Amazon
Sr. HDD Hardware Engineer, S3 Storage Hardrdware, OEM Drives
$159K–$215K
Denver, CO · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 27, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years required; 8+ years in HDD or storage-related engineering preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent; master's degree preferred.
About the job
Develops and qualifies HDD technology for Amazon S3, integrates it into AWS systems, and improves the performance and operation of the large-scale storage fleet.
What you'll do
- Coordinate with HDD manufacturers on drive development and qualification, from design through production deployment.
- Integrate HDDs into AWS systems and develop orchestration tooling, validation, and fleet-scale solutions.
- Analyze fleet performance, debug system interactions, and improve storage performance, reliability, quality, and cost.
What they ask for
- Experience developing functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures.
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
- 5+ years of engineering experience deploying and operating HDD systems.
- Deep engineering understanding of HDD function and system interactions.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent; or 8+ years in HDD or storage-related engineering.
- Experience managing technical projects or with SATA interface, ACHI, or host-level storage debugging.
Pay
159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
HDD, HAMR, SATA, ACHI
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