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Junior Design Verification Engineer, Amazon Leo

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Compensation
$132–185K/yr
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Amazon Leo is developing a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites to provide broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities. The Junior Design Verification Engineer will help define and implement digital chip systems for satellite and gateway communications, building verification environments and validating ASIC implementations. The role works with design and communications systems teams on modem, interface, processor, and DSP solutions.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

VerificationCommunication SystemsUVMMatlabModem Design VerificationSystemCCAI-Assisted ToolsFormal VerificationWritten CommunicationVerbal Communication

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical or Communications Engineering or Related Field2+ Years Verification Experience2+ Years UVM ExperienceMaster's or PhD in Electrical or Communications Engineering3+ Years Digital Verification ExperienceU.S. Citizen or National, Permanent Resident, Refugee, or Asylee

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Description

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 .

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How this job compares

Set against the 3,155 open Hardware Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$132–185K/yr
  • California median$146–215K/yr988 salary ranges
  • US median$135–205K/yr2,354 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $158K, is 13% below the California median midpoint ($182K) — in the middle half of Hardware Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,290 open Hardware Engineer jobs in California and 3,155 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Hardware Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,635 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,752 of the 3,155 open Hardware Engineer jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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