Lead SSD & Storage Hardware Engineer

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. in Seattle is seeking an experienced Hardware Design Engineer to lead integration and operations of next generation SSD storage for our cloud systems. You will oversee the delivery of SSD from OEM suppliers and help scale our massive fleet.

Join a team of software and hardware engineers building industry-leading server systems. You will work with cross-functional partners, apply new technologies to large deployments, and own measurable improvements in performance,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems experience.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
• Experience with root-cause, debug and resolution of issues on storage systems in Linux environment.
• Experience with system integration and operation of SSDs.

Responsibilities

• As a lead engineer of the OEM Solid State Drives engineering team, you will be responsible for bringing new storage (SSD) technology to our systems & products as well as scaling how we operate our massive existing & rapidly growing fleet.
• You will work closely with software engineers in your and other AWS teams to drive operational excellence - building software services for optimizing SSD performance and health at scale, including faster detection, prevention and root-cause of issues.
• You will lead the integration and delivery of SSD from OEM suppliers, and support the rollout of new drives for new & existing platforms.

Skills

Coding & scripting

Linux debugging

Hardware design

Root-cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CE

Tools

Linux

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. in Seattle is seeking an experienced Hardware Design Engineer to lead integration and operations of next generation SSD storage for our cloud systems. You will oversee the delivery of SSD from OEM suppliers and help scale our massive fleet.

Join a team of software and hardware engineers building industry-leading server systems. You will work with cross-functional partners, apply new technologies to large deployments, and own measurable improvements in performance,