As an Emulation Engineer on the Amazon Devices team, you will contribute to the development of innovative consumer electronics, including devices like Kindle and Fire TV. Your primary focus will be on defining and bringing up emulation environments for ASIC and system-level emulation. You will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to validate emulation solutions that support the creation of high-quality hardware devices. This role requires strong expertise in SOC emulation and validation, as well as collaboration with various engineering disciplines.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering
• 10+ years of experience in SOC emulation and validation
• Strong expertise with industry-standard emulation platforms such as Synopsys Zebu, Cadence Palladium, or Mentor Veloce
• Proficiency in Hardware Description Languages including Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL
• Experience with programming languages C/C++ and scripting skills in Python, Tcl, or Perl
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering is preferred
• Knowledge of ARM-based SOC architectures
• Experience debugging system-level issues
• Working experience with high performance industry standard buses like AMBA AXI4
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for hardware verification
• Experience with UVM verification methodology

• Build and bring-up emulation models for complex SOC designs
• Develop and maintain emulation environments and methodologies
• Debug complex hardware issues using emulation platforms
• Develop and maintain a C++ based emulation testbench framework
• Create and execute verification test plans
• Interface with cross-functional teams including RTL, verification, and silicon validation engineers to validate designs on emulation platforms
• Enable and partner with the software team on software bring-up and root-cause bugs
• Optimize emulation performance and resource utilization
• Document processes, methodologies, and technical specifications

• 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.