FPGA Engineering Lead

Amazon Web Services is seeking a FPGA Engineering Lead to drive FPGA architecture and implementation for deterministic real-time control, gate-drive timing and fast protection functions in the SST platform.

As a FPGA Engineering Lead you will own FPGA architecture: defining deterministic FPGA architecture for real-time control, gate-drive timing and fast protection where latency and safe-state behavior must be derived, not inherited. You will own VHDL/Verilog implementation and verification of ns-level timing, PWM interfaces and protection logic, plus escalation-grade bring-up issues. You will also drive FPGA/RTL and verification standards, correlate behavior to control models and lab data, and align interfaces with controls, protection and power-stage teams.

Key job responsibilities

FPGA architecture:

• Define FPGA architecture for real-time control functions and protection loops.
• Develop deterministic timing architectures for gate-drive and power-conversion functions.
• Define FPGA interfaces with DSP, embedded software, sensors, protection and power-stage electronics.
• Coordinate FPGA architecture with the overall hierarchical control strategy.

Implementation:

• Develop and review VHDL and/or Verilog implementations.
• Use Vivado or equivalent FPGA development environments.
• Implement timing-critical logic, PWM/control interfaces and protection functions.
• Support hardware bring-up, debugging and system integration.

Verification:

• Define FPGA verification strategies for timing, protection and control functions.
• Support fault-injection and system-level validation where appropriate.
• Correlate FPGA behavior with control models and laboratory measurements.
• Document FPGA requirements, architecture and verification evidence.

SST System Alignment:

• Implement deterministic state-machine, protection and control functions supporting SST operating states, startup/shutdown and fault recovery.
• Support VRT/FRT response, fast LVDC regulation/protection, overload response and power-sharing controls with the embedded/control architecture.

About the team

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• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Demonstrated understanding of gate-drive timing, fast protection and deterministic real-time behavior.
• Experience working closely with power-electronics, controls and embedded-software engineers.
• Experience documenting design decisions, assumptions, trade-offs, risks and technical specifications.
• Experience using engineering analysis and measured evidence to drive decisions.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years experience in FPGA/RTL for real-time power-electronics or grid/motor control, including protection-grade timing and verification.
• Demonstrated strong FPGA design experience using VHDL and/or Verilog.
• Demonstrated working effectively with adjacent engineering disciplines and contributing to full A-to-Z product ownership.
• Demonstrated operating effectively in a greenfield environment where standards and reference designs may require interpretation and adaptation.

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