Amazon Sr Hardware Development Engineer/Sustaining Engineering 

Taiwan, Taipei, Taipei 

402647727

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.What you will do: As a member of the AWS Board Core Design & Services team based in Taiwan, you will own the sustaining engineering efforts and NPI validation supervision for server components at ODM partners. You will be responsible for hardware validation, quality management, and technical issue resolution during mass production. You will collaborate with ODM teams to ensure smooth transition from NPI to mass production, while maintaining AWS's high standards for quality and reliability. You'll provide leadership in production validation processes and work closely with US-based design teams to implement design improvements. This role requires strong technical expertise combined with excellent project management skills to coordinate between AWS internal teams and ODM partners.
Why it matters: Public cloud IT services represent the majority of growth in the overall IT services market and will continue to do so for several years to come. The scale of AWS creates a unique opportunity for differentiated hardware that will directly benefit customers.Why you will love it: You will build next-generation hardware that powers the cloud. You will deliver improvements for our customers and have a direct impact on our bottom line. You will be part of a growing, fast paced, and fun team. You will have ownership for the implementation of your work.A day in the life
Hardware engineers within the AWS Board Core Design & Services team in Taiwan focus on sustaining engineering and NPI validation activities, including: managing ODM validation processes, reviewing test coverage and results, conducting failure analysis, driving corrective actions, and ensuring smooth mass production. You will coordinate between US-based design teams and local ODM partners, review production test data, optimize manufacturing processes, and implement continuous improvement initiatives. The role requires balancing technical depth with project management skills to ensure AWS hardware quality standards are maintained throughout the product lifecycle.
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* BS Electrical/Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)
* 7+ years of experience in hardware validation and sustaining engineering
* 7+ years of experience working with ODM partners in Asia
* 7+ years of experience in test development and validation processes
* 7+ years of experience in failure analysis and debug of complex hardware issues
* 7+ years of experience in manufacturing test development and optimization
* Fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese (written and verbal)

* Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
* 10+ years of experience in server validation and sustaining engineering
* Strong expertise in hardware validation methodologies and manufacturing processes
* Experience in managing ODM relationships and driving technical programs
* Experience with server technologies including power, thermal, mechanical, BIOS, BMC
* Strong project management and cross-cultural communication skills
* Experience in production yield analysis and improvement
* Knowledge of industry standard quality tools and methodologies (6-sigma, 8D, etc.)
* Experience in developing and implementing validation test plans
* Experience in managing concurrent engineering projects with multiple ODM partners
* Ability to work independently and lead technical discussions with ODM partners
* Experience in component quality management and supplier quality engineering
* Meets/exceeds Amazon's leadership principles requirements for this role
* Meets/exceeds Amazon's functional/technical depth and complexity for this role