Manager, Rack Power, In Rack Power (AWS)

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 175,100 - 236,900; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a strong leader to manage a multi-disciplinary team responsible for power technologies used in AWS server power systems. You will drive product roadmaps, partner with stakeholders, and deliver innovative power solutions globally.

The role requires hands-on leadership across hardware, firmware, and battery technologies, with a track record of building high-performing teams and influencing product development at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related fields.
• 7+ years of managing technical teams with significant personnel management experience and examples of developing engineers and building successful teams.
• 6+ years of power systems development experience, or Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team to achieve AWS-wide outcomes in a hyper-growth environment.
• Identify and develop power technologies, including battery and power shelf roadmaps, and deliver new products.
• Build, validate, and operate AWS server power systems and related products worldwide.
• Set strategic vision and drive tactical execution for defining and delivering new products and services.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Power systems

Hardware experience

Firmware

Battery technology

Strategic vision

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related fields

Master’s degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline

Job description

Job ID: 10387547 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

The ideal candidate for this role will be a strong leader comfortable managing in a hyper-growth environment with a high degree of ambiguity. You will be a seasoned general manager, leading a multi‑disciplinary team to achieve AWS‑wide outcomes. You will be an innovative, hands‑on leader seasoned in building and leading teams developing components for the computing industry. You will be experienced with power and data center hardware, firmware, and battery technology, as well as their combined architecture. You will have experience partnering with and improving your products for your customers. You will not be satisfied with the status quo and seek to innovate in the pursuit of better customer outcomes.

In collaboration with your team, you will identify and develop power technologies for your customers ahead of their needs, including battery and power shelf roadmaps. You will innovate, design, build, validate, and operate AWS server power systems and similar products worldwide. You will establish the strategic vision and drive tactical execution in defining and delivering new products and services. Your team will manage full‑lifecycle metric analysis for products developed. Success in this role will be based on customer satisfaction, and the operational excellence that enables AWS to continue to expand its products and services for our customers.

*Seattle is preferred location but also can be based out of Austin, TX.

About the team

The AWS In Rack Power team is driving rapid innovation in the server power systems used by Amazon Web Services. Our designs are fundamentally changing the data centre, providing operational and financial benefits that are critical to the success of the AWS business and its millions of customers. We design and build power equipment used by AWS services such as EC2, EBS, S3, Glacier, and Outpost. Our engineers solve challenging technology problems and take big bets on new concepts, enabling AWS services to continue to revolutionise the industry.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related fields
• 7+ years of managing technical teams with significant personnel management experience and examples of developing engineers and building successful teams
• 6+ years of power systems development experience, or Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related discipline
• Experience working with technical and product stakeholders to define requirements, prioritise features, and influence product roadmaps
• Experience working across teams and influencing teams that are not your own
• Experience in written and oral communication, including the ability to communicate with all levels in the organisation (technical, business, executive)
• Experience prioritising and handling multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining commitment to deadlines, or experience managing multiple complex calendars, planning and organising events of all sizes, and coordinating domestic and international travel
• 6+ years of working with external suppliers experience
• Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role
• Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements 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.

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Location and Salary: Austin, TX – $175,100–$236,900 annually; Seattle, WA – $175,100–$236,900 annually.