Geotechnical Engineer

About the role

AWS is seeking a Geotechnical Engineer to join its data center design team in one of our four hubs: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Herndon, VA; or Seattle, WA.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data collected during geotechnical investigations to identify potential geotechnical hazards that may affect the project's design, construction, or operation.
• Provide technical guidance to project managers, contractors, and other stakeholders on geotechnical issues such as foundation design, slope stability, earthworks, pavement design, and groundwater control.
• Manage our external geotechnical design consultants through the Data Center design and construction process.
• Review and optimize designs for site layout, earthworks, foundations, soil stabilization and amendments, pavements, etc.
• Coincide with internal and external design engineers.
• Effectively communicate design standards to internal and external project partners.
• Create, review, and release design RFPs for various projects, including DCs and special program facilities.
• Lead initiatives aimed at improving cost, quality, schedule, and consistency.
• Foresee and manage internal Technical Program Manager’s (TPM’s) expectation regarding project-specific cost and schedules variables.
• Travel for site assessments, internal design meetings, construction review, and interfacing with authorities having jurisdiction.

Requirements

• Professional Engineer License
• 4+ years of geotechnical engineering experience

Qualifications

• Experience with building codes and regulations for your region
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
• Proficiency with geotechnical engineering standards to review investigations and assessments to determine soil and rock conditions, site suitability, and potential hazards
• 2+ years experience in design for Data Centers or Mission Critical facilities with working knowledge of land development conventional practices
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and MS Office Suite software

Skills

• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of AWS infrastructure and data center design principles

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and parental leave. For more information, visit https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is listed below:

• USA, OH, COLUMBUS - 116,800.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
• USA, TX, Austin - 116,800.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Herndon - 116,800.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle - 116,800.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

Schedule

Full-time position.