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Sr. System Architect, Hardware Architecture
Amazon Jobs, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94087
Overview
The Amazon Devices team designs high-profile consumer electronics, including the Echo, FireTV, Fire Tablets, Kindle, and Astro family of products. We are looking for a motivated individual contributor with a solid hardware or silicon background, great communication skills, and the passion to collaborate with a cross-functional team to drive system architecture across Amazon devices.
Key responsibilities
As a Sr System Architect, define the system architecture for consumer products such as Echo, FireTV and a range of new concepts not yet announced. Serve as the lead technical point of contact for product management and business teams to interpret and clarify the product concept's desired user experience and requirements.
Define system architecture that meets product requirements and work with the business team to understand and clarify requirements and user experience tradeoffs. Drive design decisions such as edge-cloud compute partition, device SoC selection, compute architecture (CPU, DSP, GPU and ML accelerators), and other system component selections (chipsets, memory, storage).
Document decisions in a system architecture specification document to guide the engineering team.
Track market trends, interface with silicon and IP vendors, and define roadmaps for next-generation compute IP and silicon platforms. Define specs for next-gen silicon platforms and work with silicon suppliers to implement them.
Work on concepts with or without existing reference architectures. Stay engaged as the system technical lead from concept through prototype development, validation, to production to ensure product requirements are met.
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams including Program Management, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, ML Science, Product Design, Industrial Design, Reliability, and Operations.
Validate architecture assumptions through profiling and benchmarking. Lead cross-functional groups to drive architecture decisions, with depth in areas such as computer architecture, SoC architecture, silicon design, graphics and multimedia, embedded Linux, video encoders/decoders, applied ML, ML accelerators, audio, wireless, sensors, power management, and system performance benchmarking. Contribute towards developing IP and filing patents.
Gather business and functional product requirements from customers and translate them into technical specifications and architectures that are robust, scalable and supportable.
Perform architecture feasibility analysis, including profiling, benchmarking and prototyping new features on available silicon platforms.
Present architecture tradeoffs and recommendations to senior management (VP level).
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and document architecture specifications that serve as a reference for development teams.
Serve as a technical lead throughout the full development lifecycle, from scoping and planning to conception, design, implementation, testing, delivery and maintenance.
Provide design and validation reviews for other engineers, including feedback on architecture and design issues, integration, performance and scalability.
Drive technology roadmaps in areas of expertise to foster innovation and meet the needs of the long-term product roadmap.
Work closely with silicon and component suppliers and influence their roadmaps to meet Amazon Lab126 needs.
About the team The System Architecture team is responsible for architecting Amazon Lab126 products including Echo, Fire Tablets, FireTV, Kindle eReaders, Hearables, Wearables and IoT. The team owns the chipset and IP technology roadmap and drives strategies that enable reuse and scale across Amazon devices. We are always on the lookout for capable architects who can raise the bar and add technical depth to drive architectures for next-gen devices and emerging concepts.
Come be a part of the system architecture team in Lab126 Hardware Architecture and technology. Employees with experience in consumer electronics devices and backgrounds such as EEs, embedded software engineers, or systems engineers who would like to contribute at the architecture level are encouraged to apply.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field; 10+ years of industry experience; experience driving architecture and design decisions in silicon, embedded software, or system architecture; background in SoC/Silicon engineering, computer architecture, machine learning or embedded software.
Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
Experience with SOC bring-up and post-silicon validation; 10+ years of experience with embedded architecture design.
Strong understanding of heterogeneous SoC architectures; experience driving architecture and design decisions for consumer electronics devices.
Expertise in at least two areas such as computer architecture, SoC architecture, silicon design, graphics and multimedia, embedded Linux, video encoders/decoders, applied machine learning, ML accelerators, audio, wireless, sensors, power management, or system performance benchmarking.
Hands-on skills in software development for prototyping (Python, C/C++, Java) or hardware development (SystemC, RTL design, FPGA design).
Strong communication skills and ability to clearly document and present technical designs.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties include working safely, adhering to standards, effective communication, and complying with laws and company policies. Criminal history may affect eligibility for employment. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit the information page about accommodations. If your country/region isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143,300/year to $247,600/year, depending on location and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company; equity, sign-on payments, and other benefits may be included as part of a total package. For more information, visit the employee benefits page. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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Key responsibilities
As a Sr System Architect, define the system architecture for consumer products such as Echo, FireTV and a range of new concepts not yet announced. Serve as the lead technical point of contact for product management and business teams to interpret and clarify the product concept's desired user experience and requirements.
Define system architecture that meets product requirements and work with the business team to understand and clarify requirements and user experience tradeoffs. Drive design decisions such as edge-cloud compute partition, device SoC selection, compute architecture (CPU, DSP, GPU and ML accelerators), and other system component selections (chipsets, memory, storage).
Document decisions in a system architecture specification document to guide the engineering team.
Track market trends, interface with silicon and IP vendors, and define roadmaps for next-generation compute IP and silicon platforms. Define specs for next-gen silicon platforms and work with silicon suppliers to implement them.
Work on concepts with or without existing reference architectures. Stay engaged as the system technical lead from concept through prototype development, validation, to production to ensure product requirements are met.
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams including Program Management, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, ML Science, Product Design, Industrial Design, Reliability, and Operations.
Validate architecture assumptions through profiling and benchmarking. Lead cross-functional groups to drive architecture decisions, with depth in areas such as computer architecture, SoC architecture, silicon design, graphics and multimedia, embedded Linux, video encoders/decoders, applied ML, ML accelerators, audio, wireless, sensors, power management, and system performance benchmarking. Contribute towards developing IP and filing patents.
Gather business and functional product requirements from customers and translate them into technical specifications and architectures that are robust, scalable and supportable.
Perform architecture feasibility analysis, including profiling, benchmarking and prototyping new features on available silicon platforms.
Present architecture tradeoffs and recommendations to senior management (VP level).
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and document architecture specifications that serve as a reference for development teams.
Serve as a technical lead throughout the full development lifecycle, from scoping and planning to conception, design, implementation, testing, delivery and maintenance.
Provide design and validation reviews for other engineers, including feedback on architecture and design issues, integration, performance and scalability.
Drive technology roadmaps in areas of expertise to foster innovation and meet the needs of the long-term product roadmap.
Work closely with silicon and component suppliers and influence their roadmaps to meet Amazon Lab126 needs.
About the team The System Architecture team is responsible for architecting Amazon Lab126 products including Echo, Fire Tablets, FireTV, Kindle eReaders, Hearables, Wearables and IoT. The team owns the chipset and IP technology roadmap and drives strategies that enable reuse and scale across Amazon devices. We are always on the lookout for capable architects who can raise the bar and add technical depth to drive architectures for next-gen devices and emerging concepts.
Come be a part of the system architecture team in Lab126 Hardware Architecture and technology. Employees with experience in consumer electronics devices and backgrounds such as EEs, embedded software engineers, or systems engineers who would like to contribute at the architecture level are encouraged to apply.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field; 10+ years of industry experience; experience driving architecture and design decisions in silicon, embedded software, or system architecture; background in SoC/Silicon engineering, computer architecture, machine learning or embedded software.
Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
Experience with SOC bring-up and post-silicon validation; 10+ years of experience with embedded architecture design.
Strong understanding of heterogeneous SoC architectures; experience driving architecture and design decisions for consumer electronics devices.
Expertise in at least two areas such as computer architecture, SoC architecture, silicon design, graphics and multimedia, embedded Linux, video encoders/decoders, applied machine learning, ML accelerators, audio, wireless, sensors, power management, or system performance benchmarking.
Hands-on skills in software development for prototyping (Python, C/C++, Java) or hardware development (SystemC, RTL design, FPGA design).
Strong communication skills and ability to clearly document and present technical designs.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties include working safely, adhering to standards, effective communication, and complying with laws and company policies. Criminal history may affect eligibility for employment. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit the information page about accommodations. If your country/region isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143,300/year to $247,600/year, depending on location and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company; equity, sign-on payments, and other benefits may be included as part of a total package. For more information, visit the employee benefits page. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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