boundary scan (JTAG), and functional tests.
- Experience developing and debugging test programs on ATE platforms such as Advantest 93K and Teradyne UltraFLEX.
- Experience with high-speed SERDES test and characterization, including equalization test and tuning (CTLE/DFE/FFE), jitter decomposition, and eye/BER analysis.
- Experience developing high-volume manufacturing test solutions and driving the full test release process across the New Product Introduction (NPI) lifecycle, from silicon bring-up, characterization, and qualification through production hand-off and ramp.
- Familiarity with I/O protocols such as I3C, SPI, and GPIO.
- Experience testing complex modem and SoC devices in advanced process nodes.

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, San Diego - 185,200.00 - 250,000.00 USD annually
USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 213,000.00 - 287,500.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Redmond - 185,200.00 - 250,000.00 USD annually

How we rate this

Senior ATE Security Engineer, Amazon Leo Silicon Team at Amazon rates 10 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.

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Key facts

Senior ATE Security Engineer, Amazon Leo Silicon Team is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $185k-$250k a year.
The role is based in US, CA, Sunnyvale.
The job was posted on September 15, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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Pay

This job starts at: $185k
Typical cybersecurity job: $159k

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