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 all of 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.

The should-cost engineer will be responsible for building detailed cost models, bench marking component costs, and supporting live negotiations with suppliers. You will interact with multiple levels within the organization and multiple functions and therefore will need to be adaptable in understanding the needs of different stakeholders.

Key job responsibilities
* Building detailed should-cost models across different electro mechanical product (e.g., PCBAs, mechanical server chassis) for new products and products in production.
* Driving excellence throughout the should-cost modeling execution and establish mechanism to scale and streamline across similar products.
* Conducting should-cost training and coach other junior cost engineers.
* You are the owner of Should-Cost Strategy and need to 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.
* Playing a critical, technical fact base holder role in supplier negotiations.
* Travel: Candidates need to be willing to travel internationally 30% or more, visiting suppliers and key functions to embed our Should-Cost approach

About the team
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.