The ASIC Design Engineer role at Amazon Web Services focuses on the design and optimization of hardware for data centers, particularly for AWS Inferentia, a custom machine learning inference server. As part of the Cloud-Scale Machine Learning Acceleration team, the engineer will work on high-performance, area and power-efficient RTL designs. The position requires collaboration with various teams to ensure design integrity and quality. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in ASIC design and a drive to innovate.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• Experience identifying bugs in architecture, algorithms, functionality, and performance
• Experience verifying at multiple levels of logic from IP blocks to SoCs to full system testing
• Master's degree or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering or related field is a plus
• Experience with formal verification techniques including abstraction and end-to-end checking
• Experience with current and upcoming RF standards in cellular (4G/5G), WiMAX, and related broadband wireless standards
• Experience with industry standard tools and scripting languages (Python or Perl) for automation
• Experience with ARM and various DSP ISAs

• Develop and implement high-performance, area and power-efficient RTL designs to meet project specifications and targets
• Conduct in-depth analysis of designs, microarchitectures, and architectures to optimize trade-offs between features, power consumption, performance, and area requirements
• Create microarchitectures, implement SystemVerilog RTL, and deliver synthesis and timing-clean designs with appropriate constraints
• Execute lint and clock domain crossing quality checks to ensure design integrity
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including architects, fellow designers, verification specialists, and validation teams

• Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.