Senior Mechanical Engineer, Data Center Liquid Cooling

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

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join a global engineering team responsible for ownership and continuous improvement related to data center liquid cooling infrastructure.

You’ll work with product development teams to understand products during development and testing, maintaining engineering ownership throughout operational life, and collaborate with global suppliers and manufacturers with up to 30% travel.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience.
• 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 researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities.

Responsibilities

• Possess strong engineering judgement and are able to provide recommendations despite uncertainty.
• Review, update, and approve equipment submittals.
• Work with global liquid cooling 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.
• Support Operations including failure mode and root cause analysis, 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

Data center design

Operations experience

Mechanical engineering

Electrical equipment knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

PE License

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join a global engineering team responsible for ownership and continuous improvement related to data center liquid cooling infrastructure.

You’ll work with product development teams to understand products during development and testing, maintaining engineering ownership throughout operational life, and collaborate with global suppliers and manufacturers with up to 30% travel.