Amazon
Hardware Development Manager, AWS MainStream Compute
$201K–$272K
Cupertino, CA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of hardware design and development experience for server, compute, or large-scale infrastructure platforms; preferred: 10+ years of server development experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field; preferred: Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Power Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Leads hardware engineering teams designing AWS server architectures and taking high-performance server products from concept through validation, production, and fleet support.
What you'll do
- Define server architectures and translate workload and customer requirements into designs and component specifications.
- Coordinate with component, firmware, test, qualification, and integration teams to deliver hardware designs.
- Lead design reviews with ODM/JDM partners for schematics, layouts, BOMs, and manufacturing DFx.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Experience in engineering team management and new hardware product development.
- Experience in DFx (cost, test, manufacturing) and project management of technical projects.
- 5+ years of hardware design and development experience for server, compute, or large-scale infrastructure platforms.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Power Engineering, or a related field.
- Knowledge of AWS or cloud technologies; experience with 8+ engineer teams, large-volume production, thermal/mechanical design, engineering standards, fleet quality, or ODM/JDM.
Pay
201,300.00 - 272,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
AWS, EC2, S3, CloudFront, CPU, memory, interconnect
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