Sr. Manufacturing Engineer – Test Support , Hardware Engineering - Manufacturing

DESCRIPTION

Amazon Web Services’ Hardware Engineering team is looking for experienced professionals to help build the world’s premier cloud computing platform. We are looking for Manufacturing Test Engineers who are capable of operating in a fast paced, ever changing, multi-platform international manufacturing and production environment. Our Test Engineering team works closely with our ODMs, CMs, internal AWS hardware and software development teams, and with upstream component vendors to ensure right Test Flow, tools and test plans are established and validated for a product to launch and scale up across multiple sites world-wide. This role requires the engineer to be a technical contact and take on full ownership of the manufacturing launch and resolution of Test issues. You will be the driver in getting production scaled across a global network. You will own the Test performance as well as the processes that go with them. You will implement standardized test methods & troubleshooting guides world-wide across multiple ODMs and CMs ensuring consistent usage and processes across sites.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Key job responsibilities
Own the Manufacturing Test Ecosystem — Architect, develop, and sustain the end-to-end test infrastructure for Server hardware through System-level Rack integration. Understand Vendor and AWS managed Tests and optimize test coverage.

Drive Automation, Yield & Uptime — Develop automated test processes to reduce manual intervention, increase throughput, and improve first-pass & final-pass yield; monitor test performance across shifts and lead triage for test-station failures across platforms. Drive broader operational improvements based on lessons learned from other ODM/CM.

Define Test Strategy & Analyze Production Data — Establish modular test strategies by establishing statistical process control limits, analyzing production data to identify trends, problem-solving failures, and drive closed loop corrective actions through periodic reviews.

Support NPI & Provide DFx Feedback — Partner on test solution development from ODMs to enable efficient production ramp and ensuring phase-gate Operational readiness.

Collaborate & Guide Test infrastructure across ODM/CM sites — Work across hardware design, firmware, process/quality engineering, and operations teams to align test requirements. Drive test time optimization opportunities and deliver actionable design-for-test and design-for-manufacturability feedback upstream to AWS partner hardware and firmware teams.

About the team
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • 3+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience
  • 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 2+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
  • 4+ years of systems development in an IT or data center environment experience
  • 4+ years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment experience
  • 2+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
  • Experience leading the design, build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • 1+ years of development/programming/scripting language (Python/Java/Bash/Perl) experience
  • Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
  • Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.


The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at


USA, UT, Salt Lake City - 151,200.00 - 204,600.00 USD annually

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