Senior Industrial Designer, Data Center Engineering

About the role

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on.

Amazon Web Services is seeking a Senior Industrial Designer to become part of a global engineering team, responsible for the implementation and technical evaluation of our designs and the continuous innovation of our rapidly expanding data center footprint.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Industrial Designer, you will be embedded in the modular rack-design process, working closely with Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, Networking, and Hardware Design Engineers and the broader hardware team to develop global standards and deliver consistent integrated racking systems to our AWS data centers.

• Own development of racking system, working from concept geometry or sketches to production-intent 3D models.
• Produce clear and concise racking documentation such as detailed design specifications, drawings, white papers, wiring schematics and diagrams, and reports.
• Understand and safeguard implementation of the Global Racking Basis of Design (BoD) by driving standardization in the data center designs.
• Development of strategic solutions, which meet or exceed our quality requirements and fall within our budgetary requirements.
• Capture requirements and turn aspirational company or customer goals into well-defined, achievable and testable specifications and solutions.
• Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to, and during innovation and research and development projects.
• Work with regional vendors and manufacturers to specify and factory test the appropriate racking system.
• Design racking that considers and accommodates electrical, networking, and fire protection integration.
• Structural design of racking, connections, and anchorage to account for various global codes, loading, seismic, and anchorage needs.

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 experience
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
• Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region
• 6+ years of design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineering or Architectural License
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents
• Experience with CAD software (AutoCAD, REVIT, BIM 360, etc.)
• Experience using a variety of web-based and other software tools for calculation and data processing
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of mission critical equipment and facilities

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. The base salary range for this position is $136,600.00 - $184,800.00 USD annually, depending on location, with additional sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).