Sr. Product Design Mechanical Engineer, Data Center Engineering - Electrical Products and Services

About the role

AWS Infrastructure Services designs, plans, delivers, and operates the global AWS cloud infrastructure, supporting data centers, servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment. The Electrical Products and Services team develops resilient electrical distribution products and systems that provide operational and financial benefits to AWS customers. This position reports to the team within Infrastructure Services and Data Center Engineering and is responsible for end‑to‑end product design and development of electrical power distribution equipment such as low‑voltage switchgear and power distribution cabinets.

Responsibilities

• Work with internal partner teams to solicit customer input and define design requirements for product design.
• Lead new product design, development, and qualification of critical electrical power distribution equipment for AWS data centers, including LV and MV switchgear, power distribution cabinets, and panels.
• Ensure compliance with UL, CSA, IEC, and federal, state, and municipal requirements and building codes across different countries through appropriate levels of testing.
• Validate designs through prototype, pre‑production, and first‑of‑kind builds, conducting DFx and value‑engineering analysis at each step and updating design documentation.
• Collaborate with field engineering and commissioning teams to test and validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical products.
• Provide manufacturing support for new products on concurrent projects in multiple geographic locations.
• Serve as a leader within the product development team and across internal and external teams that support the data center.
• Travel approximately 30 % of the time to AWS offices, data centers, suppliers, vendors, and product validation sites (primarily domestic, with some international travel).

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production.
• 10 + years leading new product design, development, testing, and manufacturing support of electronic components.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineering or Architectural License.
• Additional experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production.
• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription).
• Basic Life & AD&D insurance with optional supplemental life plans.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and mental‑health support.
• Medical Advice Line.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off.
• Parental leave.

Pay

• Atlanta, GA: $136,600 – $184,800 USD annually
• Columbus, OH: $136,600 – $184,800 USD annually
• Austin, TX: $136,600 – $184,800 USD annually
• Herndon, VA: $136,600 – $184,800 USD annually
• Seattle, WA: $136,600 – $184,800 USD annually