System Integration and Manufacturing Engineer
About the job
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of design, integration, or hardware system engineering experience in at least one of hardware, firmware, or software.
- At least 3 years of experience working with systems and their software, firmware, and hardware components.
- Build and maintain relationships with AWS server Original Design Manufacturers and serve as the primary contact for manufacturing test-related issues.
- Continuously monitor manufacturing test results from Original Design Manufacturers and analyze them to identify trends, anomalies, and root causes of failures.
- Define new test methodologies and improve existing ones to enhance test coverage, efficiency, and accuracy; identify and address coverage gaps in current testing strategies.
- Identify and resolve quality process gaps in the server manufacturing process and work with Original Design Manufacturers to implement corrective and preventive measures.
- Collaborate with internal software, hardware, and product integration teams, and partner with other AWS teams to ensure seamless integration and optimal server performance.
- Own or participate in debugging complex hardware issues arising during manufacturing and provide technical expertise to Original Design Manufacturers to facilitate rapid issue resolution.
- Drive new server Nitro integration during initial manufacturing runs and ensure new hardware reaches data centers with good quality.
- Serve as the technical owner of the manufacturing lifecycle, focused on Nitro hardware and its integration.
- Analyze test data, improve complex manufacturing flows, and ensure production lines operate at scale.
- Knowledge of computer architecture.
- Good understanding of software architecture.
- Knowledge of high-speed interfaces and debugging capabilities, including PCIe, Ethernet, and DDR.
- Experience with server (x86 or ARM) design or architecture.
- Experience with operating systems, boot loaders, networking, and remote debugging.
- Ability to drive cross-team and cross-disciplinary activities.
- Experience in big data analysis using SQL.
About the company
Amazon runs the largest online store in the United States and rents cloud computing to businesses and governments through Amazon Web Services. AWS pioneered renting computing power over the internet, and Amazon built its own delivery network to get orders to customers quickly. Shoppers buy from Amazon and from independent sellers on its store, and Prime members pay a subscription for fast free shipping, streaming video and music, and other perks. AWS rents out computing power, storage, databases, and AI tools so companies can run software without owning servers, and Amazon also makes Kindle e-readers and Echo speakers with the Alexa assistant. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994, and it is based in Seattle, Washington.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington
Founded
1994
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AI drives growth: AWS's AI and custom-chip sales each more than doubled, passing $25 billion a year by June 2026.
- Stock grants gained value: shares hit a record in August 2026, making Amazon the fifth company to reach $3 trillion.
- Ads are a third engine beside stores and AWS: they grew 26% to $19.8 billion in the June 2026 quarter.
What critics are saying
- AWS's lead is shrinking: in the June 2026 quarter, Google Cloud grew 82% and Microsoft's Azure 43%, versus AWS's 37%.
- Job security has slipped: Amazon cut 30,000 corporate jobs in October 2025 and January 2026 to reduce management layers.
- Expect five office days a week: Amazon ended its three-day hybrid policy for corporate staff in January 2025.
What makes Amazon unique
- Most of Amazon's profit comes from cloud: AWS made 21% of sales but 60% of operating profit in mid-2026.
- Amazon is America's biggest parcel carrier by volume: it handled 6.9 billion packages in 2025, more than the Postal Service.
- Writing matters more than slides: Amazon meetings open with silent reading of a six-page memo instead of PowerPoint.
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