Electrical Engineering Manager, Data Center Design Engineering

Amazon Inc.

Austin (TX)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 203,000

Full time

30 hours ago

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Job summary

Amazon Inc. is seeking an Electrical Engineering Manager to lead a design team responsible for data centre electrical infrastructure and rapid innovation across global facilities.

The role involves guiding designs from concept to permit and construction documents, coordinating with utilities and vendors, and ensuring safety, uptime, and cost efficiency. The successful candidate will manage engineers across multiple regions, drive improvements, and participate in site reviews and commissioning.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field.
5+ years of engineering team management experience.
Professional Engineer license.
Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region.
7+ years experience in industrial or commercial engineering or project management in Mission Critical facilities.
5 years experience developing design documents for construction and permitting.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of electrical engineers in the design of data centre critical infrastructure systems.
Facilitate weekly meetings with staff, resource planning, evaluating external consultants, and ensure design quality.
Drive process improvements within the team and coordinate with internal/external groups.
Collaborate with internal teams to understand user requirements and participate in site selection reviews.
Create data centre electrical designs and collaborate with other disciplines for construction documents.
Specify appropriate electrical equipment with regional vendors and utilities and ensure compliance with codes.

Skills

Engineering management

Electrical design

Regulatory knowledge

Project management

Data centre infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Electrical Engineering Manager, Data Center Design Engineering

Job ID: 10570516 | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Amazon Web Services is seeking an Electrical Engineering Manager to lead an electrical design team and become part of a global engineering team, responsible for the design and continuous innovation of our rapidly expanding data centre foot print. 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 centres 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.

We are looking for engineers and leaders with hands on electrical design experience. If you can design an electrical system, have an understanding of the critical equipment needs for a data centre, understand the constructability of varying designs, and lead an electrical design team you may be a good fit. As we grow we are structuring our team to own more of our engineering in house. Engineers will be responsible for taking designs from concept to the permit and construction document set. You must be capable of leading a team to define critical equipment specifications and approve equipment submittals. Engineers will directly support construction and be a part of the process from site selection review through commissioning and ultimately turnover.

Engineers at Amazon work to design resilient, cost effective electrical distribution systems. As engineers at Amazon, we are responsible for achieving a world class uptime for our customers. We justify and communicate the technical decisions we make to Sr. Management and work hard to drive continuous advancements and improvements with our designs. As an engineer at Amazon you have the ability to drive change and define/design the systems our customers rely on.

Amazon offers a fast paced, fun, and exciting work environment. We continue to grow at exponential rates and are looking for individuals that can support our speed to market, enjoy a challenge, and have a desire for professional growth and continuous learning experiences. Amazon’s work environment is unique in every aspect and offers an exceptional opportunity for the right candidate.

At Amazon team work is absolutely necessary for us to accomplish our goals. You must be able to work within a team and depend on others to accomplish the required work. As an electrical engineer at Amazon you will be working with other internal groups as well as external groups including utilities, manufacturers, vendors, and contractors.

Amazon has a global presence. This position is based out of Herndon, VA or Austin, TX. Travel to our data centres (located throughout AMER region), yearly team off‑sites and vendor factory visits are required. Domestic travel could be up to 20% of your time. International support will be part of the job and some international travel will be necessary. Support could consist of working on international teams and could require developing schematic and design document packages. An understanding of international electrical design requirements is helpful but not necessary.

Key job responsibilities

Lead a team of electrical engineers in the design of data centre critical infrastructure systems.
Facilitate weekly meetings with staff, resource planning, evaluating external consultants, addressing design issues and be responsible for the quality of electrical engineering designs.
Drive process improvements within your team.
Be a leader within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support the data centre.
Work with internal teams to understand user requirements.
Participate in site selection reviews.
Data centre electrical designs and collaboration with other disciplines to create a construction document set.
Creation of designs which meet or exceed our quality requirements and fall within our budgetary requirements.
Work with regional vendors and manufacturers to specify the appropriate electrical equipment.
Work with local utilities to understand and define site utility requirements.
Work with local agencies having jurisdiction to ensure compliance with federal, state and municipal requirements and building codes.
Review and approval of equipment submittals.
Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to, and during construction phases.
Work with commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical systems.
Ability to work on concurrent projects in multiple geographical regions.
Work with the construction team to review and coordinate project execution.
Travel on a weekly basis to data centres to review field progress, ensure quality, and meet with teams for integration and problem solving per the project.
Support a global design firm in technical change requests and create supplier Technical Architecture (TA) specifications.
Work from African region at an ideal site in Nigeria and Middle Eastern region, at the extreme level of author and final approval of communications within and outside of the facility.
Providing field engineering expertise and support.
Perform work construction management and build systems at the application levels including operation, processes management, injection to help design and performance standards of systems by Q4 and all the remaining requirements for operation with the GIS.

About the team

Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life—both in and outside of work.

Why AWS?

About AWS

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

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to celebrate our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and diversity conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

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 in the cloud.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We have a career path for you no matter what stage you’re in when you start here. 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.

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field
5+ years of engineering team management experience
Professional Engineer License
Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region
7+ years experience in industrial or commercial engineering or project management in Mission Critical facilities including but not limited to: data centres, manufacturing, or hospitals.
Minimum 5 years experience developing resignation design documents (plans, specification, etc) for construction and/or permitting

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

Preferred Qualifications

Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data centre equipment and facilities
Experience performing complex business case analysis to justify technical decisions and presenting the justification to management in a high-level review
Experience with fast-track project design/build or with multiple significant project upgrades

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

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, TX, Austin - 150,200.00 - 203,300.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Herndon - 150,200.00 - 203,300.00 USD annually

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