FPGA Verification Engineer, Bespoke Solutions

Are you interested in verifying high-speed digital logic using the latest verification methodologies and technology? Amazon is expanding Amazon Web Services (AWS) connectivity and is looking for help. AWS seeks a Verification Engineer with experience developing testbenches and verification environments for advanced FPGA and ASIC designs. This role will sit in our new headquarters in Northern Virginia, where Amazon will invest $2.5 billion, occupy 4 million square feet of energy-efficient office space, and create at least 25,000 new full-time jobs.

This position requires that the candidate selected must be a US Citizen and currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance. The position further requires that, after start, the selected candidate obtain and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph or commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

Responsibilities

• Develop UVM/SystemVerilog testbenches to verify custom RTL designs and third-party IP integrations for 100G+ solutions
• Create and execute verification plans including functional coverage models, assertions, and constrained-random stimulus
• Collaborate with design engineers to understand specifications and identify verification requirements and corner cases
• Develop bus functional models, scoreboards, and checkers for complex interface protocols
• Debug simulation failures, analyze waveforms, and drive issues to root cause resolution
• Support FPGA-in-the-loop and hardware validation efforts by developing test sequences and diagnostic utilities

About the role

You will work on a cross-functional team of hardware and software developers, building verification environments and running simulations to validate programmable logic and custom hardware designs. You will write SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches, develop coverage-driven verification strategies, and debug failures in simulation. You will collaborate with RTL designers to review specifications, identify risks, and ensure designs meet functional and performance requirements before deployment to hardware targets. You will participate in design and verification reviews, contributing to continuous improvement of verification processes and methodologies.

We develop AWS-owned hardware solutions to scale globally, minimize cost, and maximize value for our customers. We are a growing team of hardware, software, and FPGA engineers with a dedicated product development lab in Arlington, VA.

About the team

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Communications Engineering or a related field
• 3+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 4+ years of non-internship professional verification experience using SystemVerilog and/or UVM
• 2+ years of experience verifying digital logic designs (FPGA or ASIC)
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical or Communications Engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of verification experience including UVM testbench development, constrained-random verification, and functional coverage closure
• Experience verifying high-speed networking designs (100G+)
• Experience with Xilinx/AMD Vivado simulation tools or Synopsys VCS/Cadence Xcelium; experience with assertion-based verification (SVA); familiarity with FPGA verification flows including FPGA-in-the-loop testing
• Current, active US government security clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and optional supplemental life plans)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off and parental leave

Pay

The base salary range for this position is:

• USA, MD, Jessup: $136,000.00 - $184,000.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Arlington: $136,000.00 - $184,000.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Herndon: $136,000.00 - $184,000.00 USD annually

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.