Cloud Hardware Development Engineer , Network Product Development; AWS

Job :  | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Do you like to use network and Unix systems engineering to deliver simple, sustainable, and repeatable solutions? Would you like to play a key role in driving the stability and sustainability of next-generation IP networks?

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 help.

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.

The Core Networking team is looking for a Cloud Hardware Development Engineer to join our Network Product Development (NPD) team. As a Cloud Hardware Development Engineer with a focus on system integration you will be responsible for building, deploying and scaling the Amazon networks that support AWS, customers, and other business units, across multiple global data centers. AWS Core Networking is focused on building Data Centers and the network that allows Data Centers to function efficiently.

We own the solutions that allow racks to be aggregated and Data Centers to be interconnected. Core Networking’s goal is to balance efficiency, performance and reliability to allow customers access to their applications and data.

You will design, implement and support scalable testing infrastructure solutions to support and facilitate optics interconnect development and product deployment. You will be exposed to leading edge industrial technologies. You should have excellent business and communication skills to be able to work with business owners and tech leaders to gather infrastructure requirements, design software infrastructure, build up pipelines and test plan to meet business needs.

You stay abreast of emerging technologies, investigating and implementing where appropriate.

Cloud Hardware Development Engineer with a focus on system integration build mechanisms and process that help to improve network and/or systems operations, deployments, scaling, technology refresh, sustaining engineering. They help to define best practices, perform optimization, drive internal/external customer interactions, and produce appropriate technical documentation.

• Develop automated tools and standardized processes for high-volume optical transceiver system level testing
• Lead collaborative efforts with internal stakeholders and supplier partners to establish robust testing frameworks and quality assurance procedures for optical modules
• Work with network operations team in identifying operation issues and improving quality and RMA process
• Engage stakeholders to identify areas of improvements during rack deployment or bring-up
• Work with network operations team to improve link error handling efficiency

A day in the life

On an everyday basis as part of our team, you have the unique opportunity to understand the growing AWS network and our internal customers’ requirement on interconnect solutions. You'll work backwards to devise hardware solutions by influencing the broad…