Sr. Hardware Development Engineer, PCIe Manufacturing, PCIe & Signal Integrity Team

About the role

AWS Hardware Engineering is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead the development, deployment, qualification, and continuous improvement of PCIe components with vendors and at manufacturing sites. This role involves developing and deploying test systems, analyzing failure data, and improving test effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, qualify, and continuously improve PCIe components with vendors and at manufacturing sites.
• Perform PCIe component and subsystem debug and root-cause failure analysis.
• Create runbooks, train technicians and operators, and support recurring certification programs.
• Lead PCIe hardware, firmware, and system yields and throughput improvement campaigns with manufacturing partners, vendors, and design teams.
• Provide DFT recommendations and feedback on test coverage, fault isolation capability, and failure trends.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years' experience in high-volume manufacturing operations, working directly with international Original Design Manufacturers, Contract Manufacturers, and component vendors.
• 6+ years of manufacturing engineering work with server platforms, silicon, PCBA, or complex electromechanical hardware.
• 3+ years of end-to-end NPI participation from concept/design through mass production ramp.
• Demonstrated expertise in failure analysis, root-cause investigation, corrective/preventive action (CAPA), and statistical process control (SPC, Cpk, yield, DPMO).
• Hands-on proficiency with lab equipment and strong analytical problem-solving and cross-functional communication skills.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of manufacturing test experience specifically for server, networking, or data center PCBA platforms.
• 6+ years deploying, qualifying, and maintaining complex test systems in high-volume manufacturing environments.
• 6+ years of production ramp, yield management, and throughput optimization.
• Experience qualifying and debugging high-speed interconnects, including PCIe.
• Demonstrated track record driving manufacturing documentation, assembly drawings, BOM ingestion into PLM systems, and validating producibility through DFM/DFA reviews.

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, parental leave, and more. For more information, visit https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.