Global Product Lifecycle Engineer - Electrical Data Centers

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 117,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AWS Infrastructure Services seeks a Global Product Lifecycle Engineer in Austin, TX to own electrical product lifecycle from design through production and field support across AWS data centers. You will review equipment submittals, collaborate with global suppliers and manufacturers, drive manufacturability, and lead root-cause analyses as part of a cross-functional team.

This role requires hands-on experience with electrical equipment and willingness to travel about 30% to support deployments

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years developing electrical and/or electronics products and launching them into production.
• 5+ years with systems or components including wiring, connectors, relays, circuit breakers, switchgear and/or transformers.
• Ability to design for manufacturability, create assembly specifications and work with contract manufacturers.
• Knowledge and experience to interpret electric code NEC, NFPA, UL891, UL508, ANSI C37 or IEC 62271 or IEC61439.
• Experience with electronics including instrumentation control schematics and integration of electronics components.
• Knowledge of typical data center designs/architectures, and be following industry design trends.

Responsibilities

• Review, update, and approve equipment submittals
• Work with global electrical equipment suppliers and manufacturers
• Build trust and relationships with different stakeholders (e.g. reliability, operations, design, compliance)
• Work on concurrent projects, in multiple geographic zones
• Understand and explain complex systems in clear and concise language
• Provide support to Field Engineering for root cause analysis, with collaboration with quality team for component‑level investigations, maintenance and troubleshooting support, and operating procedure review for both mechanical and electrical issues.
• Listen to the voice of the customer to understand if there are improvements that can be made to increase product reliability or availability.
• Work with global supplier and manufacturers to design product improvements, and to oversee root cause analysis.
• Contribute to our global body of knowledge and drive a cycle of continuous improvement at a global scale

Skills

Electrical product development

Systems/components experience

Wiring, connectors, relays, switchgear

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Electrical codes NEC/NFPA/UL/IEC

Job description

AWS Infrastructure Services seeks a Global Product Lifecycle Engineer in Austin, TX to own electrical product lifecycle from design through production and field support across AWS data centers. You will review equipment submittals, collaborate with global suppliers and manufacturers, drive manufacturability, and lead root-cause analyses as part of a cross-functional team.

This role requires hands-on experience with electrical equipment and willingness to travel about 30% to support deployments