Senior Mechanical Engineer – Data Center Liquid Cooling

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 137,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead design and development of liquid cooling systems for data centers.

You will collaborate with product design, civil/structural teams, field operations, and external partners to deliver reliable, scalable infrastructure. The role emphasizes driving efficiency, reducing cost, and leveraging standardization across global data center products.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience
• 6+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities

Responsibilities

• Define and design liquid cooling equipment and related infrastructure.
• Collaborate with internal and external ecosystem partners to design and develop new data center product solutions.
• Support field engineering and data center operation teams for performing root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.
• Leverage economy of scale through standardization and modularization of data center products.
• Maintain and develop technical design procedures associated with piping and pipe support analysis activities.
• Provide technical subject matter expertise to peers, senior management and partner teams.
• Develop business justification and narratives to promote new concepts and ideas.
• Lead key initiatives for the organization while demonstrating ownership.
• Work with global suppliers and manufacturers to specify appropriate mechanical and associated sub components.
• Provide product design support to other team members.
• Writing functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestic and internationally for up to 25% of the year.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Design trade-offs

Travel up to 25%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Professional Engineering License

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead design and development of liquid cooling systems for data centers.

You will collaborate with product design, civil/structural teams, field operations, and external partners to deliver reliable, scalable infrastructure. The role emphasizes driving efficiency, reducing cost, and leveraging standardization across global data center products.