Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer — FPGA SoC & PCB Innovation

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 159,200 - 215,300; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Northern Virginia is hiring a Senior Electrical Hardware Development Engineer to architect and lead next‑generation cloud infrastructure hardware.

You will drive complex PCB/FPGA SoC designs and coordinate with contract manufacturers to scale production. The role requires a strong background in high-speed digital and mixed‑signal circuits, EMI/EMC, and signal integrity, plus a TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 10+ years of hardware engineering experience.
• Experience with motherboard design, PCB design including schematic capture, stackup and circuit board layout.
• Experience with FPGA SoC hardware integration, hardware validation and debugging.
• Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead development of complex PCB designs incorporating FPGA SoCs.
• Drive system-level hardware architecture decisions and technical requirements.
• Lead new product introduction (NPI) processes with contract manufacturers.
• Develop and validate high-speed digital and mixed-signal circuits.
• Ensure designs meet EMI/EMC compliance, thermal, and signal integrity requirements.
• Partner with FPGA/firmware teams to define hardware interfaces and requirements.
• Lead design reviews and drive technical consensus across multiple teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and establish hardware engineering best practices.

Skills

DFx (Design for cost, test, manufactur

Motherboard design

PCB design

FPGA SoC hardware integration

Hardware validation

Security Clearance TS/SCI

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Master's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Allegro

Altium

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Northern Virginia is hiring a Senior Electrical Hardware Development Engineer to architect and lead next‑generation cloud infrastructure hardware.

You will drive complex PCB/FPGA SoC designs and coordinate with contract manufacturers to scale production. The role requires a strong background in high-speed digital and mixed‑signal circuits, EMI/EMC, and signal integrity, plus a TS/SCI clearance.