Cloud Storage HW Manufacturing Engineer – NPI & Automation

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Cloud Hardware Development Engineer (Manufacturing) to drive manufacturing excellence for AWS storage server platforms. You will own NPI through production ramp, build quality systems, and scale across a multi-ODM network, collaborating with hardware design and supplier partners to ensure on-time, quality launches.

You will lead DFx reviews, PFMEAs, and automation initiatives while strengthening reliability and process controls across the lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee quality control processes across Contract Manufacturers (CM), Original Design Manufacturers (ODM), and component vendors
• Own PFMEAs, Control Plans, and process flows from NPI startup through end of life
• Drive Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) for manufacturing blockers, yield detractors, and quality escapes
• Execute Test Rack Inspections and OK2Ship checklists; issue quality alerts, deviations, and ship-holds as required
• Conduct factory audits and supplier quality assessments across the ODM/vendor network
• Scale up manufacturing processes across a global network ensuring consistent quality and throughput targets
• Design, develop, and maintain manufacturing test software and diagnostic tools deployed at ODM/CM lines
• Debug complex system-level failures at the manufacturing line across compute, storage, networking, power, and thermal domains
• Perform root cause analysis correlating across firmware, kernel, driver, PCIe, signal integrity, and physical layers to isolate faults
• Build automation that reduces manual triage — enabling faster fault isolation and higher first-pass yield
• Develop and optimize system-level test flows (BFT, functional test, stress test, burn-in) for storage server platforms
• Analyze test data and yield trends to identify systemic issues; drive design and process improvements
• Own automation strategy, equipment selection, and ROI justification for manufacturing line automation
• Develop and implement manufacturing test fixtures at the server and rack level
• Define processes around assembly and test fixtures to ensure consistent, repeatable results
• Research and implement automation techniques to improve manufacturing efficiency and reduce human intervention
• Scale up tooling, fixturing, and process across the manufacturing network; standardize across multiple ODM sites
• Build, manage, and deploy CI/CD pipelines for rapid deployment of test code to manufacturing environments
• Lead DFx reviews (DFM/DFA/DFT) leveraging mechanical CAD models, gerber files, and mock-up samples; drive design improvements in partnership with hardware engineering
• Develop and maintain DFx scorecards and NPI playbooks that capture cross-program learnings
• Define manufacturing engineering standards and design best practices adopted across teams and partner organizations
• Drive cross-vertical knowledge reuse — ensuring lessons from one program propagate to others
• Collaborate on manufacturing simulation, digital twin, and throughput modeling initiatives
• Own the interface between design intent and manufacturing execution for DFx requirements
• Own cross-program reliability coverage, matrixed to verticals on demand
• Monitor fleet quality metrics post-launch: server-level annualized failure rates and component-level failure modes
• Correlate component-level failure data with manufacturing lot information to identify systemic issues
• Partner with test and fleet health teams to ensure manufacturing diagnostics align with production monitoring and field failure analysis
• Drive design or process changes for current and future platforms based on operational telemetry
• Perform risk assessment, mitigation, and change management throughout the product lifecycle

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Cloud Hardware Development Engineer (Manufacturing) to drive manufacturing excellence for AWS storage server platforms. You will own NPI through production ramp, build quality systems, and scale across a multi-ODM network, collaborating with hardware design and supplier partners to ensure on-time, quality launches.

You will lead DFx reviews, PFMEAs, and automation initiatives while strengthening reliability and process controls across the lifecycle.