Senior Materials Engineer, Cloud Liquid Cooling

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon AWS is seeking a Senior Materials Engineer to lead materials selection and qualification for liquid cooling systems in our data center platforms. You will collaborate with Mechanical and Chemical Engineers to ensure materials meet reliability, safety, and cost targets while advancing coolant chemistry and wetted materials compatibility.

You will mentor mechanical design engineers, drive sustainability initiatives, and own end-to-end quality of coolants from manufacturing to datacenters in

Qualifications

• 5+ years in materials science/engineering with focus on liquid cooling or coolant chemistry
• Experience with coolant formulations and wetted materials compatibility
• Familiarity with thermodynamics and fluid physics in cooling system design
• Experience with materials characterization techniques (FTIR/SEM/EDS/ICP-OES)

Responsibilities

• Identify coolant formulations and qualify materials for wetted systems
• Own wetted materials specification and compliance for server hardware
• Evaluate material compatibility within wetted systems and with coolants
• Perform thermodynamic and fluid-physics calculations for cooling system design
• Assess coolant additive packages for stability and reliability
• Conduct materials characterization using spectroscopy and microscopy
• Mentor engineers on materials science fundamentals and compatibility
• Drive sustainability initiatives for coolant chemistries and materials

Skills

Materials science

Cooling systems

Thermodynamics

Chemical engineering

Materials compatibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science or related field

Job description

Amazon AWS is seeking a Senior Materials Engineer to lead materials selection and qualification for liquid cooling systems in our data center platforms. You will collaborate with Mechanical and Chemical Engineers to ensure materials meet reliability, safety, and cost targets while advancing coolant chemistry and wetted materials compatibility.

You will mentor mechanical design engineers, drive sustainability initiatives, and own end-to-end quality of coolants from manufacturing to datacenters in