Mechanical Design Engineer, Data Centre Engineering

Amazon Web Services is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer who can perform design engineering activities for new build projects. You will become part of a global engineering team, responsible for the design and continuous innovation of our rapidly expanding data center foot print across the EMEA region.

• Be a leader within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support our data centres.
• Understanding how underlying design decisions can impact building and campus level layouts.
• Work with internal teams to understand user requirements.
• Participate in site selection reviews
• Manage design consultancy firms to create, review and release data center designs
• Manage change, versioning and configuration control.
• Work with local utilities to understand and define site utility requirements.
• Define and approval of project scopes, request for proposals (RFP) and request for information (RFI).
• Work with local Agencies Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) to ensure compliance with city/county requirements and building codes.
• Work with commissioning teams to validate installation, operation, and performance of systems
• Work on concurrent projects in multiple geographical regions
• Travel for site review and conduct engineering evaluations, audits, and site launches
• Review and approve equipment submittals
• Work with internal teams to trouble shoot problems and conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective Action (CA) for design related problems
• Define project scopes and provide support during construction phases
• Work with regional vendors and manufactures to specify the appropriate mechanical equipment.
• Define project scopes and provide technical support for information requests during construction phases.
• Be a leader within the group as well as within other teams
• Be positive and always offer creative, out of the box solutions

Engineers will be responsible for innovation, design and leading design consultants for new and existing AWS regions by delivering designs from concept to the permit and construction document set. You must be capable of defining critical equipment specifications and approving equipment submittals. Engineers will directly support construction and be a part of the process from site selection review through commissioning and ultimately turnover.

You will be relied on as a subject matter expert in your field. At Amazon we support continued learning opportunities and focus on continued employee development.

At Amazon team work is absolutely necessary for us to accomplish our goals. You must be able to work within a team and depend on others to accomplish the required work. As a mechanical engineer at Amazon you will be working with other internal groups as well as external groups including utilities, manufacturers, vendors, and contractors.

If you are a creative, smart and driven individual that enjoys working with complex problems we want YOU!

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