Senior Hardware Engineer, Mainstream Compute

Amazon

Cupertino (CA)

On-site

USD 183,000 - 247,600

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Hardware Development Engineer for AWS Mainstream Compute in Cupertino, CA. You will design, develop, and optimize compute and storage server products at scale, coordinating with customers, interdisciplinary teams, and manufacturing partners to ensure reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.

The role requires leadership in ODMs, deep server tech expertise, and a track record of delivering robust hardware solutions for large data centers.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent.
5+ years experience with design and manufacturing processes.
5+ years experience leading ODMs and other suppliers.
In-depth expertise in server technologies such as thermal/mechanical design, high-speed bus, signal integrity, BIOS, BMC, and networking.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

Lead technical solutions for complex compute, storage, and accelerator server and rack system architectural challenges.
Own end‑to‑end system reliability, proactively identifying and resolving deficiencies before customer impact.
Design and implement solutions to address system‑level issues at large scale.
Decompose complex server system problems (testability, reliability, diagnostics) into deliverable tasks and features.
Apply expertise across hardware, software, system design, x86 architecture, processes, and operations.
Collaborate with hardware, software, manufacturing, supply chain and product management teams.
Develop and implement diagnostic tools and monitoring solutions for production systems.
Debug complex system failures in time‑sensitive settings.