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 for water treatment systems. You will prepare detailed designs for water treatment and sustainability systems, ensuring they meet code requirements described in our design standards. 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 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.

Requirements

• 4+ years of industrial or commercial engineering experience 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, 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) 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

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.

About the team

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 innovation. We work on challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and collaborate with a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles.

At AWS, we value diverse experiences and foster an inclusive culture that empowers us to deliver the best results for our customers. We offer ongoing learning experiences, mentorship, and career growth opportunities, including employee-led affinity groups and events like Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences.