Hardware Development Engineer II, AWS Mainstream Compute

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hardware Engineering team creates compute and storage server designs for Amazon’s web services. Our engineers work with leading‑edge technologies, solve challenging problems, influence the industry’s roadmaps, and develop new and unique solutions that are ahead of the pack. We work in an environment that fosters innovation and creativity. We encourage and invest in new directions and new ideas that will serve our customers better.

We sometimes fail, but we learn from such failures and we improve. It is because of the team and our constant focus on the customers that we are able to develop creative and new designs that set the standards on performance, quality, cost, and operational excellence.

As a member of the Server Hardware Engineering team you will own and lead the design and development of server products utilizing a wide range of design and manufacturing partners.

You will work closely with our customers to understand their technical needs and business goals, leveraging your experience with server design and the knowledge of various teams to architect the solutions that we will deploy at scale.

To deliver your products you will work with an interdisciplinary team of component, firmware, test, qualification, and integration engineers, and lead our design and manufacturing partners to bring these servers to the data center. After launch you will oversee the fleet of servers you develop, monitoring their quality and how they are meeting the customer requirements.

This is a fast‑paced, intellectually challenging position, and you’ll work with thought leaders in multiple technology areas. You’ll have 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 will work directly with a talented team of engineers and product owners across the company to create next‑generation hardware. You will have a direct impact on your customer’s success, drive the development of the Cloud, and have a meaningful impact on Amazon’s success. You will be part of a growing, fast‑paced, and fun team.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. Amazon Web Services values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply.

If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying. We value work‑life harmony and strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and Amaze Con (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
• Experience in server technologies such as thermal, mechanical, power, and signal integrity
• Bachelor’s degree or above in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
• 5+ years of manufacturing, process, industrial engineering experience
• Experience in oral and written communication
• 5+ years experience leading ODMs and other suppliers in the product development and manufacturing processes
• In‑depth expertise in one or more server technologies such as Thermal / Mechanical design, high‑speed bus design and signal integrity, failure analysis, server components (e.g., CPU, GPU, SSDs, drives), BIOS, BMC, and networking

• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• 7+ years of server, storage, networking, or large‑scale distributed systems experience
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