The Cloud Hardware Development Engineer role at AWS focuses on defining server architectures for AI/ML workloads and driving hardware validation from component specifications to fleet integration. The team is responsible for launching GPU-accelerated servers and ensuring their quality and performance across datacenters. Engineers in this role will collaborate with various teams and ODM partners to deliver high-performance designs. This position offers the opportunity to influence the hardware that powers advanced AI models at scale.

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
• 2+ years of hardware design, development, and validation experience for server or compute platforms.
• Experience in server technologies such as thermal, mechanical, power, and signal integrity.
• Experience working with ODMs through product development and manufacturing lifecycle.
• Familiarity with PCIe topology, NVMe, and accelerator interconnects.

• Define server architectures based on workload demand and customer requirements.
• Drive design reviews with ODM/JDM partners covering schematic, layout, BOM, and manufacturing DFx.
• Define and execute validation strategies from PCBA bring-up through server and rack integration.
• Own hardware debug during EVT/DVT/PVT builds and conduct root cause analysis.
• Monitor operational telemetry to identify systemic issues and drive design or process changes.

• 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.