Lead Water Systems Engineer, DC Design Engineering

About the role

In this role, you will influence water chemistry and treatment, coordinating with design engineering, construction, operations, and maintenance for our global fleet of data centers. This includes on-site and large campus water systems. You will work with internal and external teams to define, design, detail, and document the various water treatment features that our facilities require, using both prescriptive and performance-based design approaches.

As an Owner, you will strive to ensure the water treatment features of our buildings protect our people and keep our customer’s data safe and uninterrupted over the life of the building. You will contribute your expertise to the continual improvement of our water system design standards and perform project-related work such as water supply analysis and design for buildings, including coordination with utilities and internal water teams to establish basic site infrastructure requirements.

You will coordinate water treatment system space requirements, supporting utilities, and equipment locations, and provide detailed construction specifications. You will prepare detailed designs for water treatment and sustainability systems, ensuring they meet code requirements. You will also oversee and review this work, ensuring contractors have the information needed to build our data centers as expected and that operations teams are equipped to maintain them.

This role involves working with internal and external stakeholders, including design engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, vendors, and local officials. You will be part of a global team driving change through technology. This position requires up to 25% travel.

Responsibilities

• Drive improvement of design standards and project approaches across the organization.
• Work with third-party design vendors to review concept designs and ensure they meet established design standards, local code requirements, and other requirements of Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs).
• Provide high-quality water treatment advice on a wide variety of global projects while aligning water treatment systems objectives with global Mechanical engineering teams.
• Coordinate with construction, commissioning, and risk management teams to answer requests for information and value engineering queries.
• Ensure code compliance, design and installation standards, water supply evaluation and assessment, testing, inspections, and submittal review.
• Meet with AHJs as needed to ensure approval of water treatment features.

Requirements

• 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.
• 4+ years of commissioning experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods for data center equipment and facilities.
• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer License.
• Experience with building codes and regulations for your region.
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production.

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits, including:

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and optional supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health Support, and Medical Advice Line.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is:

• 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.

Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and location.