Mechanical Engineering Manager (Central), DC Design Engineering

About the team

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS)
The Data Center Design Engineering team at Amazon Web Services consists of Architects, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Fire Protection, Acoustics, and Controls Engineers working to design the next generation of Data Centers. The team is committed to achieving a world-class uptime for our customers and strives to develop a fleet of buildings emphasizing security, safety, and efficiency, while finding new ways to meet our growing demand. We justify and communicate the technical decisions we make directly to AWS leadership and work hard to drive continuous advancements in our designs. As an integral member of the team, you will have the opportunity to directly impact our business and create positive change.

Key job responsibilities

• Be a leader within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support the data center.
  Drive improvement of design standards and project approaches across the organization.
  Coordinate with third party design vendors to review concept designs and designs in progress to ensure they meet established design standards, local code requirements, and any other requirements of the Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs).
  Be responsible for providing high quality Mechanical engineering advice on a wide variety of projects globally while working with global Mechanical engineering teams to achieve alignment of designs and design objectives.
  Coordinating with construction, commissioning, and risk management teams to answer requests for information and value engineering queries.
  Be responsible for construction documents, 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 Mechanical features.
  This position will require up to 25% travel.

About the role

AWS is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Manager to lead the Central Regions mechanical design group and become part of a global engineering team, responsible for the design and continuous innovation of our rapidly expanding data center footprint. In this role you will manage a team of engineers that influence all aspects of Mechanical design, construction, operations, and maintenance for our global fleet of data centers. You will work with internal and external teams to define, design, detail, and document the various Mechanical features that our facilities require, using both prescriptive and performance-based design approaches. As an Owner, you will strive to ensure the Mechanical 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 Mechanical design standards.

Primary responsibilities

• Oversee project-related work related to the cooling, heating, and plumbing systems for AWS data centers.
  Coordinate with third party design vendors to review concept designs and designs in progress to ensure they meet established design standards, local code requirements, and any other requirements of the Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs).
  Be responsible for providing high quality Mechanical engineering advice on a wide variety of projects globally while working with global Mechanical engineering teams to achieve alignment of designs and design objectives.
  Coordinating with construction, commissioning, and risk management teams to answer requests for information and value engineering queries.
  Be responsible for construction documents, 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 Mechanical features.
  This position will require up to 25% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field
  Minimum of 5 years managing a team of engineers. Cumulative 10+ years of experience in design engineering or the construction industry, related to all aspects of Mechanical, including fire suppression systems, fire alarm and detection systems, fire-resistive construction, and life safety.
  Licensed Mechanical Engineer