Amazon Sr HDD Hardware Engineer Storage System Development OEM Drives 

United States, Colorado, Denver 

141554018

Key job responsibilities
As a member of the Storage System Hardware engineering team, you will be responsible for bringing new HDD technology to our systems & products as well as scaling how we operate our massive existing & rapidly growing fleet. You will interact with engineers across the company, external vendors and work with an interdisciplinary team to execute product designs from concept to production including design, development, validation, and the successful implementation of your work at large scale. You’ll provide leadership in the application of new technologies to large scale server deployments in a continuous effort to deliver a world-class customer experience. This is a fast-paced, challenging position, and you’ll work with thought leaders in multiple technology areas. You’ll have high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and you’ll be constantly looking for ways to improve your products performance, quality and cost. We’re changing an industry, and we want team members who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.A day in the life
You will own one of the largest hard drive fleets in the world. You will focus on introducing new technology and hardware into data centers, qualifying firmware, and maintaining the fleet.Efforts will entail driving validation and qualification of drives + firmware. Debugging system interaction issues to fix issues impacting the fleet. Managing large scale fleet analytics to determine areas of focus.Given the size of the fleet, nothing can be done manually. Script, automate, program, and build the next generation of storage here at AWS.
Why AWS
Utility Computing (UC)Work/Life Balance
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.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.

- 3+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience
- 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 4+ years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment experience
- 2+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
- Experience leading the design, build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production
- 5+ years of experience in HDD-related design & qualification.
- Experience with system integration and operation of HDDs.
- Experience with technical problem solving & root cause/debug

- 10+ years of experience in HDD related design & qualification
- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
- 10+ years of experience in HDD related design & qualification
- Proficient coding, scripting and debug abilities
- Expertise in server technologies such as, thermal, mechanical, power, and signal integrity.
- Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role