Hardware Development Engineer - Storage, AWS Hardware Services

Amazon; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks a Hardware Development Engineer to design and develop high-performance storage solutions as part of the Nitro SSD team. This role involves working on cutting-edge hardware technology, collaborating with cross-functional teams to innovate and enhance products, and ensuring operational excellence at scale. Candidates should possess a strong background in hardware design and systems integration, with the drive to improve performance and quality in delivering outstanding customer experiences.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Competitive salary and equity options

Dynamic work environment

Opportunities for professional growth and development

Qualifications

• 2+ years in hardware design for high volume storage solutions.
• 5-7+ years in storage component/platform design.
• Deep expertise with networking protocols and block storage.

Responsibilities

• Drive product design, integration, qualification, and launch of Nitro SSD hardware.
• Work closely with multiple teams for product roadmap and optimization.
• Ensure quality, availability, and efficiency in production.

Skills

Hardware design

High-speed mixed signal board design

Component selection

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Master's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

NAND Flash based storage systems

PCIe

NVMe

Job description

Hardware Development Engineer - Storage, AWS Hardware Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hardware Engineering team creates compute and storage server designs for Amazon’s innovative web services. The storage platform team develops and operates all the platforms for our major storage products (S3, EBS & EC2). Our designs are industry-leading in performance, frugality and operational excellence, and are critical to the success of the AWS business and the more than one million customers who use AWS today. Our success depends on our highly respected storage infrastructure; we’re handling massive scale and rapid integration of emergent technologies.

We are seeking experienced Hardware Design Engineers to build the next generation of our Nitro SSD hardware platform that is deployed through various storage platforms across their entire lifespan from inception to retirement. As noted in re:Invent 2021, Nitro SSD is the fastest growing vertically integrated NAND flash based storage solution at
AWS.

What you will do: As a member of the Storage Hardware Engineering team you will be responsible for the design of our storage platforms and AWS specific hardware components. You will interact with engineers across the company, and work with an interdisciplinary team to execute product designs from concept to production including design, development, validation, and the successful implementation of your work at large scale. You’ll provide leadership in the application of new technologies to large scale server deployments in a continuous effort to deliver a world-class customer experience. This is a fast-paced, intellectually challenging position, and you’ll work with thought leaders in multiple technology areas. You’ll have high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and you’ll be constantly looking for ways to improve your products performance, quality and cost. We’re changing an industry, and we want individuals who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.

Why it matters: Public cloud IT services represent the majority of growth in the overall IT services market and will continue to do so for several years to come. The scale of AWS, combined with an understanding of how our hardware is used, creates a unique opportunity for hardware customizations that will directly benefit our customers.

Why you will love it: You will work directly with engineers across the company to enable the rapid development of next-generation storage solutions.
You will have a direct impact on our bottom line and the ability to deliver improvements for our customers. You will be part of a growing, fast paced, and fun team. You will have ownership for the implementation of your work.


Key job responsibilities
As the member of Nitro SSD hardware team, you will participate in the full hardware design and product development lifecycle for Nitro SSD, including high-speed mixed signal board design, component selection, validation, qualification, operations and sustain. The team drives platform integration and continuity of supply of the Nitro SSD product and associated system integration elements. As the Hardware Dev Engineer II, you will closely work with Platform Storage teams, Annapurna teams, Commodity and Supply-chain teams and our firmware and storage software teams to deliver bar-raising vertically integrated storage solutions for our customers. You will work with CM's and ODM's to drive the quality, availability and yields for the platform.

A day in the life
Drive product design, integration, qualification, launch and sustain of the Nitro SSD hardware and associated server integration elements. Work closely with Platform and Annapurna teams to define long-term product roadmap and deliver differentiated value-adds for our customers. Work with Supply chain, Manufacturing Quality, CM's and ODM's to ensure continuity of supply and cost optimization while raising the quality bar for the product.

About the team
Nitro SSD teams are distributed across Seattle, Cupertino, Denver and Austin. The team builds and operates the Nitro SSD storage solution that is used by EC2 and EBS to deliver high performance, low-latency scalable storage for AWS customers.- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- 2+ years of experience in hardware design and development of high volume storage solutions and SSD.- Master's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- 5-7+ years of experience in storage component and/or platform design (PCB Schematic and Layout) and architecture for large scale applications.
- 5-7+ years of hands-on hardware design, debug, operational and customer support experience with NAND Flash based storage systems.
- Deep expertise with one or more of the following protocol stacks including block storage (NVMe, SAS/SATA), networking (Ethernet, TCP/IP) and interfaces (PCIe, I2C, ONFI, DDR, and NAND).
- Experience with deploying and operating hardware and Cloud applications across large data centers within infrastructure constraints.
- Able to work in a diverse team.
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role

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: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow 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.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $105,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

About the company

Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington, which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook. The company has been referred to as "one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world", as well as the world's most valuable brand.

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