Sr. Hardware Development Engineer/SI, AWS Board Core Design and Services Team

Amazon; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sr. Hardware Development Engineer to innovate server components for cloud infrastructure. This role involves designing complex PCBs with a focus on signal integrity and high-speed interfaces. You will collaborate with a diverse team to tackle challenging problems and drive impactful changes in the AWS ecosystem. Join a culture that values bold ideas and empowers you to bring them to life while contributing to the future of cloud technology. If you're passionate about hardware design and eager to make a difference in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in embedded ARM, FPGA, and CPLD applications.
• Strong proficiency in PCB design tools and high-speed interface design.

Responsibilities

• Own next-generation server components focusing on digital circuit board design.
• Collaborate with engineers to design, develop, validate, and launch at large scale.

Skills

Embedded ARM

FPGA

CPLD applications

High-speed PCB design

Signal integrity analysis

Impedance control

Root cause analysis

Education

BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Allegro

CAM350

Ansys

Cadence Sigrity

Job description

Sr. Hardware Development Engineer/SI, AWS Board Core Design and Services Team

Job ID: 2913970 | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to build.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Do you enjoy solving complex problems and driving influential changes? Are you curious about the systems used to run the largest cloud computing infrastructures in the world? Do you thrive in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment? If you answered YES to these questions, then our team is looking for you! The AWS Board Core Design & Services team drives system innovation in the servers used by all of Amazon Web Services, including EC2, S3 and CloudFront. Our engineers solve the hardest problems that fuse software, hardware, and the cloud. We take big bets on new concepts, enabling AWS services to continue to revolutionize the industry.

What you will do:

As a member of the AWS Board Core Design & Services team, you will own next-generation server components with a strong focus on digital circuit board design and signal integrity. You will have demonstrated results in the architecture and development of high-speed, complex PCB designs for server components, including motherboards, graphics, accelerators, and programmable hardware. Your expertise in signal integrity analysis and advanced PCB design techniques will be crucial for optimizing high-speed interfaces and ensuring robust system performance. You will interact with an interdisciplinary team of engineers to design, develop, validate, and launch at large scale.

Key job responsibilities

Hardware engineers within AWS Board Core Design & Services team could be working in a variety of areas, few examples would be: hardware design and development; building the systems that validate hardware quality in manufacturing; monitoring and improving hardware reliability in data centers and platform. We cover everything from low level hardware to embedded software and systems that operate and monitor it. There is no blueprint for how to do what we do, which encourages our engineers to identify and develop simple solutions to complex problems. We encourage durable solutions that look around corners while taking into consideration our customer needs from a cost, performance, and reliability perspective.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- BS Electrical/Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)
- 7+ years of experience in embedded ARM, FPGA, and CPLD applications
- 7+ years of hands-on experience with high-speed PCB design, including signal integrity analysis and optimization
- Strong proficiency in PCB design tools (Allegro, CAM350, or equivalent) with demonstrated ability to perform detailed PCB reviews
- 7+ years of experience in high-speed interface design (DDR, PCIe, USB, etc.) with emphasis on signal integrity
- Proven track record in impedance control, stack-up design, and power integrity optimization
- 7+ years of experience in board root cause analysis and resolution, particularly focusing on signal integrity issues
- Experience with flash, I2C, SPI, UART, and ethernet interfaces

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
- 10+ years of experience in server design for cloud or enterprise applications
- Advanced expertise in:
- High-speed PCB design and signal integrity analysis
- Complex motherboard and peripheral component design
- Multi-layer PCB stack-up optimization
- Advanced routing techniques for high-speed interfaces
- EMI/EMC compliance and design considerations
- Power delivery network (PDN) design and analysis
- Proficiency with signal integrity simulation tools (Ansys, Cadence Sigrity, or similar)
- Experience in designing for reuse across multiple products
- Advanced knowledge of server technologies including:
- Signal integrity optimization techniques
- Power optimization
- Thermal considerations
- Mechanical constraints in PCB design
- BIOS and BMC integration
- High-speed networking interfaces
- Experience with impedance-controlled board design and manufacturing processes
- Strong expertise in component selection considering signal integrity requirements
- Experience in design for large scale applications with emphasis on signal integrity
- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute complex PCB designs from concept to production

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