Principal Printed Circuit Board Sourcing, AIS Infrastructure Supply Chain

Job description

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we're looking for talented people who want to help.

You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

AWS Supply Chain is seeking a strategic leader to own our Principal Printed Circuit Board (PCB) long term strategy across AWS's hardware platform portfolio. This leader will own leveraging the AWS hardware and technology roadmap to develop, implement, and sustain a sourcing strategy for Printed Circuit Boards for ensuring we have secured the capacity we need and have the right commercial frameworks in place to protect continuity of supply, including for both PCB fabrication and underlying subtier materials (CCL, glass fiber cloth, copper foil).

You will be the connective tissue between supply chain operations, hardware and network engineering, and business planning.. This role shapes what we build, when we build it, and how we improve the way we introduce new products and sustain manufacturing production for our existing producs.

A successful candidate will have deep experience in Printed Circuit Boards sourcing, technology roadmap development, and supply chain process design. They will have a track record of influencing engineering and business leadership on platform decisions, building scalable frameworks, and driving continuous improvement across complex, cross-functional organizations.

Key job responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end Printed Circuit Board (PCB) sourcing and commercial strategy
• Influence hardware and network engineering roadmaps to align with that PCB strategy
• Consolidate across our Compute and Networking product lines to deliver a 3-5 year forward looking strategy
• Understand commercial tradeoffs/negotiation positions to optimize across individual suppliers and for a comprehensive continuity of supply strategy
• Deep Dive into Tier N level risks (CCL, e-glass, copper foil, resins, manufacturing equipment, raw materials)
• Drive clarity cross-functionally on our roadmap strategy; Present to Senior Leadership across AWS

About the team

*Why 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.

*Diverse Experiences*

Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

*Work/Life Balance*

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

*Inclusive Team Culture*

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

*Mentorship and Career Growth*

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.