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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. FPGA Engineer, Amazon Leo for Government - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $159,200.0 - $215,300.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Boolean Algebra, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Linux, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Perl (Programming Language), Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), GNU Linker, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, PCI Express, Signal Processing, SystemVerilog, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Vivado, Scripting, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Git, Bare Metal, Software Version Control - **Published:** August 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10521267/sr-fpga-engineer-amazon-leo-for-government ## About the Role 7+ years of digital design in communication systems experience - 7+ years of verification in communication systems experience - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field - Knowledge of serial protocols including SPI, I2C, I3C, and UART - Experience in communication theory, OFDM, MIMO, Digital/Wireless Communication Systems or RF engineering - Experience leading or solely developing methodology and scripts for physical synthesis - Experience low power design techniques - Experience in test setup automation using MATLAB, Python, or Pearl - Experience with Agile, TDD, BDD, CI, and Git - Experience developing PHY/MAC layer HW/SW targeting SoCs, FPGAs, and general-purpose processors - Experience leading technical initiatives and key deliverables - Experience with version control systems and CI/CD pipeline implementation - Experience in Bare Metal Environment development, including linker scripts, page tables and NVIC, Master's degree or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering or related field - Experience in RTL coding and debug, as well as performance, power, area analysis and trade-offs - Experience with modern ASIC/FPGA design and verification tools - Experience with SOC bring-up and post-silicon validation ## Description As a Sr. FPGA engineer on the Amazon Leo for Government Product Development team you will create FPGA solutions to support Amazon Leo satellite communication system. This is a unique opportunity to define a ground breaking new system with few legacy constraints. You will work with systems and algorithm teams to define/develop/implement/test/release FPGA-based modem solutions to enable Amazon Leo. In particular, your work will power high-speed optical communication links while making use of the latest generations of FPGA technologies, design processes, and tools., Create and release FPGAs through the development phases of uArchitecture-RTL Design-Physical Implementation-Timing Closure-Simulation Validation- Lab Based Silicon Validation. - Collaborate with RF and Optical Communications and Signal Processing system architects and design engineers to define, design, implement, and test modem and digital logic functions in FPGA technology. - Writing RTL code, developing testbenches, performing simulation and timing closure, and debugging in a laboratory environment. - Proficiency in Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL; experience with Xilinx Vivado or Microchip Libero; proficiency in Linux, scripting (Python/Perl), and interface protocols like PCIe or DDR. - Collaborate with system architects and design engineers to implement digital logic functions in FPGA prototypes to validate/tradeoff architecture & design alternatives. - Collaborate with systems architects, HW engineering design teams & FW/SW design teams to bring up and test systems combining FPGA, firmware, Optics, and Networking functions. - Drive trade-off analysis to benefit customer experience and optimization of target technology resources for cost/size/power/performance/features - Utilize FPGA design tools including Vivado / Vitis with new System Verilog / VHDL RTL code and existing/new IP core integration. The role is located in Northridge, CA, and includes US relocation benefits. Security Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI, so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration. Export Control : This position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. Citizen in order to comply with U.S. government-imposed requirements related to the nature of the work and/or where it will be performed. 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