Manufacturing Test Architect – Server & Rack Systems

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

AWS's Hardware Engineering team seeks a System Development Engineer, Mfg Bring Up and Test to drive manufacturing test excellence for server/rack production. You’ll own the end-to-end test strategy from design through volume ramp, solving test architecture challenges at the hardware/firmware/manufacturing nexus.

You will lead test infrastructure, automation, and telemetry, perform root-cause analysis, and collaborate with external partners to ensure production readiness across global sites.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 1+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems)
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing test engineering, system validation, or production test development.
• Experience with server- or rack-level hardware testing and validation in a data center, ODM, or contract manufacturer environment.
• Experience designing or architecting test systems, test infrastructure, or manufacturing validation frameworks.
• Experience deploying and operating in Linux/Unix environments.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives with external manufacturing partners.
• Experience with test coverage analysis, yield improvement, and root cause investigation methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end manufacturing test strategy and execution for server and rack systems across contract manufacturers
• Drive testability and design-for-test reviews from early design stages
• Develop and standardize test strategies across compute, memory, networking, power and storage
• Architect and deploy manufacturing test infrastructure and automated test flows at factory sites
• Drive test automation and telemetry to reduce manual intervention and accelerate feedback
• Lead root cause analysis and yield improvement during NPI
• Establish data-driven boundaries between manufacturing and validation
• Analyze capacity, yield projections, and equipment utilization during ramp
• Coordinate with internal teams and external partners for production readiness

Skills

Programming languages

Linux/Unix

Test automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Test infrastructure design

Root cause analysis

Manufacturing test engineering

Data center testing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related

Tools

Test automation frameworks

Test fixtures

Telemetry systems

Job description

AWS's Hardware Engineering team seeks a System Development Engineer, Mfg Bring Up and Test to drive manufacturing test excellence for server/rack production. You’ll own the end-to-end test strategy from design through volume ramp, solving test architecture challenges at the hardware/firmware/manufacturing nexus.

You will lead test infrastructure, automation, and telemetry, perform root-cause analysis, and collaborate with external partners to ensure production readiness across global sites.