Acoustic Design Engineer, DC Design Engineering

About the role

The Acoustic Design Engineer, DC Design Engineering, plays a crucial role in ensuring the acoustic features of Amazon’s data centers comply with local ordinances and local considerations. You will work with internal and external teams to define, design, detail, and document the various sound mitigation features required for the facilities.

Responsibilities

• Drive improvement of acoustic design standards and project approaches across the organization.
• Review sound study documents and conduct sound modeling of projects.
• Design mitigation strategies and develop internal acoustical evaluation methods and strategies.
• Coordinate with construction, commissioning, and risk management teams to answer requests for information and value engineering queries.
• Prepare or approve prescriptive and performance-based design elements as needed to support our goals.
• Ensure contractors have the information they need to build our data centers the way we expect them to, and that our operations teams are well equipped to operate and maintain them as needed to meet our goals.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders, including design, construction, commissioning, operations, vendors, and other service providers, as well as local building officials.
• Oversee and review design disciplines to ensure they meet the site acoustic requirements described in our design standards.
• This position requires up to 25% travel.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities experience.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities.
• Experience in commissioning.