The Amazon Devices team designs and engineers highprofile consumer electronics including the bestselling Kindle family of products. We have also produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets Fire TV Amazon Dash and Amazon Echo
What will you help us create
The Role:
As a Senior Power Engineer you will be responsible for owning the power and energy consumption models provide inputs to power architecture and conduct power consumption characterization on multiple projects. You will work closely with multidisciplinary groups including Product Design Industrial Design Hardware Engineering Software Engineering Reliability and Operations to drive key aspects of engineering of consumer electronics products. You will conduct testing and optimization cycles of complex embedded systems in different usecases. You will be expected to write/update code to interface lab equipment to computers and write scripts to automate the testing. The ideal candidate should have a solid understanding of power engineering analog electronics and microprocessor architecture.
Key job responsibilities
In this role you will:
Interact with cross functional engineering teams across the company
Dive deep into power related issues and work with cross functional teams to solve them
Participate in schematic and layout reviews
Address all aspects of power technology readiness including manufacturability.
Help design and deliver innovative power technology to products.
Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
7 years of experience as a hardware or systems engineer.
Experience with schematic and layout tools similar to OrCAD and Allegro.
Experience with Lab Equipment such as Oscilloscopes DC Analyzers and DAQ systems
Experience debugging power issues on embedded electronics devices
Experience using LDOs SMPS and power distribution in embedded systems or power and energy consumption modelling and optimization
Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
Masters degree in electrical engineering computer engineering or equivalent
Experience with the project management of technical projects
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $128600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $213600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.