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

About the role

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure, supporting data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that keep the cloud running. The Electrical Products and Services team within Infrastructure Services and Data Center Engineering is developing resilient electrical distribution products and systems that are fundamentally changing the data center, providing operational and financial benefits critical to AWS and its millions of customers. As a Senior Product Design Mechanical Engineer, you will own end‑to‑end product design and development of electrical power distribution equipment such as Low Voltage Switchgear and Power Distribution Cabinets, leading the process from concept to implementation, defining equipment specifications, evaluating design changes, and working across teams to ensure compliance, validation, manufacturing support, and leadership. The role requires approximately 30% travel (mostly domestic, some international) and is open to locations in Austin, Atlanta, Columbus, Northern Virginia, or Seattle.

Amazon values diverse experiences, work‑life harmony, an inclusive team culture, and mentorship and career growth. Employee‑led affinity groups, events like Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon, and extensive knowledge‑sharing resources foster a culture where bold ideas are welcomed and owned to completion.

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 design through prototype, pre‑production and first‑of‑kind builds, conducting DFx and value engineering analysis through each step and updating design and documentation.
• Work with field engineering and commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical products.
• Provide support for manufacturing activities for the new products on concurrent projects in multiple geographical locations.
• Be a leader within the product development team as well as within internal and external teams that support the data center.

Requirements

• 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,