Data Center Mechanical Design Engineer

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 117,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join a global data center engineering team responsible for the design and continuous innovation within our expanding data center footprint. The role can be based out of Seattle, WA, Herndon, VA, or Austin, TX, with travel up to 25%.

You will own designs for resilient, cost-effective mechanical systems, drive uptime, and communicate technical direction to Sr. Management, influencing data center reliability and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience.
• 4+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities.

Responsibilities

• Work in a cross-disciplinary setting with ability to influence and drive others.
• Work has deep and far-reaching impact on overall product design/solutions.
• Advises peer engineers and management team.
• Deep-dive and perform root cause analysis.
• Make technical trade-offs between short-term project goals and long-term business needs.
• Develop integrated systems extending the life of data center infrastructure products.
• Simplify, optimize and lower costs of data center mechanical and associated sub components.
• Define and design liquid cooling equipment and related infrastructure.
• Collaborate with internal and external ecosystem partners to design and develop new data center product solutions.
• Support field engineering and data center operation teams for performing root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.
• Leverage economy of scale through standardization and modularization of data center products.
• Maintain and develop technical design procedures associated with piping and pipe support analysis activities.
• Provide technical subject matter expertise to peers, senior management and partner teams.
• Develop business justification and narratives to promote new concepts and ideas.
• Lead key initiatives for the organization while demonstrating ownership.
• Work with global suppliers and manufacturers to specify appropriate mechanical and associated sub components.
• Provide product design support to other team members.
• Writing functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestic and internationally for up to 25% of the year.

Skills

Data center design

Facility maintenance

Industrial engineering

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join a global data center engineering team responsible for the design and continuous innovation within our expanding data center footprint. The role can be based out of Seattle, WA, Herndon, VA, or Austin, TX, with travel up to 25%.

You will own designs for resilient, cost-effective mechanical systems, drive uptime, and communicate technical direction to Sr. Management, influencing data center reliability and cost efficiency.