Lead Mechanical Design Engineer, Data Center Engineering

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Lead Mechanical Design Engineer, Data Center Engineering

Sector: Creative and Design, Engineering
Role: Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

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 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.

Be part of a team that's responsible for designing and delivering capacity for the world's best data centre services across the globe. You'll have the opportunity to work with a constant stream of new technologies and products, and experience opportunities to learn and grow while being surrounded by a motivated and diverse team. In this role you will drive Mechanical Engineering services design, construction, and implementation of enterprise data centers, which meet quality and performance levels across the globe. You will work directly with our Design Engineering Stakeholders, Construction, Operations, and Commissioning teams within your assigned region in APAC. You will be the Mechanical Engineering representative on behalf of the Data Center Engineering Team responsible for the successful delivery of projects.

You will assist in Data Center site selection, planning, and development. You will maintain the highest performance standards and utilize innovation to reduce PUE, water consumption, CAPEX and increase efficiency. As an experienced Mechanical Engineer you will evaluate different cooling systems and make a data-driven decision about a suitable solution based on our guidelines. You will be an integral part of our work to change the world through technology.

Key job responsibilities

1. Participate in site selection reviews, work with local utilities to understand and define site utility requirements, and work with internal teams to understand user requirements.
2. Design and collaborate with other disciplines to create a construction document set.
3. Create designs which meet or exceed our quality requirements and fall within our budgetary requirements.
4. Work with regional vendors and manufacturers to specify the appropriate mechanical equipment including Air Handling Units, Computer Room Air Handling Units, Chillers, Cooling Towers, Sequence of Operations & Controls systems, Fire Detection/Suppression systems.
5. Review and approve equipment submittals.
6. Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to, and during construction phases.
7. Work with commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation, and performance of mechanical systems.
8. Travel to sites for site review and work with onsite field engineers and Operations. This position will involve 20% travel within APAC region and occasionally globally.

1. Bachelor's degree in Mechanical engineering or relevant discipline
2. 5+ years of mission critical design experience
3. 3+ years of experience in project management

1. 10+ years of experience directly related to data centre design and in-depth understanding of related critical equipment
2. Masters degree in Mechanical engineering or relevant discipline or Professional Engineering license
3. Experience reading and interpreting design, equipment and construction specifications and drawings
4. Knowledge of building codes and regulations across the APAC region
5. Experience with fast track design/build projects and or multiple significant upgrade projects
6. Ability to research new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data centre equipment and facilities
7. The ability to perform complex business cases to justify technical decisions and present the justification to management in a high-level review

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