Principal Fiber Connectivity Engineer, NPD

Amazon • Cupertino, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

AWS Infrastructure Services is responsible for the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure, ensuring customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. This role is part of a diverse team of engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, and operations managers who collaborate to deliver high standards of safety and security while providing infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost. The position offers an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers employees to own them to completion. The engineer will develop and establish strategy for new fiber optic and passive infrastructure designs, drive vendor roadmaps, create fiber testing standards, and deploy scalable implementation mechanisms and processes for network-wide deployment. They will also design scalable test infrastructure and qualification procedures to automate fiber optic validation and qualification, and design structured cabling systems (fiber, copper, cable trays/duct banks) for network layers at hyperscale data centers to improve deployment speed, reduce cost, and improve fungibility. The role involves solving ambiguous problems in existing and new network architecture and system development, proposing strategies, and delivering architecture with significant business and customer impact. The engineer will drive discussions with customers and peers, influence partner and dependent organizations, and manage fiber vendors and contractors by establishing data-driven processes for quality control and commissioning. Additionally, they will monitor fiber optic quality in the fleet, build data-driven mechanisms to identify and remediate large-scale events, and improve the overall health of the fiber plant. This includes performing deep dives through on-site visits, data analysis, and discussions with design and operations teams to drive continuous improvement of physical network standards. The engineer will bridge design, construction, and operations, ensuring that every layer of physical networking meets high standards of performance, reliability, and scalability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Communications Engineering or a related field
• 10+ years of hands-on experience on fiber plant design and network design OR 12+ years of experience in structured cabling design, deployment, and maintenance for large-scale data centers
• 8+ years of experience with fiber plant design and IEEE standards
• 4+ years of experience working with optical protocols and technologies
• Expertise in industry standards such as ANSI/TIA, BICSI and other relevant structured cabling guidelines
• Proven ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams and external vendors on large-scale projects

Nice To Haves

• PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of industry or academic research experience
• Advanced degree (Master's) or certifications such as BICSI, RCDD, etc.
• Experience working in hyperscale cloud, AI or high-performance computing environments
• Proficiency in 2D/3D engineering tools (e.g. CAD, Revit) for design and clash detection
• Expertise in large-scale data analysis using SQL, R, or other data tools

Responsibilities

• Develop and establish strategy of new fiber optic and passive infrastructure designs, driving vendor roadmaps, creating fiber testing standards, and deploying scalable implementation mechanisms and processes for network-wide deployment
• Design scalable test infrastructure and qualification procedures to automate fiber optic validation and qualification
• Design structured cabling systems (fiber, copper, cable trays/duct banks) for network layers at hyperscale data centers that improve deployment speed, reduce cost, and improve fungibility
• Solve ambiguous problems in both existing and new network architecture and system development initiatives, propose strategies and deliver architecture that have significant business and customer impact
• Drive discussions with customer and peers, influence partner and dependent organizations as a key influencer of team strategy
• Manage fiber vendors and contractors by establishing data-driven processes for quality control and commissioning of fiber bundles and structured cabling systems
• Monitor fiber optic quality in the fleet and build data-driven mechanisms to identify and remediate large scale events and improve overall health of our fiber plant
• Perform deep dives through on-site visits, data analysis, and discussions with design and operations teams to drive continuous improvement of physical network standards

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal