Sr. Hardware Development Engineer - Pcie, AWS Board Core Design And Services Team

Pcie Design Engineer

As a member of the AWS Board Core Design & Services team, you will own next-generation server components with a strong focus on PCIe design, from SerDes electrical through protocol functionality. Your expertise in PCIe protocol analysis, compliance testing, and performance optimization will be crucial for ensuring robust system functionality across AWS server platforms. You will have demonstrated results in the architecture and debugging of PCIe-based systems, including root complex behavior, endpoint functionality, and complex PCIe fabric implementations. You will interact with an interdisciplinary team of engineers to analyze, debug, validate, and optimize PCIe implementations at large scale.

A day in the life Hardware engineers within AWS Board Core Design & Services team could be working in a variety of areas, few examples would be: hardware design and development; building the systems that validate hardware quality in manufacturing; monitoring and improving hardware reliability in data centers and platform. We cover everything from low level hardware to embedded software and systems that operate and monitor it. There is no blueprint for how to do what we do, which encourages our engineers to identify and develop simple solutions to complex problems. We encourage durable solutions that look around corners while taking into consideration our customer needs from a cost, performance, and reliability perspective.

About the team Within AWS AWS Board Core Design & Services team, our organization is responsible for system innovation in the servers used by all of Amazon Web Services. Beyond product delivery we actively manage the fleet of Servers in the data center that keeps growing. 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.

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Basic Qualifications:

• BS Electrical/Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• Experience with PCB schematic and layout design
• Proficient in one or more aspect of PCIe standards: electrical, physical layer, data link layer and transaction layer at PCIe Gen5 or above. Hands-on experience with functionality and operation of LTSSM and link layer behavior desirable
• Strong proficiency with PCIe protocol analyzers (Teledyne LeCroy, Keysight, etc.)
• Experience with PCIe compliance testing and validation
• Proven track record in PCIe performance optimization and root cause analysis

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
• Knowledge of SerDes architecture including Rx equalization and adaptation, Tx , CDR, SerDes link jitter budget. Hands-on experience of PAM4 SerDes desirable
• Exceptional debug skills and the ability to define an articulate a methodical approach to resolving issues.
• Fluent in Python programming language, working knowledge of C programming language
• Requires extensive lab experience using high performance test equipment such as BERTs, high speed oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers/exercisers
• Knowledge of Data Center architecture such as switches, routers, interconnects. Hands-on experience with system level PCIe architecture, behavior and qualification desirable

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $257,300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits.