Critical Infrastructure Acoustic Engineer, Field Engineering; AWS

Critical Infrastructure Acoustic Engineer, Field Engineering

Job :  | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

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 keep our customers' cloud services running.

• Coordinate acoustical mitigation requirements, supporting utilities, and equipment locations, and provide detailed construction specifications for all sound and acoustics‑related trades.
• Review all design disciplines to ensure they meet the site acoustic requirements described in our design standard.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and create Corrective Action (CA) documentation for acoustic issues.
• Own design solutions for acoustic retrofit projects.
• Initiate and lead acoustic audits, including on‑site visits within Amazon’s data centers, and produce reports outlining risks with recommended mitigations and remediations.
• Develop innovative solutions for AWS’s data centers.
• Work on concurrent projects, sometimes in multiple geographical regions.
• Support training programs.

• Driving improvement of acoustic design standards and project approaches across the organization.
• Work with third‑party design vendors to review conceptual designs and in‑progress retrofit designs to ensure they meet established acoustic design standards, local code requirements, and authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs).
• Provide high quality acoustic engineering advice on a wide variety of retrofit projects globally while working with global field engineering teams to achieve alignment of project objectives.
• Responsible for code compliance, design and installation standards, testing, inspections, and submittal review. Meet with AHJs as needed to ensure approval of acoustical features.
• Build trust and relationships with different stakeholders (Operations, Controls, Construction, Design, Commissioning, Product Managers, Technical Program Managers).
• Be adaptable and inclined to get into the field to see things up close.
• Possess strong engineering judgment and are able to provide recommendations despite uncertainty/ambiguity.
• Will require up to 25% travel.

Each day you will interact with different teams responsible for all aspects of the data centers. You will prioritize your activities to support data center capacity availability and safety focusing on the actions that are most impactful. You will have the opportunity to work on projects locally and globally.

• Valid and active driver’s license.
• Bachelor’s degree in Acoustics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a closely related engineering or scientific discipline.
• 1+ year of experience in acoustics, noise control, or environmental noise assessment (internships and co‑ops count).

• Experience with data analysis tools such as Advanced Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python.
• Master’s degree in Acoustics, Noise Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Coursework or project experience in environmental noise, sound propagation, or building acoustics.
• Familiarity with acoustic modeling software (e.g., CadnaA, SoundPLAN, ODEON, or similar).
• Experience with sound level meters and field measurement techniques (e.g., Larson Davis, B&K, or equivalent instrumentation).
• Exposure to environmental noise regulations, zoning ordinances, or permitting processes.

Base salary range for this position: $96,600.00 – $ USD annually.

The Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & 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.

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