Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 136,600 - 184,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. seeks an experienced mechanical engineer to lead design and coordination for data center systems, including HVAC, hydronics, and plumbing.

You’ll prepare detailed construction documents, review codes, and work with internal teams and external vendors to ensure safe, reliable infrastructure. The role requires 10+ years in design/construction, a PE or NCEES record is preferred, and US citizenship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and US citizenship.
• 10+ years in design engineering or construction with mechanical systems.
• Experience with local code, ICC, and mechanical industry standards.
• Experience with design review, specifications, and submittal review.
• Construction documents knowledge across trades.

Responsibilities

• Perform and oversee project work such as water supply analysis and design for fire water service to buildings.
• Coordinate mechanical space, supporting utilities, equipment locations, and prepare construction specs.
• Prepare designs for HVAC, plumbing, and hydronic systems with code compliance reviews.
• Act as SME to ensure contractors and operations have needed information for build and operation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across design, construction, commissioning, operations, vendors, and authorities.
• Drive improvements to design standards and project approaches.
• Review in-progress designs to meet standards, codes, and jurisdiction obligations.
• Provide mechanical engineering advice on global projects and support local teams.
• Coordinate with construction, commissioning, and risk teams on RFIs and value engineering.
• Ensure construction documents, code compliance, installation standards, water-supply evaluation, testing, and submittals.
• Travel up to 25%.

Skills

Mechanical design

Code compliance

HVAC design

Plumbing design

Construction docs

RFI responses

Project coordination

Submittal review

Water supply analysis

Duct design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Professional Engineer license or NCEES record

Job description

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply‑chain specialists, security experts, and operations managers. Collaborate across AWS to deliver high‑standards for safety and security while keeping capacity at low cost for customers.

Responsibilities

• Perform and oversee project‑related work such as water supply analysis and design for fire water service to buildings, and coordinate with utilities and fire officials.
• Coordinate mechanical system space requirements, supporting utilities, and equipment locations, and provide detailed construction specifications for all mechanical trades.
• Prepare detailed designs for HVAC, plumbing, and hydronic systems, reviewing design disciplines for code compliance.
• Act as subject‑matter expert, ensuring contractors and operations teams have the information needed to build, operate, and maintain data centers.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders, including design, construction, commissioning, operations, vendors, local building and fire officials.
• Drive improvement of design standards and project approaches across the organization.
• Review designs in progress to meet design standards, local code requirements, and authorities‑having‑jurisdiction obligations.
• Provide mechanical engineering advice on global projects and support local engineering teams.
• Coordinate with construction, commissioning, and risk‑management teams to respond to RFI and value‑engineering queries.
• Must be responsible for construction documents, code compliance, design and installation standards, water‑supply evaluation, testing, inspections, and submittal review.
• Must travel up to 25% of the time.

Mandatory Must Mandatories

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Mechanical Engineering.
• 10+ years of experience in design engineering or the construction industry, related to mechanical systems (hydronics, air‑side duct design, plumbing).
• Experience applying local code requirements, International Code Council requirements, and mechanical industry standards.
• Experience with design review, specification, design‑standards development, and submittal review.
• Must understand construction documents for all trades.
• Must hold United States citizenship.

Preferred Mandatory Mandatories

• Experience authoring white papers, technical documentation, and training materials.
• Experience in design or construction of data centers or critical infrastructure or large‑scale mechanical or electrical plants.
• Experience developing codes and standards.
• Experience with performance‑based alternatives to prescriptive mechanical design.
• Professional Engineer license or NCEES record.

Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need an accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, please visit 'https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations' for more information.

Benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & DD insurance and optional Supplemental life plans), EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at 'https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits'.

Base salary range: USA, GA, Atlanta – 136,600.00‑184,800.00 USD annually; USA, TX, Austin – 136,600.00‑184,800.00 USD annually; USA, VA, Herndon – 136,600.00‑184,800.00 USD annually; USA, WA, Seattle – 136,600.00‑184,800.00 USD annually.

Company: Amazon Data Services, Inc.