Key job responsibilities
• Manage vendors and manufacturers to assess new fiber optic and passive infrastructure designs, establish fiber testing standards, and develop scalable implementation strategies for network-wide deployment.
• Automate fiber test plans and qualify fiber connectivity designs.
• Design and specify structured cabling systems (fiber, copper, cable trays/duct banks) for network layers at hyperscale data centers
• Develop standards, reference designs, and installation guidelines for physical network/cabling deployments and structured cabling systems
• Focus on ambiguous problem areas in existing or new network architecture and systems development initiatives, propose and deliver projects that have a significant business and/or customer impact
• Drive discussions with customers and peers, and being a key influencer in team strategy
• Partner with internal network engineering and site operations teams to align physical design with logical network architecture
• Manage fiber vendors and contractors; perform quality control and commissioning of fiber bundles and structured cabling systems
• Perform mitigation analysis and site inspections to validate as-built conditions, ensuring compliance with design and operational requirements
• Monitor module quality in the fleet and build mechanism to remediate large scale events and improve health of our links
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues during build, commissioning, and handover phases to ensure network readiness
• Maintain documentation, drawings, and asset records for physical network components across global sites
• Provide feedback to design and operations teams to drive continuous improvement of physical network standards
A day in the life
On an everyday basis as an engineer or scientist in our team, you have the unique opportunity to understand the growing AWS network and our internal customers' requirement on interconnect solutions, and work backwards to devise hardware solutions by influencing the broad industry and/or to develop software tools with partner teams to maintain a highly available network that delights AWS customers. You design and implement processes and mechanisms that both help the team to deliver business impact to the organization in a systemic way, while also helping to raise the bar on our operational excellence.
You'll bridge design, construction, and operations, ensuring that every layer of physical networking-from fiber trunks to copper patching -meets high standards of performance, reliability, and scalability.
About the team
Within AWS Networking, the Network Product Development (NPD) organization is responsible for designing the hardware, building the software, and owning the interconnects for the routers that power the global AWS network. Beyond product delivery, we actively manage the fleet or routers in a network that grows by 70% annually. This means tracking key business and operational metrics to ensure that we operate smoothly and minimize or eliminate customer impact due to device related issues for a transparent AWS customer experience.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field - or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of hands-on experience on fiber plant design and network design OR 10+ years of experience in structured cabling design, deployment, and maintenance for large-scale data centers
- 5+ years of experience with fiber plant design and IEEE standards
- 2+ years of experience working with optical protocols and technologies
- Expertise in industry standards such as ANSI/TIA, BICSI and other relevant structured cabling guidelines
- Proven ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams and external vendors on large-scale projects
- Strong skills in reviewing and interpreting technical drawings, cable schedules, and documentation management
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in a technical field, or CISCO certification
- Expertise in fiber systems design and development
- Experience working in hyper-scale cloud, AI or high-performance computing environments
- Proficiency in 2D/3D engineering tools (e.g. CAD, Revit) for design and clash detection
- Expertise in debugging and troubleshooting
- Experience working with Fiber
- manufacturing and Fiber termination plants
- Significant experience in the product development lifecycle
- Strong analytical & troubleshooting skills for physical-layer network systems
- Proven track record of innovating or inventing network solutions to business problems
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, CA, Cupertino - 183,000.00 - 247,600.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Herndon - 159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually
