Mechanical Design Engineer, Data Center Engineering
Posted 1 day 21 hours ago by Amazon
Mechanical Design Engineer, Data Center Engineering
Job ID: Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL (Irish Branch)
AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We design resilient, cost-effective mechanical services for data centers that support world-class uptime and scalable cloud computing infrastructure. This role involves leading mechanical system design, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring constructability and compliance across multiple geographies.
Key job responsibilities- Be a leader within the group as well as within internal and external teams that support our data centres.
- 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 approve project scopes, requests for proposals (RFP) and 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.
- Troubleshoot problems and conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective Action (CA) for design-related issues.
- Define project scopes and provide support during construction phases.
- Work with regional vendors and manufacturers to specify the appropriate mechanical equipment.
- Provide technical support during construction phases and aid information requests.
- Collaborate with internal teams to drive innovative, practical solutions.
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering and several years of experience with mission-critical air and water cooling HVAC design.
- Ability to research new designs, technologies, and construction methods for data center equipment and facilities.
- Ability to carry new design concepts through exploration, development, and deployment/construction.
- Ability to perform complex business case analysis to justify technical decisions and present the justification to management in a high-level review.
- Chartered Engineer with Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Experience related to data center or mission-critical facility design (e.g., Pharmaceutical, Hospital, or Semiconductor projects). Understanding of BIM & CFD modeling.
- Negotiation and management skills with design, construction and project execution.
- Experience with fast-track design/build projects or multiple significant upgrade projects.
- Experience with large-scale technical operations or large-scale compute farms. Knowledge of building codes and regulations.
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