Sr. Post Silicon Engineer , Amazon LEO - Austin, Texas, United States
Originally posted 31 August 2026 by the employer.
Contribute to the validation and characterization of MODEM SOC for low Earth orbit satellites.
About the role
As a Senior Post Silicon Engineer, you will be a critical member of a high-performance team responsible for bringing up, validating, and characterizing MODEM SOC.
What you'll do
- Lead comprehensive validation and characterization planning for MODEM SOC and high-speed peripherals (LPDDR4, SerDes).
- Design and develop SOC test platforms.
- Develop and maintain advanced test automation and comprehensive testbenches for high-speed interfaces and peripheral (I3C, QSPI, Ethernet).
- Conduct system-level debugs in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Work with FPGA, Emulators and DV Environment to ensure successful Bring Up.
What you'll need
- Experience in bringing up, validating, and characterizing MODEM SOC.
- Experience with high-speed peripherals like LPDDR4 and SerDes.
- Experience with I3C, QSPI, and Ethernet interfaces.
- Experience with FPGA, Emulators, and DV Environment.
This role has been open 44 days — well below the 62-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Design Verification
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Open roles in category
112
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Median days open
62 d
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Median salary
$185k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Amazon | All employers we track in this specialty (112 roles · 29 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 6 | 112 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 12 | 2223 · 112 employers |
| Median days open | 39 d | 62 d (−23 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 18 open roles · median 44 d
- AMD · 15 open roles · median 61 d
- NVIDIA · 14 open roles · median 68 d
- Graphcore · 10 open roles · median 119 d
- Amazon (this employer) · 6 open roles · median 38 d
- Micron Technology · 5 open roles · median 209 d
How we counted: 112 open Post-Silicon Validation (Design Verification) roles from 29 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 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 Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.