Amazon · 1 day ago
Sr Hardware Dev Engineer, OEM Solid State Drives Team
Seattle, Washington, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$183K/yr - $248K/yr
5+ years expAmazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, and they are seeking experienced Hardware Design Engineers to lead integration and operations of next generation storage (SSD) for their cloud systems. The role involves designing and building infrastructure to operate storage platforms at massive scale, leading SSD integration and delivery from OEM suppliers, and developing automated monitoring and failure analysis services.
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Responsibilities
As a lead engineer of the OEM Solid State Drives engineering team, you will be responsible for bringing new storage (SSD) technology to our systems & products as well as scaling how we operate our massive existing & rapidly growing fleet
You will work closely with software engineers in your and other AWS teams to drive operational excellence - building software services for optimizing SSD performance and health at scale, including faster detection, prevention and root-cause of issues
You will lead the integration and delivery of SSD from OEM suppliers, and support the rollout of new drives for new & existing platforms
Qualification
Required
5+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems experience
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
Experience with root-cause, debug and resolution of issues on storage systems in Linux environment
Experience with system integration and operation of SSDs
Preferred
Proficient coding, scripting and debug abilities in Linux environment
Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
Expertise in server technologies such as, thermal, mechanical, power, and signal integrity
Experience in developing technical documentation such as functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
Meets/exceeds Amazon's leadership principles requirements for this role
Benefits
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
Parental leave
Company
Amazon
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$8.11BKey Investors
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2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
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