About this role
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an experienced Senior Compliance Engineer — Environmental to drive global product compliance for hazardous substances (including PFAS/REACH), energy efficiency, and emerging chemical regulations across all AWS markets, including hardware supporting AI/ML infrastructure. This role sits within the Global Trade and Product Compliance (GTPC) organization and partners cross-functionally with Hardware Engineering, Supply Chain, Legal, Public Policy, and Sustainability to ensure AWS infrastructure meets regulatory requirements throughout the product lifecycle — from early design through production and end-of-life. Primary Duties - Implement AWS's material and product compliance strategy, roadmap, and specification in the area of hazardous substances to meet business objectives such as new product launch, new material qualification, new site launch, new technology development, and onboarding new ODMs - Work closely with product compliance TPMs and hardware design teams throughout the product life cycle in order to obtain required product environmental regulatory compliance documentation by: specifying regulatory and technical standards requirements; conducting specification/design reviews; managing pre-testing of hardware platforms developed by the design team; and supporting the team through product execution. - Drive regulatory advocacy priority through in-depth product and impact assessment to enable effective engagement with EU and global trade associations (e.g., DigitalEurope, SEMI, ITI) to influence emerging chemical restrictions, secure derogations, and advance Amazon's positions in public consultations and technical working groups - Create procedures and guidelines to mitigate compliance issues early in the design phase, and ensure that devices meet governmental and industry regulations in international markets. - Deliver compliance risk assessment, design-for-compliance specification, design review, and certifications/declarations during product development to ensure new hardware design meeting technical compliance requirement in the global market. - Engage closely with hardware and supplier teams on product development to determine the impact of the proposed regulatory changes on HW design, performance, reliability, and compliance. - Coordinate cross-functional governance — partner with Legal (R2MC), Public Policy, Hardware Engineering, Sustainability, and Supply Chain to align on compliance strategy, escalation paths, and program milestones through structured review cadences. - Own program-level deliverables end-to-end; mentor junior engineers; and influence cross-organizational decisions on compliance trade-offs without direct authority. - Leverage AI/ML tools and automation to scale compliance operations — including automated substance screening, predictive regulatory risk analytics, and intelligent data extraction from supplier documentation to accelerate material disclosure workflows. This position reports to the Compliance Engineering Manager within GTPC. Location: Seattle, WA, with options for Sunnyvale, CA or Arlington, VA. AWS is at the forefront of providing a broad set of global cloud-based services including compute, storage, databases, networking, and enterprise applications, to help organizations move faster, lower IT costs, and scale. You will be a part of a dynamic business within Amazon.com, and one of the world's fastest growing and evolving companies, with a team of exceptionally talented, bright and innovative people. GTPC is responsible for ensuring that the infrastructure equipment necessary to support AWS services are imported/exported in a compliant manner across the multiple countries where AWS operates and will expand, including all product certification/safety regulations. About the team Diverse Experiences Amazon Security values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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. Why Amazon Security? At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores. Inclusive Team Culture In Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices. Training & 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, training, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. 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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.