Colocation Mechanical, Colocation Regional Engineering

Overview

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovations they rely on. We work on challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain, and we're looking for talented people to help.

You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. You'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Role

As a Mechanical Colocation Engineer, you will drive Mechanical Engineering services, construction and implementation of enterprise data centers, meeting quality and performance levels across the globe. You will work directly with Design Engineering Stakeholders, Construction, Operations, and Commissioning teams regionally and globally. You will lead projects to fit out the data centers we support to meet evolving customer needs as we continue expanding our fleet to hyper-scale.

The Mechanical Colocation Engineer represents the Data Center Field Engineering Team for the successful delivery of projects. You will assist in data center site selection, planning, and development. You will evaluate different mechanical systems and make data-driven decisions based on our guidelines.

This role may be assigned to an Amazon Building or Data Center and regularly requires visits to customer locations or other non-corporate Amazon sites. You will be expected to work from an Amazon building, Data Center, or customer location as needed per business requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Work with colo vendors to review the design for new data centers in your region, including design input, submittal review, and incorporating AWS products to ensure the design meets AWS expectations.
• Act as resident engineer during new colo construction projects. Support construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Troubleshoot, conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and create Corrective Action (CA) documentation for site/equipment failures.
• Directly support operational issues with ad-hoc training, complex operating procedure reviews, including essential equipment, and event support.
• Provide technical support to the design for existing data center upgrades and design-solutions that add capacity, improve availability, and increase efficiency.
• Support operating partners to lead, review, and approve designs for existing co-location data center upgrades which improve availability/efficiency.
• Interface with operating partners, data center design engineering team, server hardware team, and EHS team to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability in services delivered by operating partners.
• Work on concurrent projects, sometimes in multiple geographical regions.
• Initiate and lead engineering site audits within leased or colo data centers. Produce reports outlining risks with recommended mitigations and remediations.

A day in the life

• Each day you will interact with different teams responsible for all aspects of the data centers.
• You will prioritize your activities to support data center capacity, availability, and safety, focusing on the most impactful actions.
• You will have the opportunity to work on projects locally and globally.
• You will be leading projects to fit out the data centers we support to meet evolving customer needs as we continue expanding our fleet to hyper-scale.

About the team

Diverse Experiences: AWS values diverse experiences. If you do not meet all of the qualifications listed, we encourage you to apply. If your career is just starting or follows a nontraditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and continue to innovate, trusted by customers from startups to Global 500 companies.

Inclusive Team Culture

We value learning, curiosity, and inclusion. Our affinity groups foster a culture that embraces our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences inspire us to keep embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We strive to raise our performance bar and provide knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and career growth resources to develop as professionals.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony and strive for flexibility to support personal commitments while delivering results.

Inclusive Team Culture

Our affinity groups promote inclusion and collaboration, fueling innovation with bold ideas and diverse perspectives.

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission-critical facilities, including data centers, power generation, or related sectors
• Good communication skills

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with web-based tools for calculation and data processing
• Direct experience with design, construction, operation, or maintenance of mission-critical facilities, especially data centers
• Experience as a resident engineer or in-field design consultant;Registered Professional Engineer
• Strong understanding of mechanical equipment/design for data centers (e.g., VFDs, chillers, pumps, cooling towers, CRAHs, air economizers)

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