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Sr. Hardware Reliability Engineer, Infrastructure Reliability & Quality

Amazon

Location

Herndon, VA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/8/2026

Compensation

$136,600 - $184,800 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
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Job description

As an Infrastructure Reliability Engineer specializing in Power Generation, you will focus on enhancing the reliability of datacenter generator systems for AWS. You will work closely with internal teams and external partners to identify and mitigate reliability risks, ensuring continuous improvement in datacenter availability. The role requires expertise in reliability engineering, particularly in generator systems, and involves both analytical and empirical approaches to risk assessment. You will also lead root cause analysis for generator failures and drive corrective actions to improve performance.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Reliability Engineering, Physics, Electrical, Mechanical or Materials Engineering or related field
  • 8+ years of Reliability Engineering work experience in high reliability industry
  • 3+ years experience with accelerated life testing, stress analysis and finite element analysis
  • 10+ years of work experience in reliability risk identification and assessment from component to system level
  • Experience in reliability engineering with a focus on power generation equipment, diesel or gas generators, or rotating machinery
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Drive DFR (Design for Reliability) methodology to proactively design-in reliability in New Product Designs
  • Drive reliability/quality qualification of third-party critical infrastructure equipment for use in AWS data centers
  • Oversee factory and site testing of third-party equipment in all LLE categories
  • Guide and support Root Cause Analysis of field failures performed by internal teams and external laboratories
  • Make recommendations about AWS infrastructure maintenance and equipment replacement based on reliability data
  • Analyze internal reliability data and create metrics to drive highest reliability at lowest cost
  • Develop end of life strategy for critical infra equipment

Benefits

  • Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.

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