Amazon
Sr. Hardware Reliability Engineer, Infrastructure Reliability & Quality
$137K–$185K
Herndon, VA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 15, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of Reliability Engineering work experience in a high-reliability industry; 3+ years with accelerated life testing, stress analysis, and finite element analysis. Preferred: 10+ 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, qualification, failure analysis, and continuous improvement for critical infrastructure equipment used in AWS data centers.
What you'll do
- Drive reliability-by-design and qualification of critical third-party infrastructure equipment, including factory and site testing.
- Guide root cause analysis of field failures, validate corrective actions, and recommend maintenance, replacement, and end-of-life strategies.
- Analyze reliability data and vendor performance to improve data-center availability and optimize cost.
What they ask for
- Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission-critical facilities, such as data centers, power generation, or oil and gas facilities.
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Reliability Engineering, Physics, Mechanical or Materials Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of Reliability Engineering work experience in a high-reliability industry.
- 3+ years experience with accelerated life testing, stress analysis, and finite element analysis.
Nice to have
- 10+ years of experience in reliability risk identification and assessment from component to system level using analytical, experimental, and statistical approaches.
- Experience working with external design and manufacturing supply chain partners.
Pay
136,600.00 USD - 184,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Physics-of-Failure, reliability block diagram, DFMEA, finite element analysis, accelerated life testing, stress analysis, statistical modeling, data analytics
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