Cloud Hardware Development Engineer II, AWS Hardware Engineering Services, Specialized Platform

Overview

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hardware Engineering Services (HWEngS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and 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.

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.

Server Hardware Development Engineer — AWS HW EngS creates compute, storage, accelerator, and enterprise servers for Amazon’s innovative web services. We are seeking experienced hardware design engineers to design and build next‑generation servers and AWS specific hardware components. Our designs are industry‑leading in performance, frugality, and operational excellence, and are critical to the success of the AWS business and the more than one million customers who use AWS today.

Our Hardware Engineers solve challenging technology problems, and build architecturally sound, high‑quality servers and components to enable AWS to realize critical business strategies. Our success depends on our highly respected server infrastructure; we’re handling massive scale and rapid integration of emergent technologies.

• As a member of the Specialized Platforms and Servers team, you’ll be responsible for integration of hardware/software components to build our servers, working with service teams to define products, and supporting operations in all the locations we have servers.
• You will interact with engineers across the company and work with an interdisciplinary team to execute product designs from concept to production including design, development, validation, and the deployment of servers at scale.
• You will solve design challenges across disciplines including server/board design, thermal-mechanical design, server firmware/software, integration into our software service control plane, manufacturing, and operations.
• You will deliver functional block diagrams, schematics, specifications, analysis, test plans, and monitoring plans used to build our servers and components.
• You will work closely with internal teams, suppliers, and external partners to ensure our designs are of the highest quality.
• You will lead cross‑organizational teams to improve total cost of ownership, quality, reliability, performance, and serviceability.
• You will be an end‑to‑end owner from concept, design, launch, and operation in our fleet. You will be hands on and comfortable with the entire technology stack from service software to silicon.
• You will use high judgement to solve problems individually or guide others when help is needed.

This is a fast‑paced, challenging position. You’ll work with thought leaders in multiple technology areas, maintain high standards, and seek ways to improve product performance, quality, and cost.

We’re changing an industry, and we want team members who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today. You will work directly with engineers across the company to build next‑generation hardware, have a direct impact on our bottom line, and deliver improvements for our customers. You will be part of a growing, fast paced, and fun team with ownership for your work.

• As Cloud Hardware Development Engineer (CHDE) you will be responsible for bringing new technology to our server & products as well as scaling how we operate our massive existing & rapidly growing fleet.
• You will collaborate with internal development teams and external suppliers to deliver new servers with industry leading performance and…