Hardware Validation Engineer, NPD Hardware

Amazon•Cupertino, CA

20d

About The Position

Amazon Web Services’ Network Products Development team is looking for experienced test professionals to help build our next generation networking platforms. The right candidate will play a key role in the design and development of our next generation Ethernet switching platforms for our world class data centers. You will have previous experience testing network products. This includes reviewing designs for testability, developing manufacturing test plans, executing them, troubleshooting issues found during early prototype stages and transition to manufacturing. Compile and analyze production test data using automated data analysis techniques. You should be passionate about the role testing plays in achieving product reliability and quality. Applying skills in developing new test processes, test automation and debug is expected. On an everyday basis as part of our team, you have the unique opportunity to understand the growing AWS network and our internal customers’ requirement on interconnect solutions. You'll work backwards to devise hardware solutions by influencing the broad industry and/or to develop software tools with sister teams to maintain a highly available network that delights AWS customers. You design and implement processes and mechanisms that both help the team to deliver business impact to the organization in a systemic way, while also helping to raise the bar on our operational excellence. Operating at the scale we do, there is no blueprint for how to do what we do, which encourages our engineers to identify and develop simple solutions to complex problems. We encourage durable solutions that look around corners while taking into consideration our customer needs from a cost, performance, and reliability perspective. We work closely with our internal partners that design, build and operate the network to ensure that our solutions meet their needs and exceed their expectations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering
5+ years experience of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems
Experience performing PCB schematic and layout reviews to ensure specification compliance
Knowledge of Power and thermal design and validation
Experience performing hardware validation, including high-speed I/O, low-speed I/O, voltage regulator and evaluating results

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
Experience with building datacenter networking products.
Experience with test strategy design for automated functional and system testing
Experience using scripting languages, such as Python
Understanding of electrical engineering design principles, transmission-line theory, SI/PI analysis, PCB PDN design, and high-speed circuit designs
Experience using high speed Logic Analyzers and Oscilloscopes, TDR/VNAs, Power Meters, etc
Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production

Responsibilities

Develop and implement detailed validation plans tailored to specific hardware designs
Collaborate with design and production teams to understand and test against product requirements
Analyze and interpret data from validation tests, offering insights and recommendations
Design and document validation processes, findings, and insights in a structured and clear manner
Component specification study and component validation
Oversee and plan the use of validation equipment to guarantee consistent results
Work cross-functionally to troubleshoot and address any hardware issues identified during validation
Second source qualification, cost down design validation and manufacturing efficiencies
Support new product introduction and Sustaining engineering
Develop and contribute in testing automation