Hardware Development Engineer - EC2 Networking and Outpost hardware team, Hardware Engineering [...]

Amazon; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 157,300 - 212,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Hardware Development Engineer for the EC2 Networking and Outpost hardware team within AWS. You will contribute to fast-paced, secure hardware at world-class scale, interfacing with customers and cross‑functional teams to improve cloud infrastructure reliability.

You will partner with vendors/ODM/JDM teams to transfer designs into scalable production, addressing systemic issues and building mechanisms to operate at edge and data center scale.

Qualifications

• BS degree in EE, CE, or CS.
• 3+ years of experience with complex server, storage, or network server designs.
• 3+ years of experience developing functional specifications, design verification plans, functional test procedures, and operational repair plans.
• 3+ years of experience with debugging and root‑cause analysis of PCIe, memory, storage subsystems or networking.
• 1+ year of advanced support experience managing customer escalations to quickly identify root cause and resolve issues in a large‑scale production environment (data center or similar)

Responsibilities

• interfacing with our internal and external customers to understand project requirements and facilitate system development on top of your server design.
• solving operational challenges to our existing fleet with the goal of improving the current customer experience as well as developing improved systems for future designs.
• You will work directly with vendors and ODM/JDM design teams to develop and manufacture your product at scale.

Skills

Server design experience

Vendor collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE, CE, or CS

MS degree in EE, CE, or CS

Job description

Hardware Development Engineer - EC2 Networking and Outpost hardware team, Hardware Engineering Services

Job ID: 10386441 | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Come work on Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 Networking and Outpost hardware team. We are a start-up like team within a big enterprise. This allows us to take risk and experiment, allow team members to flex their technical muscles and grow in their respective careers, and a unique opportunity to be part of the product's growth story. Are you interested in building high performant hardware used to run the largest cloud computing infrastructures in the world, and managing systems at scale? If yes, come join us.

Key Responsibilities

You will be part of a team that solves systemic issues, drives changes back into development, and builds mechanisms to scale and efficiently operate our infrastructure at the Edge and Data Center. As a member of the AWS Hardware team, you will work with other subject matter experts in compute, memory, and storage technologies to develop and deliver the best customer experience in cloud computing.

We aim to hire engineers who will thrive in a fast‑paced, collaborative and open environment, who aren't afraid to dive‑deep to solve seemingly impossible challenges, who want to build rock‑solid never‑fail, highly‑secure hardware at world‑class scale, and who obsess over customers.

A Day in the Life

Your day‑to‑day responsibilities will include interfacing with our internal and external customers to understand project requirements and facilitate system development on top of your server design. You will be responsible for solving operational challenges to our existing fleet with the goal of improving the current customer experience as well as developing improved systems for future designs. You will work directly with vendors and ODM/JDM design teams to develop and manufacture your product at scale.

About the Team

The team is comprised of both Hardware Design Engineers, System Design Engineers, Software Development Engineers, and Technical Program Managers, all with the common goal of delivering the best specialized server fleet possible to our customers.

Basic Qualifications

• BS degree in EE, CE, or CS
• 3+ years of experience with complex server, storage, or network server designs
• 3+ years of experience developing functional specifications, design verification plans, functional test procedures, and operational repair plans
• 3+ years of experience with debugging and root‑cause analysis of PCIe, memory, storage subsystems or networking
• 1+ year of advanced support experience managing customer escalations to quickly identify root cause and resolve issues in a large‑scale production environment (data center or similar)
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production

Preferred Qualifications

• MS degree in EE, CE, or CS
• Technical background in server design or architecture, specifically having led the development of multiple complete servers
• Experience with server technologies: BIOS, BMC, signal integrity, memory, storage, PCIe, thermal
• Experience with deploying and operating hardware and applications at scale
• Developed monitoring and alerting systems to quickly identify and categorize failures in production environments
• Proven results‑oriented person with a bias for action

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 for this position include working safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhering to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicating effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and following all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress, and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

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