Sr. Hardware Development Engineer, AWS Hardware Components

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Description
Would you like to drive the technology behind some of the most innovative systems on the planet?

Do you enjoy solving complex problems and making influential changes?

Are you curious about the systems used to run the largest cloud computing infrastructures in the world?

Do you have high standards for yourself and everyone you work with?

If you answered YES to these questions, then our team is looking for you!

The AWS Hardware Engineering team drives system innovation in the servers used by all of Amazon Web Services, including EC2, S3, EBS, DDB, Outpost and CloudFront.

Our engineers solve the hardest problems that fuse software, hardware, and the cloud.

Optimizing quality, performance, reliability and cost is a massive challenge, and we love it! We take big bets on new concepts, enabling AWS services to continue to revolutionize the industry.

We are looking for a customer-obsessed, team-driven technology leader to take our engineering of server hardware and software to the next level.

You will own next-generation CPU and Memory components used in servers across AWS.

You’ll work on Amazon’s hardest problems, building high quality, architecturally sound systems that are aligned with our business needs.

You will interact with internal and external interdisciplinary teams of engineers to design, develop, validate, launch, monitor and troubleshoot at large scale.

You’ll help establish technical standards and drive Amazon’s overall technical architecture and engineering practices.

You’ll provide leadership in the application of new technologies to servers in a continuous effort to deliver and improve a world-class customer experience.

This is a fast-paced, intellectually challenging position.

At AWS we are changing an industry and want individuals who are ready for a challenge to reach beyond what is possible today.

Key job responsibilities
In this position, you’ll have the opportunity to:

* Drive reliability improvements in hardware used in Amazon servers spanning design, testing, manufacturing, and operations.
* Make use of our copious production telemetry and deep knowledge of component internals to drive HW and SW improvements.

Further develop our telemetry collection and data processing capabilities.
* Serve as the technical leader on some of our most demanding projects, including launching new services and features at massive scale
* Work with thought leaders in multiple technology areas to define and drive critical features and architectural advancements into our hardware
* Interact with customers and service teams to understand requirements, define solutions and drive continuous improvement
* Guide our suppliers to meet Amazon’s server hardware needs through deep audit, modeling, testing, and engineering new ways to solve problems
* Positively impact customers and the planet through improvements in server hardware reliability and performance
* Engage deeply in the operations of our systems, including identifying and rectifying root causes of critical issues
* Provide technical guidance to multiple teams, increasing their productivity and effectiveness by sharing your deep knowledge and experience
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or related discipline
- 10+ years of engineering experience in hardware system design of major technology, product or component
- 3+ years of experience troubleshooting HW/SW issues in large scale systems
- 3+ years of demonstrated expertise in driving hardware reliability through design enhancement and failure mode analysis
- Must be willing to participate in on-call rotation
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience with statistical analysis and modeling for reliability, performance, and/or cost
- Experience with CPU architecture, RAS, DDR Memory technology, system performance, security and troubleshooting.
- Repeated success leading architecturally significant projects from inception through launch, including communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe product features, and produce technical designs
- Experience with data center deployments of compute-related infrastructure
- Experience working directly with senior-level customer engineers
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.

If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.

If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US 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 a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Amazon is a total compensation company.

Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits .

This position will remain posted until filled.

Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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