Senior Hardware Development Engineer - EC2 Networking and Outpost hardware team, Hardware Engin[...]

Amazon; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Hardware Development Engineer for the EC2 Networking and Outpost Hardware Team in Cupertino, CA. You will solve systemic hardware challenges for high‑volume cloud infrastructure and drive scalable, secure designs from concept to production.

You will collaborate with internal/external customers, vendors, and cross‑functional teams to deliver server fleets, develop specs, and perform design verification and test procedures.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 5+ years of experience with complex server, storage, or network server designs.
• 5+ years of experience developing functional specifications, design verification plans, functional test procedures, and operational repair plans.
• 5+ years of experience debugging and performing root‑cause analysis of PCIe, memory, storage, or networking subsystems.
• 3+ years of advanced support experience managing customer escalations in large‑scale production environments.
• Strong collaborative skills with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production.

Responsibilities

• Identify and solve problems within the existing fleet to improve customer experience and develop future systems.
• Interface with internal and external customers to understand requirements and facilitate system development on top of server design.
• Collaborate with vendors, ODM/JDM design teams, and multidisciplinary engineering groups to deliver specialized server fleets.
• Develop and maintain functional specifications, design verification plans, functional test procedures, and operational repair plans.
• Debug and root‑cause analyze PCIe, memory, storage, and networking subsystems for large scale production environments.
• Lead support for customer escalations, quickly identifying root cause and resolving issues.
• Execute product design from concept to production, working closely with interdisciplinary teams.

Skills

Server design

PCIe debugging

Root cause analysis

Team collaboration

Education

BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS

Job description

Senior Hardware Development Engineer – EC2 Networking and Outpost Hardware Team

Job ID: 3102776 | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Join the AWS EC2 Networking and Outpost hardware team, a startup‑like group within a large enterprise that designs and builds high‑performance hardware for the world’s biggest cloud computing infrastructure. This role involves solving systemic challenges, driving operational improvements, and delivering world‑class, highly secure hardware at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and solve problems within the existing fleet to improve customer experience and develop future systems.
• Interface with internal and external customers to understand requirements and facilitate system development on top of server design.
• Collaborate with vendors, ODM/JDM design teams, and multidisciplinary engineering groups (hardware, software, system design, and technical program management) to deliver specialized server fleets.
• Develop and maintain functional specifications, design verification plans, functional test procedures, and operational repair plans.
• Debug and root‑cause analyze PCIe, memory, storage, and networking subsystems for large scale production environments.
• Lead support for customer escalations, quickly identifying root cause and resolving issues.
• Execute product design from concept to production, working closely with interdisciplinary teams.

Basic Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 5+ years of experience with complex server, storage, or network server designs.
• 5+ years of experience developing functional specifications, design verification plans, functional test procedures, and operational repair plans.
• 5+ years of experience debugging and performing root‑cause analysis of PCIe, memory, storage, or networking subsystems.
• 3+ years of advanced support experience managing customer escalations in large‑scale production environments.
• Strong collaborative skills with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Technical background in server design or architecture, having led the development of multiple complete servers.
• Experience with BIOS, BMC, signal integrity, memory, storage, PCIe, and thermal design.
• Experience deploying and operating hardware and applications at scale.
• Developed monitoring and alerting systems to quickly identify and categorize failures in production environments.
• Results‑oriented individual with a bias for action.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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