Senior Fire Protection Engineer - Data Center Design Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs and sign-on payments

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Web Services is seeking a Sr. Fire Protection Engineer to lead fire protection design for data center facilities, collaborating with civil, mechanical, electrical engineers and program managers.

You will oversee Basis of Design and governance, mentor engineers, and drive continuous improvements while ensuring compliance with building codes and safety standards across global data centers. Travel up to 25% is anticipated.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience.
• Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities.
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight and governance of the global Basis of Design (BOD).
• Partner with AWS Risk Management, Construction Management, Procurement, Field Engineering and Operations to define building requirements and be a technical source for all building fire protection attributes.
• Decompose complex fire protection related issues into straightforward and actionable solutions and drive resolution of mitigation measures.
• Develop strategic prototypical building solutions which meet or exceed our quality requirements and drive value engineering and standardization of fire protection systems.
• Serve as a technical advisor for AWS data center design projects
• Collaborate with local regulatory agencies and certification agencies to ensure compliance with federal, state and municipal requirements and building codes
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering and partner teams to drive infrastructure strategy, resolve deficiencies, and implement new mechanisms that simplify and improve critical facility systems.
• Diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure issues by applying technical expertise, identifying root causes of endemic problems, and delivering solutions that prevent recurrence.
• Communicate technical designs, trade-offs, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment across teams and informed decision-making.
• Mentor and coach fellow engineers, contributing to their professional development and strengthening the overall technical capability of the team.

Skills

Data center design

Industrial engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Amazon Web Services is seeking a Sr. Fire Protection Engineer to lead fire protection design for data center facilities, collaborating with civil, mechanical, electrical engineers and program managers.

You will oversee Basis of Design and governance, mentor engineers, and drive continuous improvements while ensuring compliance with building codes and safety standards across global data centers. Travel up to 25% is anticipated.