Critical Infrastructure Mechanical Engineer, Field Engineering
About The Position
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure, supporting all AWS data centers and the equipment that ensures continual customer access to innovation. The team works on challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain. This role joins a diverse team of engineers, specialists, and managers, collaborating across AWS to deliver high standards for safety and security, providing infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost. As an Amazon Critical Infrastructure Engineer, you will provide full life-cycle support to AWS Data Centers from design inception through site improvement and maintenance, acting as the 'go to' engineering resource for your region for technical advice and engaging with diverse teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
- Valid and active driver's license
Nice To Haves
- Experience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining commitment to deadlines
- Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
- Experience using a variety of web-based and other software tools for calculation and data processing
- Coursework in commercial/industrial mechanical systems
- Possess leadership and problem-solving skills
- Possess data analytics skills, data querying skills/language, scripting, and comfort with working in vast amounts of data in new and evolving environment
Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot, conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and create Corrective Action (CA) documentation for site/equipment failures.
- Directly support operational issues with ad-hoc training, complex operating procedure reviews, including critical equipment, and event support.
- Own the conceptual design for existing data center upgrades and design-solutions, which add capacity, improve availability, increase efficiency and sustainability.
- Interface with internal data center operations team, data center design engineering team, server hardware team, environmental health and safety team to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability in services delivered.
- Develop innovative solutions for AWS’s data centers.
- Work on concurrent projects, sometimes in multiple geographical regions.
- Initiate and lead engineering audits including on-site visits within Amazon’s data centers. Produce reports outlining risks with recommended mitigations and remediations.
- Act as resident engineer during new construction projects. Support construction, commissioning, and turnover.
- Lead projects to fit out our data centers to meet ever-evolving customer needs as we continue expanding our fleet to hyper-scale.
Benefits
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Work-life harmony and flexibility as part of the working culture
- Employee-led affinity groups fostering a culture of inclusion
- Ongoing events and learning experiences, including Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences
- Endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
