Hardware Development Manager, Archival and Specialized Hardware

Socket.dev; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 175,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services is seeking a lead hardware engineer to direct a team in designing and developing specialized server products. You will work with customers to translate goals into scalable hardware solutions, coordinating across components, firmware, testing and external partners.

You will mentor engineers, drive technical strategy, and continuously raise the bar on product performance, quality, and cost while aligning with AWS goals and timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in electrical or computer engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems.
• 2+ years storage devices experience or related work.
• 7+ years managing and developing high-performance teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of hardware engineers in design and development of specialized products.
• Collaborate with customers to understand short and long term goals and needs.
• Work with interdisciplinary teams across components, firmware, test and external partners.
• Provide technology leadership and drive improvements for performance, quality and cost.

Skills

PM experience

Engineering leadership

Communication skills

Hardware design

Storage devices

Team management

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Job description

Application deadline: Aug 26, 2026

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

The AWS Hardware Engineering team is driving rapid innovation in the server systems used by Amazon Web Services. Our designs are fundamentally changing the data center, providing operational and financial benefits that are critical to the success of the AWS business and its millions of customers. Our Archival and Specialized Hardware engineering team develops unique cloud hardware solutions. Our engineers solve challenging technology problems, and take big bets on new concepts, enabling AWS services to continue to revolutionize the industry.

The ideal candidate will lead a team of hardware engineers engaged in the design and development of specialized products utilizing a wide range of technologies, design, and manufacturing partners. Work closely with our customers to understand their short and long term business goals and product needs. Work with an interdisciplinary team across components, firmware, test, and qualification, along with external suppliers and design partners to develop, deploy at scale, and provide ongoing operational support for the servers we develop. Provide technology thought leadership to both the hardware engineering team and our customers, identifying long term trends and how these can be intercepted in our products for the benefit of our customers. Work directly with engineers and product owners across the company to create next-generation hardware. You will have a direct impact on our bottom line and the ability to deliver improvements for our customers.

This is a fast-paced, intellectually challenging position with significant impact on the future of the cloud. You will have high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, you will be constantly looking for ways to improve your products’ performance, quality, and cost. You will be responsible not for just delivering products to the roadmap, but also continuously raise the bar on how we develop products.

We’re changing an industry, and we want individuals who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.

About the team

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can achieve in the cloud.

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Basic Qualifications:

• - Bachelor's degree or above in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
• - Experience in customer-facing product development and product management, including defining, launching, and optimizing product and services
• - Experience leading engineering design projects and interacting with cross-functional teams
• - 5+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems experience
• - 2+ years of storage devices experience, or experience with storage devices
• - 7+ years of managing and developing high performance teams experience
• - Can show strong verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• - Experience in computer architecture, or experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
• - 7+ years of server, storage, networking, or large-scale distributed systems experience
• - Experience in motherboard design, PCB design including schematic capture, stackup and circuit board layout
• - Experience with DFx (Design for cost, test, manufacturing)
• - Experience with AWS technologies

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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 (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CO, Denver - 175,100.00 - 236,900.00 USD annually