Sr. FPGA Engineer, Amazon Leo for Government - Northridge, California, United States
Originally posted 30 August 2026 by the employer.
Amazon Leo satellite communication system
About the role
As a Sr. FPGA engineer on the Amazon Leo for Government Product Development team, you will create FPGA solutions to support the Amazon Leo satellite communication system. Your work will power high-speed optical communication links using the latest generations of FPGA technologies.
What you'll do
- 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.
- Write RTL code, develop testbenches, perform simulation and timing closure, and debug in a laboratory environment.
- Collaborate with system architects and design engineers to implement digital logic functions in FPGA prototypes to validate architecture and design alternatives.
- Collaborate with systems architects, HW engineering design teams, and FW/SW design teams to bring up and test systems combining FPGA, firmware, Optics, and Networking functions.
- Drive trade-off analysis for customer experience and optimization of target technology resources for cost/size/power/performance/features.
What you'll need
- Proficiency in Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL.
- Experience with Xilinx Vivado or Microchip Libero.
- Proficiency in Linux, scripting (Python/Perl).
- Experience with interface protocols like PCIe or DDR.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI (must be a U.S. citizen).
- Utilize FPGA design tools including Vivado / Vitis with new System Verilog / VHDL RTL code and existing/new IP core integration.
This role has been open 45 days — well below the 61-day median for Digital/RTL Design roles.
Digital/RTL Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
1021
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Median days open
61 d
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Median salary
$185k
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| Metric | Amazon | All employers we track in this specialty (1021 roles · 103 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 12 | 1021 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 28 | 3192 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 30 d | 61 d (−31 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 134 open roles · median 64 d
- Synopsys · 86 open roles · median 29 d
- AMD · 72 open roles · median 35 d
- Analog Devices · 49 open roles · median 47 d
- NVIDIA · 46 open roles · median 63 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 41 open roles · median 84 d
How we counted: 1021 open Digital/RTL Design (RTL Design) roles from 103 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.