Senior Hardware Engineer, NPD Hardware

Overview

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 the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure customers have continual access to the cloud. 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 deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing capacity at the lowest possible cost. AWS fosters an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

The AWS Network Products Development team is looking for an experienced hardware engineering professional to help build the next generation networking platforms. The right candidate will play a key role in the design and development of next generation Ethernet switching platforms for our datacenters. Strong experience in modular chassis based enterprise/carrier products is a must. The ideal candidate is a strong hardware board designer with Ethernet networking experience in terabit switch fabrics, 10/40/100 gigabit interfaces, embedded CPU subsystems, and network processors.

Prior experience defining and designing modular chassis based products and working with Asian ODM/JDM partners (development and manufacturing) is required.

You will have experience in high speed digital design as a design lead in the networking field, including architectural definition, specification, key component selection, detailed design, collaboration with PCB designers, testing, and transition to manufacturing. Skills in simulation, timing analysis, thermal analysis, and EMC are expected.

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
• Experience in motherboard design, PCB design including schematic capture, stackup and circuit board layout
• BSEE with 10+ years experience in hardware board and systems development, must have taken products from concept to mass production
• Recent 5+ years experience with Ethernet switching fabrics, Ethernet PHY and Ser Des interfaces, embedded CPU subsystems, DDR2/DDR3/DDR4 memory design, network processors, I2C, USB
• Experience with high-speed PCB design and AC/DC PI
• Recent 5+ years of experience in CPLD/FPGA design using VHDL or Verilog
• Experience troubleshooting with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and specialized test equipment such as PCI analyzers and in-circuit-emulators
• Good verbal and written communication skills, must be organized
• Experience as a project and technical lead, program management skills
• Experience interfacing with cross functional teams including mechanical engineers, HW engineers, SI engineers, diagnostic engineers, and manufacturing engineers
• Experienced interfacing with outside vendors and developers, particularly Asian CMs and Asian ODM/JDM partners
• Willingness to travel up to 10% to Seattle and Asia; ability to enter Taiwan and China without visa issues

• Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
• Experience with project management of technical projects
• Experience in server technologies such as thermal, mechanical, power, and signal integrity
• Experience defining and implementing modular chassis functions such as system redundancy, hot-swap, power distribution, environmental control, and system management
• CPLD/FPGA experience in advanced HW control/monitoring/logging
• Experience in specifying mechanical enclosures
• Experience in analog design, signal integrity analysis, DC-DC switcher design, EDVT, and MDVT is considered an asset

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

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