Senior Hardware Engineer, NPD Hardware

About the role

The Senior Hardware Engineer, NPD Hardware is responsible for the design, planning, delivery, and operation of AWS global infrastructure. This role plays a key role in the design and development of next generation Ethernet switching platforms for AWS data centers.

Responsibilities

• Develop functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures
• Design motherboards and PCBs including schematic capture, stackup, and circuit board layout
• Experience with high-speed PCB design and AC/DC PI
• Experience with CPLD/FPGA design using VHDL or Verilog
• Experience troubleshooting with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and specialized test equipment
• Interface with cross-functional teams including mechanical engineers, HW engineers, SI engineers, diagnostic engineers, and manufacturing engineers
• Interface with Asian ODM and JDM partners in development and manufacturing

Requirements

• BSEE with 10+ years experience in hardware board and systems development
• Recent 5+ years experience with Ethernet switching fabrics, Ethernet PHY and SerDes interfaces, embedded CPU subsystems, DDR2/DDR3/DDR4 memory design, network processors, I2C, USB
• Experience with high-speed PCB design and AC/DC PI
• Recent 5+ years of experience in CPLD/FPGA design using VHDL or Verilog
• Experience troubleshooting with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and specialized test equipment such as PCI analyzers and in-circuit-emulators
• Good verbal and written communication skills, must be organized
• Experience as a project and technical lead, program management skills is a must
• Experience interfacing with cross functional teams such as mechanical engineers, HW engineers, SI engineers, diagnostic engineers, and manufacturing engineers
• Experienced interfacing with outside vendors and developers, particularly Asian CMs and Asian ODM/JDM partners
• Ability to accommodate up to 10% travel to both Seattle and Asia

Qualifications

• Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
• Experience with the project management of technical projects
• Experience in server technologies such as, thermal, mechanical, power, and signal integrity
• Experience defining and implementing modular chassis functions such as system redundancy, hot-swap, power distribution, environmental control and system management
• CPLD/FPGA experience in the areas of advanced HW control/monitoring/logging
• Experience in specifying mechanical enclosures
• Experience in the following is an asset: analog design, signal integrity analysis, DC-DC switcher design, EDVT, and MDVT

Skills

• Strong hardware board designer with Ethernet networking experience
• Previous experience in defining and designing modular chassis based products
• Experience working with Asian ODM and JDM partners

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Pay

Base salary range for this position is $183,000.00 - $247,600.00 USD annually in USA, CA, Cupertino and $159,200.00 - $215,300.00 USD annually in USA, WA, Seattle.

Schedule

Based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location, final compensation will be determined.