Hardware Development Engineer, Storage System Development

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hardware Engineering team 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 storage servers. 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.

What you will do : As a member of the Storage Hardware 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 many disciplines including system / board design, thermal-mechanical design, server firmware / software, integration into our software service control plane, manufacturing, and operations.

You will deliver functional block diagram, 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 key factors such as 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 the service software all the way down to the silicon.

You will use high judgement to solve problems individually or guide others when help is needed. This is a fast-paced, challenging position, and you’ll work with thought leaders in multiple technology areas.

You’ll have high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and you’ll be constantly looking for ways to improve your products 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.

Why it matters : Public cloud IT services represent the majority of growth in the overall IT services market and will continue to do so for several years to come.

The scale of AWS, combined with an understanding of how our hardware is used, creates a unique opportunity for hardware customizations that will directly benefit AWS customers.

Why you will love it : You will work directly with engineers across the company to build next-generation hardware. You will have a direct impact on our bottom line and the ability to deliver improvements for our customers.

You will be part of a growing, fast paced, and fun team. You will have ownership for the implementation of your work.

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.

Key job responsibilities

• As Storage Server System Engineer you will be responsible for bringing new technology to our systems & 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 quality
• You will establish strategic vision and drive execution in defining and delivering new products and services
• You will lead the integration and delivery of systems, and support the development of automated monitoring and failure analysis services to operate, debug, and scale our servers
• You will work closely with other AWS software teams to tailor and operate servers solutions for the AWS environment
• You will support launching our servers into production and operating our fleet of servers

About the team

Why AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Diverse Experiences

Amazon Web Services (AWS) values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply.

If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Work / Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture.

When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences.

Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 2-5 years of experience in server level design for compute, storage, accelerator segment or other complex system design
• 2-5 years experience leading ODMs and other suppliers in the product development and manufacturing processes
• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
• Experience in board and server root cause analysis and resolution

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years of experience in complex product development such as servers, network switches, or other highly integrated devices
• Expertise in early product definition and feature tradeoff analysis
• Expertise in product development disciplines such as, thermal, mechanical, power, FW / SW, reliability, and sustaining
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
• Proficient scripting, debug abilities, and Linux operations commands
• Experience deploying and operating hardware across large data centers.
• Experience leading hardware and software development engineering teams
• Meets / exceeds Amazon’s functional / technical depth and complexity
30+ days ago