Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Technology

SeniorFPGADevelopmentEngineer

$159–215k Arlington, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior FPGA Development Engineer at Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.. Skills: FPGA Development, RTL Design, System Architecture. Develop custom RTL. Integrate with third party libraries”

What You'll Achieve.

Scale globally; Minimize cost; Maximize value

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshoot; Debug complex issues

Eligibility Requirements

US Citizen, Security clearance, TS/SCI with polygraph

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in computer science, 5+ years design or architecture, RTL coding and debug experience, Performance, power, area analysis, Knowledge of IT system hardware, Knowledge of network concepts, 7+ years developing programmable logic, US Citizen, Maintain security clearance

Nice to Have

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Secret or above security clearance, 7+ years full RTL development life cycle, Experience with Xilinx Ultrascale+ FPGAs, Experience with Versal ACAPs, Experience with Intel Agilex SOCs, Experience developing programmable logic for 400G+ Networking Systems

What You'll Do.

Integrate with third party libraries

Build end to end 100G+ solutions

Architect new solutions

Lead in design meetings

Design high-performance packet processing architectures

Create design documentation

Maintain design documentation

Develop automated test benches

Develop verification environments

Optimize designs for timing

Optimize designs for area

Optimize designs for power consumption

Mentor junior engineers

Provide technical leadership

Interface with hardware teams

Interface with software teams

Ensure adherence to coding standards

Ensure adherence to best practices

Troubleshoot integration issues

Debug integration issues

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional team; Hardware and software developers

Communication Scope

Technical documentation

Process & Methodology

Architecture specifications, Test plans, Technical reports

Full Job Description

Application deadline: Mar 29, 2026 Are you interested in developing high speed digital logic using the highest speeds and latest technology? Amazon is expanding Amazon Web Services (AWS) connectivity and is looking for help. AWS seeks a Senior FPGA Development Engineer with experience developing programmable logic on the most advanced FPGAs. They will help architect, develop, and integrate scalable FPGA systems in the AWS technology ecosystem. If Arlington HQ (HQ2): This role will sit in our new headquarters in Northern Virginia, where Amazon will invest $2.5 billion dollars, occupy 4 million square feet of energy efficient office space, and create at least 25,000 new full-time jobs. Our employees and the neighboring community will also benefit from the associated investments from the Commonwealth including infrastructure updates, public transportation improvements, and new access to Reagan National Airport. By working together on behalf of our customers, we are building the future one innovative product, service, and idea at a time. Are you ready to embrace the challenge? Come build the future with us. This position requires that the candidate selected must be a US Citizen and obtain and maintain a security clearance at the TS/SCI with polygraph level. Upon start, the selected candidate will be sponsored for a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work. 10012 Key job responsibilities - Develop custom RTL and integrate with third party libraries to build end to end 100G+ solutions. - Collaborate with design and system engineers to perform tradeoffs and architect new solutions for customers. - Lead in design meetings to plan development and review peer designs. - Design and implement high-performance packet processing architectures in RTL - Create and maintain comprehensive design documentation including architecture specifications, test plans, and technical reports - Develop automated test benches and verification environments

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