Sr. Hardware Development Engineer, Hardware Engineering Services

Amazon Inc.; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Cloud Hardware Development Engineer for the Hardware Engineering Services group in Seattle. You will lead mechanical/thermal design for rack sub-systems, collaborating with HW and SW teams to deliver high-performance, cost-effective cloud hardware.

The role requires hands-on experience with thermal analysis tools and 3D CAD, plus the ability to communicate effectively across global teams and suppliers. Expect a fast-paced environment with high standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• 2 years of thermal and mechanical design experience on server technologies or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design rack sub-systems and associated components (frame, rails, chassis, air dams).
• Validate subsystems meet NP I program requirements.
• Collaborate with HW/SW teams to develop optimized integrated solutions.
• Conduct failure analysis and solution validation.
• Coordinate with overseas resources.
• Provide technical mentorship and design reviews to engineers.

Skills

Thermal/Mechanical design

Server technologies

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Flotherm/ANSYS Icepak

SolidWorks/Creo

Job description

Cloud Hardware Development Engineer, Hardware Engineering Services

Job ID: 10573893 | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hardware Engineering is a leading-edge product development team that creates enterprise compute and storage server designs for our innovative web service and e-commerce technology platforms. Our designs are industry-leading in terms of performance, frugality, and operational excellence, and are critical to the success of the AWS business and the hundreds of thousands of customers who use utility computing today. We are seeking experienced Thermal/Mechanical Engineers to build the next generation of our cloud platforms. Our success depends on our truly innovative server infrastructure; we’re handling massive scale and rapid integration of emergent technologies.

What you will do: As a member of the Hardware Engineering Mechanical/Thermal/Reliability (MTR) Component Engineering team you’ll be responsible for the design of our rack sub-systems. You’ll provide leadership in the application of new mechanical technologies to large scale server deployments in a continuous effort to deliver a world-class customer experience. This is a fast-paced, challenging position, and you’ll work with thought leaders in multiple technology areas. You’ll have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and you’ll be constantly looking for ways to improve your products performance, quality and cost. You’ll need to understand when a change in technology enables a completely different way of approaching design. We’re changing an industry, and we want team members who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.

Why it matters: AWS Global Cloud Infrastructure is the most secure, extensive, and reliable cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. Whether customers need to deploy application workloads across the globe in a single click, or want to build and deploy specific applications closer to end-users with single-digit millisecond latency, AWS provides the cloud infrastructure where and when its needed. With millions of active customers and tens of thousands of partners globally, AWS has the largest and most dynamic ecosystem. Customers across virtually every industry and of every size, including start‑ups, enterprises, and public sector organizations, are running every imaginable use case on AWS. We continually need to deploy newer, innovative, and more efficient and cost effective hardware. Your work will drive efficiency and significant cost savings while improving the performance and reliability of our websites and services. Your work will touch development teams and customers around the world.

You will demonstrate a working knowledge of mechanical and thermal systems, with experience in systems integration of complex server products. You’ll have the desire to learn from new challenges and the problem solving and communication skills to work within a highly interactive and experienced team. Candidates must show a hands‑on passion for their work and be able to communicate their ideas and concepts both verbally, and visually. Candidates must demonstrate an ability to integrate feedback and to respond quickly to changing contexts and work environments.

Key job responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Perform mechanical design and development for rack sub-systems and associated components (frame, rails, chassis, air dams, sesimic brackets, stabilizers, blanking panels)
• Validate subsystems and components meet NPI program requirements
• Participate in the cross-discipline design process working with other HW and SW team members to develop optimized integrated solutions
• Conduct failure analysis and solution validation
• Manage interaction with overseas resources
• Provide mentorship and technical reviews to a team of mechanical/thermal design engineers

A day in the life

The average week is a mixture of using engineering tools (CAD and thermal simulation), data analysis, meetings (internal and vendors), test report reviews, design reviews, and communicating via tickets or emails to make design and project decisions.

About the team

This team is responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of mechanical components that enable high-performance, large-scale data center systems. Engineers work as primary owners of their components, partnering closely with suppliers and manufacturing teams to ensure solutions perform reliably from initial development through deployment in the field.

Our mission is to deliver highly reliable, scalable solutions that support increasingly demanding compute workloads. This includes solving challenges related to performance and long-term operation in real-world data center environments.

Engineers develop deep expertise in their component domains, enabling more effective design reviews, targeted validation strategies, and rapid resolution of issues observed during development and in production systems.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
• 2 years experience in thermal and mechanical design of server technologies or equivalent technology

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
• 6 years experience in thermal and mechanical design of server technologies or equivalent technology
• Experience with the project management of technical projects
• Experience with thermal analysis tools such as CFD (e.g., Flotherm, ANSYS Icepak, or similar)
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools (e.g., SolidWorks, Creo/ProE)

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

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 .

USA, WA, Seattle - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually