Amazon
Hardware Reliability Engineer, Infrastructure Reliability & Quality
$117K–$160K
Herndon, VA · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years in root cause analysis and troubleshooting or problem solving; 4+ years in Reliability Engineering in a high reliability industry; 2+ years with accelerated life testing, stress analysis and finite element analysis. Preferred: 7+ years in reliability risk identification and assessment.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Reliability Engineering, Physics, Mechanical or Materials Engineering or related field
About the job
Leads reliability risk assessment and mitigation for AWS data center infrastructure and equipment, from design and manufacturing through deployment and field operation.
What you'll do
- Analyze reliability risks using physics-of-failure methods, testing, statistical models, and system-level reliability tools.
- Investigate critical equipment failures and drive corrective and preventive actions, vendor reviews, and continuous improvement.
- Set component qualification and reliability requirements and work with suppliers on specifications, audits, and risk mitigation.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of root cause analysis and troubleshooting or problem solving experience
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Reliability Engineering, Physics, Mechanical or Materials Engineering or related field
- 4+ years of Reliability Engineering work experience in high reliability industry
- 2+ years experience with accelerated life testing, stress analysis and finite element analysis
Nice to have
- 7+ years of work experience in reliability risk identification and assessment from component to system level applying analytical, experimental and statistical approaches to evaluate product design and manufacture quality/reliability levels
- Experience in reliability engineering with a focus on air cooling infrastructure
Pay
116,800.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
finite element analysis, reliability block diagram, statistical modeling, data analytics
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative