Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, Data Center Design 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. In this role you will influence all aspects of Mechanical design, construction, operations, and maintenance for our global fleet of data centers. This includes fire suppression, fire detection, fire alarm, and mass notification systems, as well as fire-resistant construction and life safety. 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. We expect you to contribute your expertise to the continual improvement of our Mechanical design standards.

Key job responsibilities

• Driving improvement of design standards and project approaches across the organization
• Work with internal and external design teams to review 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 local 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
• Perform and oversee project-related work, such as water supply analysis and design for fire water service to buildings, including coordination with utilities and fire officials to establish basic site infrastructure requirements
• Coordinate Mechanical system space requirements, supporting utilities, and equipment locations, and provide detailed construction specifications for all Mechanical-related trades
• Prepare detailed designs for HVAC, plumbing, and hydronic systems
• Review all design disciplines to ensure they meet the code requirements described in our design standards
• Ensure that contractors have the information they need to build our data centers the way we expect them to, and that our operations teams are well equipped to operate and maintain them
• Work with internal and external stakeholders, including design, construction, commissioning, operations, vendors, and other service providers, as well as local building and fire officials

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Mechanical Engineering
• Cumulative 10+ years of experience in design engineering or the construction industry, related to all aspects of Mechanical, including hydronics, air side duct design, and plumbing design
• Experience applying local codes, International Code Council (ICC) requirements, and other Mechanical industry standards, procedures, and methodologies
• Experience with processes of design review, specification, development of design standards, and submittal review
• Ability to read and understand construction documents for all trades (design drawings, control diagrams, specifications, etc.)
• United States Citizenship Required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience authoring white papers, technical documentation, and training materials
• Experience directly related to construction of data centers, critical medical, industrial, construction, oil and gas, or large-scale mechanical and power systems
• Experience in the development processes for codes and standards
• Experience with performance-based alternatives to prescriptive Mechanical design
• Professional Engineering license, NCEES Record
• Experience directly related to the design or construction of data centers or critical infrastructure or large-scale mechanical and electrical plants

Pay

Base salary range: $136,600 - $184,800 USD annually depending on location (Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Herndon, VA; or Seattle, WA). Compensation also includes sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

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