Key job responsibilities
- Define hardware requirements, component specifications, and system architectures for security products
- Evaluate and qualify hardware from vendors and partners, conducting rigorous testing to validate performance, reliability, and compliance with AWS standards
- Develop test plans, validation procedures, and acceptance criteria for hardware products throughout the development lifecycle
- Drive hardware integration projects across internal teams and external partners, resolving complex technical challenges
- Collaborate cross-functionally with firmware, software, mechanical, and operations engineers to deliver integrated security solutions
- Contribute to the standardization of security hardware designs and specifications across the global data center portfolio
- Create technical documentation, hardware specifications, test reports, and engineering change orders
- Identify opportunities for hardware innovation, cost optimization, and reliability improvements across the security product portfolio
- Ensure compliance with internal security standards, industry certifications, and regulatory requirements
- Support Infrastructure Security initiatives through domestic and international travel approximately 25% of the time
A day in the life
You collaborate with your team and cross-functional partners to deliver security hardware products across the full lifecycle. On any given day, you might be evaluating new hardware components from vendors for next-generation security systems, running qualification tests on prototype hardware, or working through a complex integration challenge with firmware and software engineers. You analyze hardware performance data, identify root causes of field issues, and develop engineering solutions that scale across thousands of deployed devices. You identify and communicate technical risks early, propose design trade-offs, and work with internal partners to align on the best path forward. You seek to understand the broader business context behind the hardware you develop, ensuring your designs meet both immediate needs and long-term reliability goals. You actively seek feedback, iterate to raise the bar, and take ownership of your contributions to the teams collective knowledge and customer outcomes
About the team
The team is a small but highly capable workforce which supports the end-to-end lifecycle of security hardware products. This role is expected to own developed solutions from problem statement, through requirements definition and hardware development, alpha and beta testing, to enterprise-wide deployment. This role will also create support documentation and hardware maintenance guides to be used by deployment teams for troubleshooting and repair
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 4+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
- Experience with prototyping and implementation
- Experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware
- Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in the design of complex mechanical products and equipment at volume
- Masters degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- Experience with physical security control and surveillance systems
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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, VA, Herndon - 117,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
