Role Summary
This position is for a Senior ISP Designer at Amazon Lab126, part of an advanced design and architecture team focused on creating semiconductor designs for Amazon devices. The role involves working closely with various teams to develop advanced imaging pipelines.
Experience Level
Senior level, with 10+ years of RTL development experience required.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
- Architect and design world-class imaging hardware.
- Communicate and collaborate with team members across multiple disciplines.
- Develop detailed design specifications and documentation.
- Perform RTL coding and synthesis.
- Work with partners/suppliers to optimize and customize their products.
- Run industry-standard code quality tools and address identified issues.
- Participate in test plan and coverage reviews.
Requirements
Must-have qualifications:
- Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- Experience in micro-architecture definition from architecture guidelines and model analysis.
- Experience designing Image Signal Processing (ISP) pipelines and image processing algorithms.
- 10+ years of RTL development experience and successful taping out of production silicon.
- Skills in Verilog/SystemVerilog.
- Familiarity with performance/power/area analysis and trade-offs.
- Proficiency in design methodologies and EDA tools.
Nice-to-have qualifications:
- Experience with ARM and various DSP ISAs.
- 8+ years of practical semiconductor design work including full-chip and subsystem integration experience.
- Knowledge of programming languages such as C/C++, Python, Java, or Perl.
- Low power design techniques understanding.
- Experience with high-performance industry standard buses like AMBA AXI4.
- Familiarity with FPGA and emulation platforms.
Education Requirements
Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related field is required.
About the Company
Company: Amazon
Headquarters: Seattle, Washington, United States
Amazon is a global leader in e-commerce and cloud computing, committed to delivering fast, reliable services across diverse sectors. The company's innovative technologies include AWS, Kindle, and Echo, as well as developing low Earth orbit satellite networks for improved internet connectivity worldwide.

Date Posted: 2026-04-16