Sr. Structural Engineer, DC Design Quality Assurance

About the role

AWS operates 123 Availability Zones (AZs) within 39 geographic Regions around the world. Architects and Engineers in AWS work to design resilient, cost-effective DC facilities. We are responsible for achieving a world-class uptime for our customers and drive to develop a fleet of buildings emphasizing security, safety, efficiency, and cost effectiveness, while finding new ways to meet AWS’s growing demand.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight and governance of the global Basis of Design (BOD).
• Conceive, initiate, and lead special projects with widespread impact on AWS infrastructure design, environmental footprint, and implementation time.
• Be a leader and technical educator within internal and external Amazon teams supporting our existing DCs and ongoing planning, design and construction projects.
• Partner with AWS Risk Management, Construction Management, Procurement, Field Engineering and Operations to define building requirements and be a technical source for all building structural attributes.
• Decompose complex structural issues relating to existing buildings or projects in construction into straightforward and actionable solutions and drive resolution.
• Develop strategic prototypical building solutions which meet or exceed our quality requirements and drive value engineering/standardization of interior infrastructure support systems, building superstructure, and cladding systems.
• Serve as a technical advisor for AWS DC design projects including; review of foundation/structural systems, evaluating superstructure design options, and assessing structural calculation assumptions.
• Maintain and host collaborative technical meetings to provide a venue for generating innovative and environmentally sustainable solutions.
• Collaborate with local regulatory agencies and certification agencies to ensure compliance with federal, state and municipal requirements and building codes.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
• Professional Engineering or Architectural License
• 6+ 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 researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region
• Experience performing complex business case analysis to justify technical decisions and presenting the justification to management in a high-level review
• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
• Detailed understanding of structural systems, seismic design, snow loading, building forensic analysis, building envelope design
• Ability and willingness to think outside of the box to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs with no impact on quality, reliability, or maintainability

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment
• Experience in data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance
• Master's degree in Structural Engineering
• Detail understanding of building construction, forensic analysis of building design and construction defects, and evaluating value engineering for building super structure

Skills

Key skills required for this role include:

• Technical expertise in structural engineering
• Ability to lead and mentor cross-functional teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations

Benefits

Amazon offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, prescription, life insurance, AD&D insurance, EAP, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. For more information, visit here.