Senior Hardware Development Engineer, in-Rack Power

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global other words were 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 were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll 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 youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

The AWS Rack Power team is driving rapid innovation in the power systems used by Amazon Web Services. Our designs are fundamentally changing the data center providing operational and financial benefits that are critical to the success of the AWS business and its millions of customers. We design and build power equipment used by and AWS services such as EC2 EBS S3 Glacier and Outpost. Our engineers solve challenging technology problems and take big bets on new concepts enabling AWS services to continue to revolutionize the industry.

Key job responsibilities
What you will do: As a member of the Rack Power team you will be responsible for the debug and validation of power systems including but not limited to battery management systems Power supplies AC/DC DC/AC converters Automatic transfer switches and BMC controllers. You will own the products end to end development cycle. You will work side by side with hardware firmware and software development teams on troubleshooting of challenging technical issues. You will design automation via test scripts and applications write test reports perform board level testing and functional verification of power sub-systems.

As a Sr. Hardware Development Engineer you will support hardware/software integration testing firmware regression and will propose design improvements to products based on findings from test results on a continuous improvement and technically challenging environment. You will be a hardware design subject matter expert on new product development efforts and will help define the architecture of future AWS technologies to deliver a world-class customer experience.


- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or experience low power design techniques
- Experience with lab-based user testing remote testing iterative prototype testing survey design and usage of multiple methods within a study
- Experience with large-scale power systems

- Knowledge of electrical engineering principles including switchgear UPS transformers and circuit breakers
- Experience in developing functional specifications design verification plans and functional test procedures

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Seattle - 159200.00 - 215300.00 USD annually