Join Our Mission to Innovate and Deliver Exceptional Results as a Senior Product Cost Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS). We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to drive success in our Amazon Custom Modules team, working remotely from our office. This role offers a competitive salary, benchmarked against industry standards, and a unique opportunity to contribute to the design, planning, delivery, and operation of AWS global infrastructure.
As a Senior Product Cost Engineer, you will play a critical role in building detailed cost models, benchmarking component costs, and supporting live negotiations with suppliers. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, and operations managers, to deliver the highest standards for safety, security, and customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build detailed should-cost models across different electro-mechanical products (e.g., PCBAs, mechanical server chassis) for new products and products in production
- Drive excellence throughout the should-cost modeling execution and establish mechanisms to scale and streamline across similar products
- Conduct should-cost training and coach junior cost engineers
- Own the Should-Cost Strategy and be ‘customer-obsessed’ while being independent enough to fully identify the appropriate value capture path
- Influence and serve as an expert to aid in design for cost/value and improve product cost, manufacturing cost, and integration cost
- Play a critical, technical fact-base holder role in supplier negotiations
- Travel internationally (30% or more) to visit suppliers and key functions to embed our Should-Cost approach
Requirements:
- BS/MS degree in a relevant technical discipline
- 8-10 years of experience working for a technology company in product development-related functions (manufacturing, development, innovation, research, design)
- Experience in fundamental manufacturing processes and related cost impact in mechanical (stamping, machining, welding, molding, etc.) or PCB and PCBA
- Professional knowledge of cost modeling methods and tools
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Broad business knowledge to manage interactions between business disciplines
About Our Team: AWS is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, pioneering cloud computing and never stopping innovating. We value diverse experiences, work-life harmony, and an inclusive team culture. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion, and we offer endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and career-advancing resources to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary (base pay ranges from $133,200/year to $220,200/year, depending on the market location)
- Equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation as part of a total compensation package
- A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
- Opportunities for career growth and professional development
We Encourage You to Apply! Even if you feel you’re not a perfect match, we’d still love to hear from you. We are looking for great people to join our friendly team.
