Sr PCB Specialist, Annapurna Labs, Machine Learning Hardware

Amazon • Austin, TX

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About The Position

This role is responsible for partnering with leading PCB fabricators and
material suppliers to shape next-generation technologies, guide their
development roadmaps, and qualify new processes and materials for reliable mass
production. Working closely with Design Engineering, the position drives the
end-to-end PCB and PCBA technology roadmap across all Annapurna Labs (our
organization within AWS UC) Machine Learning product line, from early-stage R&D
through mass-production readiness. The role also involves close collaboration
with Signal Integrity teams to proactively anticipate and support PCB, PCBA, and
SMT requirements early in the design cycle.
A key aspect of this position is leading the strategic sourcing, quality,
delivery, and commercial management of the global PCB supply base, ensuring
capability, resilience, and readiness for rapid growth. This includes selecting,
pre-qualifying, securing capacity, and allocating market share for PCB suppliers
across both NPI and mass-production demands.
The role requires developing and implementing technical plans and programs that
advance PCB and PCBA technologies in both the short and long term, ensuring
suppliers have the capacity and capability to support mass-production volumes.
Additionally, the position involves planning and executing advanced R&D programs
for next-generation PCB and PCBA/SMT technologies, including materials,
interconnect structures, and assembly processes—to achieve high yields, strong
reliability, and readiness for Data Center. Collaborating with all engineering
and NPI quick-turn PCB/PCBA builds is also a critical responsibility, ensuring
industry-leading cycle times, quality, and predictability.

About the team
Annapurna Labs (our organization within AWS UC) designs silicon and software
that accelerates innovation. Customers choose us to create cloud solutions that
solve challenges that were unimaginable a short time ago—even yesterday. Our
custom chips, accelerators, and software stacks enable us to take on technical
challenges that have never been seen before, and deliver results that help our
customers change the world.

Requirements

• B.S. or higher in Materials Science, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• 10+ overall years of experience across PCB and PCBA/SMT technologies, including at least 5 years leading large, global, cross-functional engineering or manufacturing technology organizations.
• Demonstrated mastery of PCB technology development including laminate systems, interconnect structures, HDI/multilayer stackups, fabrication processes, and reliability engineering.
• Proven experience managing and developing global PCB supply bases, including technology roadmaps, qualifications, quality programs, capacity strategies, and supplier performance management.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with high-reliability sectors (Automotive, Aerospace, Defense, Medical) and their demanding process control and reliability requirements is a strong advantage.
• Solid hands-on background in PCBA/SMT manufacturing, spanning solder materials, adhesives, underfill, thermal materials, stencil/reflow processes, DFM/DFT, SPC, failure analysis, and high-reliability assembly.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with Hardware, Signal Integrity, and Reliability Engineering teams across domestic and global locations to address complex design-to-build challenges.
• Proven executive-level leadership with clear communication, decisive problem-solving, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders in Engineering, Operations, and Supply organizations.
• A motivated, analytical, and creative mindset with a passion for developing cutting-edge technologies and driving global manufacturing capability.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with leading PCB fabricators and material suppliers to shape next-generation technologies, guide their development roadmaps, and qualify new processes and materials for reliable mass production.
• Driving the end-to-end PCB and PCBA technology roadmap across all Annapurna Labs Machine Learning product line, from early-stage R&D through mass-production readiness.
• Collaborating with Signal Integrity teams to proactively anticipate and support PCB, PCBA, and SMT requirements early in the design cycle.
• Leading the strategic sourcing, quality, delivery, and commercial management of the global PCB supply base, ensuring capability, resilience, and readiness for rapid growth.
• Selecting, pre-qualifying, securing capacity, and allocating market share for PCB suppliers across both NPI and mass-production demands.
• Developing and implementing technical plans and programs that advance PCB and PCBA technologies in both the short and long term, ensuring suppliers have the capacity and capability to support mass-production volumes.
• Planning and executing advanced R&D programs for next-generation PCB and PCBA/SMT technologies, including materials, interconnect structures, and assembly processes—to achieve high yields, strong reliability, and readiness for Data Center.
• Collaborating with all engineering and NPI quick-turn PCB/PCBA builds, ensuring industry-leading cycle times, quality, and predictability.

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

What This Job Offers

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