Amazon
Sr. Hardware Reliability Engineer, Infrastructure Reliability & Quality
$137K–$185K
Austin, TX +2 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Seattle, WA
Herndon, VA - Experience
- 6+ years of Reliability Engineering work experience in a high-reliability industry; 3+ years with accelerated life testing, stress analysis and finite element analysis. Preferred: 8+ years in component-to-system 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, and continuous improvement for critical data center infrastructure equipment to improve availability and control costs.
What you'll do
- Drive reliability design and qualification of third-party infrastructure equipment, including factory and site testing.
- Guide root cause analysis and corrective actions for field failures; analyze reliability data to inform maintenance, replacement, and vendor performance.
- Develop system-level reliability models and end-of-life strategies for critical equipment.
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.
- 6+ 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
- 8+ years of experience in reliability risk identification and assessment from component to system level using analytical, experimental, and statistical approaches.
- Experience with reliability approaches across product design, manufacture, and deployment, and with external design and manufacturing supply chain partners.
Pay
136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually (base salary) for USA, TX, Austin; 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually (base salary) for USA, VA, Herndon; 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually (base salary) for USA, WA, Seattle
Tools
finite element analysis, reliability block diagram, statistical modeling, data analytics, DFMEA
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