AWS Hardware Engineering seeks a senior leader to drive development, implementation, and reliability for storage server systems powering EC2 and EBS services. You will own roadmap definition in partnership with product managers, executing at high velocity to deliver timely solutions that meet internal and external customer requirements. Leading cross-functional teams, you will deliver innovative hardware designs from concept through manufacturing, deployment, maturation, and lifecycle management while maintaining zero-defect quality standards that directly enable customer workloads. You will manage a team of hardware and software engineers, as well as technical program managers.

• Key job responsibilities
• Lead end-to-end storage server development lifecycle from inception through deprecation
• Drive proactive hardware defect prevention and resolution strategies to achieve zero-defect quality
• Hire, develop and manage a team of hardware engineers, software engineers, and technical program managers
• Define and execute implementation strategies for novel storage server designs
• Oversee ODM partnerships and manufacturing relationships to ensure delivery excellence
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across EC2, EBS, and other AWS services
• Provide regular status reporting and strategic updates to senior leadership
• Plan and execute hardware roadmaps that anticipate future customer and business needs
• Ensure storage server solutions meet performance, reliability, and scalability requirements for AWS scale
  About the team
  Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in managing system or software development teams
• Experience in system-level integration
• Experience prioritizing and delivering projects on time in a fast-moving environment
• Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Technical experience in compute and/or storage systems design, deployment and production operations.
• Hands-on experience in designing, developing and operationally supporting high volume enterprise servers.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of managing system or software development teams experience
• Experience in working with CM/OEM/ODM vendors for design development and manufacturing.
• Knowledge of data-center infrastructure constraints including networking, power, space, and cooling.
• Experience with server NPI and product lifecycle in fast paced environment
• Proven success using written communications to influence product strategy.
• Demonstrated experience engaging and influencing senior executives.
• High attention to detail including precise and effective customer communications and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.
• Experience developing senior leaders
  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 Company’s 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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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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Cupertino - 191,300.00 - 258,800.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 166,300.00 - 225,000.00 USD annually