Senior Compliance Engineer, AWS Product Compliance Engineering

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity (RSUs)

Job summary

Amazon AWS seeks a Senior Compliance Engineer for Environmental regulatory to drive global product compliance for hazardous substances and energy efficiency across AWS markets. You will collaborate with Hardware Engineering, Legal, Public Policy, and Sustainability to ensure compliance throughout the lifecycle.

The role entails developing strategies, managing documentation, and engaging with global trade groups to influence regulations, with location options in multiple US sites including

Qualifications

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and test procedures.
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams from concept to production.
• Experience with project management of technical projects.

Responsibilities

• Implement material and product compliance strategy for hazardous substances across AWS hardware.
• Coordinate with TPMs and hardware design teams to obtain regulatory documentation.
• Drive regulatory advocacy with EU/global trade associations to influence chemical restrictions.
• Create procedures to mitigate compliance issues during design and ensure regulatory compliance in international markets.
• Deliver risk assessments, design-for-compliance specs, and certifications during product development.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

AI/ML tooling

Education

Master's degree in electrical/computer engineering or equivalent

PhD in related engineering field (preferred)

Job description

Senior Compliance Engineer, AWS Product Compliance Engineering

Job ID: 10504808 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an experienced Senior Compliance Engineer — Environmental to drive global product compliance for hazardous substances (including PFAS/REACH), energy efficiency, and emerging chemical regulations across all AWS markets, including hardware supporting AI/ML infrastructure. This role sits within the Global Trade and Product Compliance (GTPC) organization and partners cross-functionally with Hardware Engineering, Supply Chain, Legal, Public Policy, and Sustainability to ensure AWS infrastructure meets regulatory requirements throughout the product lifecycle — from early design through production and end-of-life.

Primary Duties

• Implement AWS's material and product compliance strategy, roadmap, and specification in the area of hazardous substances to meet business objectives such as new product launch, new material qualification, new site launch, new technology development, and onboarding new ODMs
• Work closely with product compliance TPMs and hardware design teams throughout the product life cycle in order to obtain required product environmental regulatory compliance documentation by: specifying regulatory and technical standards requirements; conducting specification/design reviews; managing pre-testing of hardware platforms developed by the design team; and supporting the team through product execution.
• Drive regulatory advocacy priority through in-depth product and impact assessment to enable effective engagement with EU and global trade associations (e.g., DigitalEurope, SEMI, ITI) to influence emerging chemical restrictions, secure derogations, and advance Amazon's positions in public consultations and technical working groups
• Create procedures and guidelines to mitigate compliance issues early in the design phase, and ensure that devices meet governmental and industry regulations in international markets.
• Deliver compliance risk assessment, design-for-compliance specification, design review, and certifications/declarations during product development to ensure new hardware design meeting technical compliance requirement in the global market.
• Engage closely with hardware and supplier teams on product development to determine the impact of the proposed regulatory changes on HW design, performance, reliability, and compliance.
• Coordinate cross-functional governance — partner with Legal (R2MC), Public Policy, Hardware Engineering, Sustainability, and Supply Chain to align on compliance strategy, escalation paths, and program milestones through structured review cadences.
• Own program-level deliverables end-to-end; mentor junior engineers; and influence cross-organizational decisions on compliance trade-offs without direct authority.
• Leverage AI/ML tools and automation to scale compliance operations — including automated substance screening, predictive regulatory risk analytics, and intelligent data extraction from supplier documentation to accelerate material disclosure workflows.

This position reports to the Compliance Engineering Manager within GTPC. Location: Seattle, WA, with options for Sunnyvale, CA or Arlington, VA.

AWS is at the forefront of providing a broad set of global cloud-based services including compute, storage, databases, networking, and enterprise applications, to help organizations move faster, lower IT costs, and scale. You will be a part of a dynamic business within Amazon.com, and one of the world's fastest growing and evolving companies, with a team of exceptionally talented, bright and innovative people. GTPC is responsible for ensuring that the infrastructure equipment necessary to support AWS services are imported/exported in a compliant manner across the multiple countries where AWS operates and will expand, including all product certification/safety regulations.

About the team

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Basic Qualifications

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
• Experience with the project management of technical projects
• Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
• 5+ years of product compliance experience in the area of restricted substance compliance including REACH/RoHS/POPs, TSCA, etc.
• 5+ years of experience in product development in electronic, machinery, or tech industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent
• 10+ years of product compliance experience in the area of restricted substance compliance including REACH/RoHS/POPs, TSCA, etc.

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.

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 .

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent
• 10+ years of product compliance experience in the area of restricted substance compliance including REACH/RoHS/POPs, TSCA, etc.

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.

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 .

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