senior software engineering Hardware Engineer tech_leadership 7+ yrs Bachelor's · Posted Dec 8, 2025
$159,200 – $215,300
USD per year
Skills
C Testing

About this role

Amazon is hiring a senior-level Hardware Engineer in the software engineering function based in San Diego, CA. The posting calls out experience with C, Testing and roughly 7+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Compensation is listed at $159,200–$215,300 per year.

Role
Hardware Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
San Diego, CA
Experience
7+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Visa
Not sponsored
Department
Hardware Development
Posted
Dec 8, 2025
AI Summary
Design and implement verification environments for modem IP and subsystems in Amazon's satellite communication network. Develop test plans, run regressions, debug system-level scenarios, and automate regression triage. Requires 7+ years verification experience in communications systems with UVM, C, SystemC, and scripting expertise.

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Job description

from Amazon careers

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity. The Role: Be part of Amazon 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 for modem IP and subsystem to facilitate testing of the DUT against reference Matlab/C models. · Develop detailed test plans and write tests, run regressions, collect coverage matrices and report progress to the program · Understand and debug system level communication scenarios on pre silicon and post silicon environments. · Work with the design and communication systems team and participate in system level verification using test benches constructed using UVM,…

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