Lead Data Center Electrical Product Designer

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSU equity

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Web Services is hiring a Senior Product Design Electrical Engineer for the Electrical Products and Services (EPS) team. The role focuses on design, development, and continuous improvement of electrical power distribution products used across AWS data centers, including medium voltage switchgear and transformers, busduct, and related infrastructure.

Travel up to 30% and collaboration with internal and external teams to ensure safety, reliability, and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• 6+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities.
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Experience developing solutions and executing plans on complex projects.
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead new product design, development and qualification of critical electrical power distribution equipment for AWS data centers, including medium voltage switchgear, medium voltage transformers, low voltage switchgear, generators, busduct, transfer switches, power distribution cabinets, and other electrical infrastructure.
• Develop Capex and Opex spending budgets taking into account development costs with vendors, prototyping needs, testing and specialized tooling requirements.
• Work with global suppliers and manufacturers to specify appropriate electrical equipment and components, ensuring tier 2-3 supply chain resiliency.
• Ensure compliance with UL, CSA, IEC and federal, state and municipal requirements and building codes across different countries through appropriate levels of testing.
• Validate design through prototype, pre-production and first-of-kind builds, conducting DFx and value engineering analysis through each step and updating design and documentation.
• Work with field engineering and commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical products.
• Provide support for manufacturing activities for new products on concurrent projects in multiple geographical locations.
• Be a leader within the product development team as well as within internal and external teams that support the data center.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Project management

Data center infrastructure

Technical design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Amazon Web Services is hiring a Senior Product Design Electrical Engineer for the Electrical Products and Services (EPS) team. The role focuses on design, development, and continuous improvement of electrical power distribution products used across AWS data centers, including medium voltage switchgear and transformers, busduct, and related infrastructure.

Travel up to 30% and collaboration with internal and external teams to ensure safety, reliability, and cost efficiency.