Senior MV Electrical Product Design Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Seattle, WA is seeking a Product Design Electrical Engineer with MV switchgear/transformer experience for AWS data centers.

You’ll design and qualify critical electrical power distribution equipment, collaborate with global teams, and ensure compliance across multiple countries. This role involves international travel and close partnership with suppliers and manufacturing partners.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment
• Experience developing solutions and executing plans on complex projects
• Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities

Responsibilities

• Work with internal partner teams to solicit customer input and define design requirements for product design.
• Lead new product design, development and qualification of critical electrical power distribution equipment for AWS datacenters with primary focus on MV switchgear and transformers as well as connecting dependencies with LV switchgear and power distribution.
• 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, validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical products.
• Ability to provide support for manufacturing activities for the 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

Data center design

Project planning

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Seattle, WA is seeking a Product Design Electrical Engineer with MV switchgear/transformer experience for AWS data centers.

You’ll design and qualify critical electrical power distribution equipment, collaborate with global teams, and ensure compliance across multiple countries. This role involves international travel and close partnership with suppliers and manufacturing partners.