Hardware Development Engineer II, Bespoke Solutions

Hardware Development Engineer II, Bespoke Solutions

Job  | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Join AWS as a Cloud Hardware Development Engineer to support the development of next-generation cloud infrastructure hardware. Drive innovation in complex PCBA designs utilizing state-of-the-art FPGA SoCs, working with world-class engineers in our dedicated product development lab.

Within Bespoke Solutions, the Refactor hardware development team empowers Region Services teams by eliminating reliance on external vendor constraints. We aim to be the trusted partner of choice for our service teams, delivering comprehensive product life‑cycle support that enables them to scale at the pace of customer demand. For teams choosing to develop hardware internally, we provide access to our library of validated designs and proven processes to accelerate their development timelines.

If Arlington, VA HQ2:
This role will sit in our new headquarters in Northern Virginia, where Amazon will invest $2.5 billion dollars, occupy 4 million square feet of energy‑efficient office space, and create at least 25,000 new full‑time jobs. Our employees and the neighboring community will also benefit from the associated investments from the Commonwealth including infrastructure updates, public transportation improvements, and new access to Reagan National Airport.

This position requires that the selected candidate be a U.S. Citizen and obtain and maintain a security clearance at the TS/SCI level with polygraph. Upon start, the selected candidate will be sponsored for a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.

• Development of complex PCB designs incorporating FPGA So Cs
• Support system‑level hardware architecture decisions and technical requirements
• Support 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
• Participate in design reviews and drive technical consensus across multiple teams

You’ll collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of hardware, software, and FPGA engineers in our dedicated product development lab. Your responsibilities will span supporting innovative hardware solutions, conducting PCB design reviews, troubleshooting prototypes, and providing technical influence to team members. You’ll establish strong partnerships with product managers to define technical requirements, collaborate with FPGA engineers to refine hardware interfaces, and work alongside manufacturing teams to ensure successful production scaling.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
• Experience in motherboard design, PCB design including schematic capture, stack‑up, and circuit board layout
• Experience with DFx (Design for cost, test, manufacturing)
• 3+ years of hardware engineering experience
• Experience with FPGA SoC hardware integration, hardware validation, and debugging

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years of hardware engineering experience
• Expertise in signal integrity and power integrity analysis and PCB design tools (Allegro, Altium, or similar)
• Experience with high‑volume manufacturing and NPI processes
• Current, active U.S. Government Security Clearance of Top Secret / SCI (or higher)

The base salary range for this position in Arlington, VA is $–$ annually. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and options for Supplemental life plans), Employee Assistance Program, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, parental leave, and more.

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