Sr Hardware Development Engineer, Edge Computing, AWS Hardware Engineering Services, Edge & Acc

Description

Do you want to build the servers that power the edge of the cloud? Do you want to design the platforms that deliver content to the world and connect the edge of the internet to the core of the AWS cloud? Join us in developing, delivering, and operating the next generation of AWS servers that power our global Content Delivery Network (CDN) and form the backbone of our Edge networking and routing infrastructure.

Your work will drive industry‑leading performance, reliability, and scalability for critical AWS services including Cloud Front, Route 53, Black Watch, AGA, and LCI. Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations – from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry.

As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (IoT), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services. 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.

Your day to day responsibilities will include interfacing with our internal and external customers to understand project requirements and facilitate system development on top of your server design. You will be responsible for solving operational challenges to our existing fleet with the goal of improving the current customer experience as well as developing improved systems for future designs. You will work directly with vendors and ODM/JDM design teams to develop and manufacture your product at scale.

The team is comprised of both Hardware Design Engineers, System Design Engineers, Software Development Engineers and Technical Program Managers, all with the common goal of delivering the best specialized server fleet possible to our customers.

• Experience with server, storage, networking, or large‑scale distributed systems
• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
• Experience troubleshooting issues and root cause analysis
• Experience leading ODMs and other suppliers in the product development and manufacturing processes

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
• Expertise in product development disciplines such as, thermal, mechanical, power, FW/SW, reliability, and sustaining
• Experience deploying and operating hardware and applications across large data centers

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Los Angeles County applicants: job duties for this position include working safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhering to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicating effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service;

and following all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress, and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard…