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. The role involves performing and overseeing 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 for water treatment systems.

You will prepare detailed designs for water treatment and sustainability systems, coordinate with all design disciplines to ensure code compliance, and oversee or perform this work as needed. As the team’s subject matter expert, you will ensure contractors have the information needed to build our data centers and that operations teams are equipped to maintain them. This role requires collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, including design engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, vendors, and local officials.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, and operations managers, working on challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain.

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 Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) requirements.
• Provide high-quality water treatment advice on global projects while aligning with global Mechanical engineering teams on water treatment systems objectives.
• Coordinate with construction, commissioning, and risk management teams to address 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.
• Prepare detailed designs for water treatment and sustainability systems.
• Oversee or perform project-related work, including water supply analysis and design coordination.

This position will require up to 25% travel.

Requirements

• 4+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission-critical facilities, including 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 (Outlook, Word, 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 deployment or mass production.

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits, including:

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

Pay

Base salary ranges:

• 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.

About the Team

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, pioneering cloud computing. We value diverse experiences and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Work-life balance is a priority, with flexibility to support harmony between professional and personal life.

Our inclusive culture fosters learning and curiosity, with employee-led affinity groups and events like Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences. We offer mentorship and career growth resources to help you develop into a well-rounded professional.