Critical Infrastructure Fire Protection Engineer (Field Engineering), DCC Communities (AWS)

Amazon; Lithia Springs (GA); On-site; USD 116,800 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

RSUs

Health insurance

EAP

Flexible spending accounts

Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Benefits package overview

Job summary

Amazon’s Critical Infrastructure Data Centers seek a Field Engineer to provide full life-cycle support from design inception through site improvements and maintenance. You will serve as the go-to engineering resource across a large geographic area, delivering technical guidance while ensuring safety and reliability in AWS data centers.

Responsibilities include reviewing designs, performing RCAs, training field staff, and leading upgrades to increase capacity and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience with NFPA, NEC, FM Global, IFC, and IBC codes.
• Knowledge of fire alarm and fire suppression system installation, operation and design.
• Strong engineering judgment, detail-oriented and data-driven.
• Experience solving problems with engineered solutions and managing projects/consultants.
• Ability to build trust across operations, controls, construction, design, and product teams.
• Adaptability and willingness to work in the field.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the fire protection engineering expert for fire and life-safety issues.
• Develop relationships with authorities having jurisdiction to support customers and community.
• Review design and equipment submittals for new data centers.
• Troubleshoot issues and perform root-cause analyses with corrective actions.
• Provide ad-hoc training and SOP reviews to operations staff.
• Mentor customers and partner engineers in fire protection principles.
• Lead conceptual designs for data center upgrades to improve capacity and reliability.
• Coordinate with operations, design, server hardware, EH&S to ensure consistent service standards.
• Develop innovative solutions for AWS data centers.

Skills

Fire protection engineering

Engineering judgment

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering

Job description

Job ID: 3180050 | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

As an Amazon Critical Infrastructure Field Engineer, you will provide full life‑cycle support to AWS data centers from design inception through site improvement and maintenance. You will be the go‑to engineering resource in your region, offering technical advice, collaborating with diverse teams, and ensuring safety and reliability across a large geographic area.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the recognized fire protection engineering expert for a broad range of fire and life safety issues.
• Develop relationships with authorities having jurisdiction to better serve customers and the community.
• Perform design and equipment submittal review for new data centers.
• Troubleshoot and conduct root‑cause analysis (RCA), creating corrective action (CA) documentation for site/equipment failures.
• Support operational issues with ad‑hoc training, complex operating procedure reviews, and event support.
• Mentor and train customers and partner engineers in fire protection principles.
• Own conceptual design for existing data‑center upgrades and design solutions to add capacity, improve availability, increase efficiency and sustainability.
• Interface with internal teams (operations, design, server hardware, environmental health and safety) to promote consistent and reliable service standards.
• Develop innovative solutions for AWS’s data centers.
• Manage concurrent projects across multiple geographical regions.
• Initiate and lead engineering audits, including on‑site visits, and produce reports with risk mitigation recommendations.
• Act as resident engineer during new construction projects, supporting construction, commissioning and turnover.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience with fire and building codes and standards such as NFPA, NEC, FM Global, IFC, and IBC.
• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering or equivalent.
• Knowledge of fire alarm and fire suppression system installation, operation and design.
• Strong engineering judgment, detail‑oriented, and data‑driven.
• Experience solving problems with engineered solutions and managing engineering projects and consultants.
• Ability to build trust and relationships across stakeholders (operations, controls, construction, design, commissioning, product managers, program managers).
• Adaptability and willingness to work in the field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer license.
• Experience with building codes and regulations for your region.
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development and deployment or mass production.
• Experience reading, interpreting and creating construction drawings, specifications and submittal documents.
• Three or more years working directly with government officials and regulatory bodies.
• Experience with fire hazards analysis, hazard mitigation analysis and alternative means for hazardous materials and energy storage systems.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary (USD 116,800–160,000 annually).
• Sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, life & AD&D). Supplemental life plans available.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and mental health support.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• Comprehensive benefits package, learn more at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.