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SOC Development Manager, Amazon Leo
Sunnyvale, California, USA
Work authorization required$240k-$324kDetected 1 day ago
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About the role
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Grow, manage, and develop top silicon development engineers and management
- Manage SOC design execution in aggressive silicon technologies
- Drive backend solutions internally, with partners, and with external foundries
- Manage SOC implementation (including PD, DFT and Package) in leading silicon technologies, develop advanced digital compute and communications systems, incorporate IP from internal and external suppliers, and bring-up and test solutions based on your team's designs
- Help develop appropriate CAD process and development environment specifics to your teams SOC solutions
- Help develop appropriate validation processes, platforms and environment specific to your teams SOC solutions
- Learn about requirements and develop solutions for systems operating in space
- Assess future technologies, trends, and internal innovations to drive next generation solutions A day in the life This is a unique opportunity to define a groundbreaking solutions with few legacy constraints.
- The team will be responsible for designing and implementing aspects that are foundational to broadband communications systems, customer experience, key design criteria (like overall customer bandwidth, power consumption, and costs), and meeting systems requirements specifications for space and ground.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
- 3+ years of managing managers experience.
- 10+ years of experience in silicon design and implementation.
- 5+ years of management experience
Nice to have
- Master's / PhD degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Experience in development of broadband wireless (WiFi, 4G/5G, microwave backhaul, satellite, or similar systems) or networking system solutions - Good analytical, problem solving, and communication skills.
- Experience with embedded processing solutions including external memory systems.
- 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.
Compensation
- $240k-$324k
Company info
- This is an opportunity to develop and manage a world-class IC development team while being part of a team developing a full solution including satellites, highly efficiency communications solutions, and customer solutions.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U
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