Acoustic Engineer, Risk and Resiliency

Amazon.com, Inc; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in the UK is seeking an experienced professional for their AWS Risk and Resiliency team. The role involves assessing datacenter locations by modeling sound levels and identifying operational risks. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, experience with sound measurement, and a background in program management. The company values inclusivity and offers a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Mentorship and career growth opportunities

Flexible work-life balance

Inclusive team culture

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in program requirements definition and data leveraging.
• Professional auditing qualification or similar credentials.
• Experience in compliance program management and risk prevention.

Responsibilities

• Model expected sound levels and evaluate vibration on a project-specific basis.
• Conduct ambient sound levels and equipment measurements.
• Identify and detail mitigating measures needed for compliance.

Skills

Modeling sound levels

Conducting sound measurements

Risk assessment

Program management

Data metrics analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CadnaA

SoundPLAN

Job description

The AWS Risk and Resiliency team supports datacenter site selection through performing technical due diligence on prospective datacenter locations to identify liability, site development, and operational risks., Manage all aspects of a technical sound assessment and collaborate with team members to ensure projects meet timelines.

- Model the expected sound levels of datacenter equipment (use of CadnaA or SoundPLAN is preferred) and evaluate vibration on a project specific basis.

- Conduct ambient sound levels and/or equipment source measurements using a Type 1 or Type 2 sound level meter.

- Determine whether expected sound and vibration levels are compliant with applicable standards and evaluate the risk to sensitive receivers.

- Identify and detail any mitigating measures needed.

- Report on findings and summarize any identified risks to project timelines, costs, or feasibility.

About the team
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.

Program or project management experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience handling confidential information
- Experience in program requirements definition, together with data and metrics leveraging to drive improvements, 3+ years of program requirements definition and data and metrics leveraging to drive improvements experience
- Professional auditing qualification, or similar risk or compliance credentials
- Experience in compliance program management, legal, governance, audit, risk/loss prevention, or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

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.

Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship & 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.

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.

Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

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