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Manager, Electrical & Cloud Hardware Development, AWS Bespoke So
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A Hardware Engineer designs and develops computer hardware such as circuit boards, chips, modems, and keyboards. Works with computer software engineers and developers to improve technology.
$119,702 / year median in Virginia
-7% projected decline
Job Description
Job Requirements Arlington, VA Top Secret/SCI Polygraph Career Level not specified $175,100
- $236,900 Job Description Description Bespoke Solutions is looking for a hands-on technical leader to manage a team of Hardware Design Engineers, FPGA/Programmable Logic Engineers, and Firmware Engineers responsible for developing high-assurance security devices for government customers within AWS.
- making critical decisions on FPGA architectures, board-level design, and hardware-enforced security boundaries
- and then build and lead the team that delivers it. Your success is measured by delivering certified, production-quality hardware that meets the most rigorous government security standards. You will own the full hardware development lifecycle
- from architecture and schematic design through prototype, validation, qualification, and production.
- with systems engineering, software, program management, and external government stakeholders to deeply understand requirements and translate them into hardware architecture decisions. When complex technical problems arise
- across signal integrity, power integrity, FPGA timing closure, thermal management, or hardware security
- you will have the technical depth to engage meaningfully and the judgment to drive the right trade-offs.
Vision & Architecture:
- Set the technical vision and multi-generational roadmap for hardware and FPGA development across the product family
- Make architectural decisions on FPGA platform selection, board design, and hardware-software partitioning that drive performance, security, and schedule
- Own trade studies for critical hardware decisions
- evaluating options against thermal, form-factor, certification, and performance constraints
- Translate government security requirements and engineering specifications into actionable hardware architecture
Design, Build & Test:
- Own hardware and FPGA platform development from architecture through schematic design, PCB layout, prototype, and qualification
- Lead a team of engineers responsible for complex PCBA designs utilizing state-of-the-art FPGA SoCs
- Drive signal integrity, power integrity, and thermal analysis to ensure designs meet performance targets
- Establish and enforce DFx principles (Design for Test, Manufacturing, Cost, and Compliance)
- Lead design reviews and drive technical consensus across hardware, FPGA, firmware, and software teams
- Manage relationships with PCB fabrication and assembly partners, ensuring quality and schedule
- Drive hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testing infrastructure and CI/CD for FPGA development
Team Leadership & Development:
- Manage and grow a diverse team spanning hardware design engineering, FPGA/programmable logic, and firmware
- Hire, develop, and retain top talent across multiple engineering disciplines
- Create an environment where engineers with fundamentally different expertise collaborate effectively and challenge each other
- Set clear goals, remove obstacles, and hold the team to high standards on delivery and quality
- Mentor and develop senior technical contributors
- help them think bigger and grow toward principal-level impact
- Establish hardware engineering best practices, review standards, and development lifecycle processes
Cross-Organization Collaboration:
- Partner with systems engineering, software, and program management to ensure hardware platforms meet full-system requirements
- Work with government stakeholders and compliance teams to navigate certification and approval processes
- Coordinate with supply chain and manufacturing teams to deliver prototypes and production hardware on schedule
- Influence peer teams and senior leadership on technical direction, investment priorities, and trade-offs
- Represent your team's work and roadmap to Director-level and above About the team About AWS 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.
- and we're looking for talented people who want to help.
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
- Experience in motherboard design, PCB design including schematic capture, stackup and circuit board layout
- 7+ years of hardware engineering experience, including FPGA/programmable logic development
- 3+ years of people management experience leading hardware or FPGA engineering teams
- Experience with FPGA SoC hardware integration, hardware validation, and debugging
- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of Top Secret with SCI eligibility or above Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
- 6+ years of people management experience leading hardware or FPGA engineering teams
- Experience with AMD/Xilinx Versal or UltraScale+ FPGA platforms
- Experience with high-speed serial interfaces (PAM4, PCIe, DDR, SERDES)
- Experience with hardware security design
- tamper detection, secure boot, hardware root of trust, or cryptographic accelerators
- Experience managing teams through NPI (New Product Introduction) processes from prototype to production
- Experience with government compliance frameworks, or security evaluation processes
- Track record of developing senior technical talent (growing engineers to Staff/Principal level)
- Current, active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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