Senior Hardware Development Engineer, AWS Mainstream Compute

Senior Hardware Development Engineer, AWS Mainstream Compute

Job  | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that keep our customers continuously connected 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. You’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hardware Engineering team creates compute and storage server designs. Our engineers work with leading‑edge technologies, solve challenging problems, influence the industry’s roadmaps, and develop new solutions ahead of the pack. We foster innovation, creativity, and learning from failure to continually improve.

• Own and lead the design and development of server products utilizing a wide range of design and manufacturing partners.
• Work closely with our customers to understand their technical needs and business goals, leveraging experience with server design and cross‑team knowledge to architect solutions to be deployed at scale.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams of component, firmware, test, qualification, and integration engineers, and lead our design and manufacturing partners to bring servers to the data center.
• After launch, oversee the fleet of servers, monitoring quality and customer requirement fulfillment.
• Maintain high standards for performance, quality, and cost in a fast‑paced, intellectually challenging environment.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and continue innovating for customers ranging from startups to Global 500 companies. AWS values diverse experiences and encourages candidates at all career stages to apply. We prioritize work‑life harmony and flexibility, and our employee‑led affinity groups foster inclusion across gender, race, ethnicity, and more.

• 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 in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience with design and manufacturing processes.
• 5+ years of experience leading ODMs and other suppliers in product development and manufacturing processes.
• In‑depth expertise in one or more server technologies:
  Thermal/Mechanical design, high‑speed bus design, signal integrity, failure analysis, server components (CPU, GPU, SSDs, drives), BIOS, BMC, and networking.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Master’s degree in electrical, computer engineering, or equivalent.
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production.
• 10+ years of hardware development focused on system/server development in compute and/or storage server architecture for large‑scale applications.
• Expertise in early product definition and feature trade‑off analysis.
• Experience with server validation and issue root‑causing.
• Experience deploying and operating hardware and applications across large data centers.
• Proficient in scripting, debugging, and Linux operations commands.
• Experience leading hardware and software development engineering teams.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143,300 /year in our lowest geographic market up to $257,300 /year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on market location and may vary. In addition to base salary, equity, sign‑on payments, and other benefits may be provided. For more information, visit

This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our career site.