[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Amazon jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Amazon · San Diego, CA # Sr. Physical Design Engineer, Amazon Leo US, CA, San Diego Senior individual contributor Design Listed on Amazon’s official careers site. Posted August 28, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10520805/sr-physical-design-engineer-amazon-leo) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Amazon](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/) / Sr. Physical Design Engineer, Amazon Leo ## Job description Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Be part of Amazon Leo’s sub-team responsible for defining and implementing the digital chip SOCs for communications via Low Earth Orbit satellites and Amazon gateways. This is a unique opportunity to define a groundbreaking wireless solution with few legacy constraints. The team works with customer requirements and wireless system teams to define modems, high-speed interfaces, embedded processors, and DSP solutions in latest CMOS generation technologies. ### Export Control Requirement Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. ### Key job responsibilities - Work with RTL/logic designers to drive architectural feasibility studies, explore power-performance-area tradeoffs for physical design closure - Drive IO/Core block physical implementation through synthesis, floor planning, bus / pin planning, place and route, power/clock distribution, congestion analysis, timing closure, IR drop analysis, physical verification, ECO and sign-off - Develop physical design methodologies while embracing AI flow - Evaluate 3rd party IP and provide recommendations - Be a highly-valued member of our start-up like team through excellent collaboration and teamwork with other physical design engineers as well as with the RTL/Arch. Teams ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Aug 28, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 11, 2026 - Listed for: 44 days - Location: US, CA, San Diego[Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10520805/sr-physical-design-engineer-amazon-leo) ## More jobs at Amazon ### [ASIC Design Engineer, Satellite Communication](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/09c8c54fbd6dc5368cc0/) US, CA, San Diego ### [ASIC Design Verification Engineer, Amazon Leo](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/d281fbe5b6515f4c615c/) US, CA, San Diego ### [ASIC Engineer - RF/DSP Systems Design, LEO](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/71daf26c977e20829dbc/) US, CA, San Diego ### [Design Verification Tech Lead Engineer, Amazon Leo](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/0ac513e6d66b8454a33e/) US, CA, San Diego ### [IC Packaging Design Engineer, Amazon Leo](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/826e3cf140690a90f050/) US, CA, San Diego ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Physical Design Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/qualcomm/jobs/dda9e8d7a67c5354a6eb/) Qualcomm · Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico ### [CPU Physical Design Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/qualcomm/jobs/831567c9a5b68f024d18/) Qualcomm · Austin, Texas, United States of America ### [Physical Design CAD Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/microsoft/jobs/c6f51a8f2a250a28e52f/) Microsoft · United States, Oregon, Hillsboro, California, Mountain View, North Carolina, Raleigh ### [Physical Design Engineer II (IC)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/arrow-electronics/jobs/ec91eccc72f42a5fcfc2/) Arrow Electronics · San Jose, CA, United States of America ### [Senior Physical Design Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/microsoft/jobs/e7e19400d6681015759d/) Microsoft · United States, Oregon, Hillsboro, California, Mountain View, Texas, Austin, North Carolina, Raleigh, Washington, Redmond [Jobs in San Diego, CA](/locations/us/ca/san-diego/)[Jobs in California](/locations/us-ca/)[Design jobs](/functions/design/) OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. Dates come from the employer where stated; “first seen” and “last checked” are our own observations. OpenNash Jobs · Official listings with dates and links to the employer. [Weekly hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [Methodology](/methodology/)