Hardware Development Engineer AWS AI & ML, Mainstream Accelerators

Amazon.com, Inc.
Austin, TX, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Compensation
$136,000.0 - $212,800.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Cloud Computing Computer Engineering Data Centers Distributed Systems File Server Firmware Hardware Design Systems Development Life Cycle Signal Integrity Software Engineering
+3 more
Enterprise Software Applications Cloud Platform System High Performance Computing

Job description

Join the team building the foundation of the world’s most advanced cloud for AI training and inference - where multi-billion-parameter models come to life at scale. Here, you’ll design, deliver, and operate next-generation infrastructure that powers breakthrough innovation in AI/ML and HPC workloads. If you’re passionate about pushing the limits of performance, efficiency, and scalability in the cloud, this is your opportunity to build the systems that define what’s next for AWS - and for the entire AI industry.

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

Key job responsibilities As a member of the Hardware Engineering team you will own and lead the design, development and root cause of a new segment of accelerated servers.

You will work closely with our customers to understand their technical needs and business goals, leveraging your experience with server design and the knowledge of various teams to architect the solutions that we will deploy at scale.

To deliver your products you will work with an interdisciplinary team of component, firmware, test, qualification, and integration engineers, and lead our design and manufacturing partners to bring these servers to the data center. After launch you will oversee the fleet of servers you develop, monitoring their quality and how they are meeting the customer requirements.

A day in the life Your day to day responsibilities will include interfacing with our internal and external customers to understand project requirements and facilitate system development ontop of your server design. You will be responsible for learning operational challenges to our existing fleet with the goal of improving the current customer experience as well as developing improved systems for future designs. You will work directly with vendors and ODM/JDM design teams to develop and manufacture your product at scale.

About the team The team is comprised of both Hardware Design Engineers, System Design Engineers, Software Development Engineers and Technical Program Managers, all with the common goal of delivering the best specialized server fleet possible to our customers.

Why AWS 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.

Diverse Experiences Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

The Hardware Engineering AI / ML development team is a group of engineers and technical program managers directly responsible for launching hardware in the fleet. Located out of Seattle, Cupertino and Austin we work on programs with global development teams (both internal and external to Amazon). Our servers are located in datacenters globally.

Requirements

  • Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
  • Experience in server technologies such as, thermal, mechanical, power, and signal integrity
  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent, * Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
  • Experience in project management of technical programs
  • Experience in compute and storage server architecture and design for large scale applications
  • 10+ years of server, storage, networking, or large-scale distributed systems experience

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • AD&D insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance, 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 - 157,300.00 - 212,800.00 USD annually USA, TX, Austin - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually USA, WA, Seattle - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually

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