JobsSr. Hardware Reliability Engineer, Infrastructure Reliability & Quality
Sr. Hardware Reliability Engineer, Infrastructure Reliability & Quality
AmazonSr. Hardware Reliability Engineer, Infrastructure Reliability & Quality
AmazonLocation
Herndon, VA
Type
Full-time
Posted
5/8/2026
Compensation
$136,600 - $184,800 per year
Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
Approval 98.6%·Filings 19,451·New hires 10,113·
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·FY 2025Job description
As a Senior Infrastructure Reliability Engineer at AWS, you will focus on driving reliability risk identification, assessment, and mitigation for datacenter infrastructure equipment. You will collaborate with a diverse team of engineers and specialists to enhance datacenter availability and performance. The role requires a proactive approach to reliability engineering, utilizing analytical and empirical methods to ensure product quality. You will also engage with internal and external partners to optimize specifications and drive continuous improvements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Reliability Engineering, Physics, 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 with proactive and effective reliability approaches throughout product design, manufacture and deployment stages
- 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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