Manager, Mechanical Systems Engineering, DCE - Mechanical Products & Services

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation
of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the
cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage,
networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensures our customers have
continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging
problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we're
looking for talented people who want to help.

You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply
chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles.
You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest
standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at
the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive
culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Within AIS and Data Center Engineering, the Mechanical Products and Services
team is driving rapid innovation in mechanical cooling and controls systems used
by AWS. Our designs are fundamentally changing the data center, providing
operational and financial benefits that are critical to the success of the AWS
business and its millions of customers. Our engineers solve challenging
technology problems and take big bets on new concepts, enabling AWS services to
continue to revolutionize the industry.

This role provides the opportunity to work closely with our team of innovative
mechanical engineers developing and deploying the next generation of heat
rejection infrastructure for our data centers.

We're seeking a Mechanical Engineering Manager to lead development and first of
kind deployments of infrastructure solutions that enable large-scale deployment
of air and liquid-cooled racks into AWS data centers. You'll drive system-level
solution strategy and provide technical guidance to your team, working closely
with AWS builders and third-party manufacturers to develop innovative data
center infrastructure.

The ideal candidate brings experience leading engineering teams to deliver
system-level mechanical designs, with deep understanding of mission-critical
systems and/or air-cooled data center solutions. You know how to operate
products to ensure quality and scalability. This role requires strong leadership
and communication skills to develop engineers, inspire teams, and influence
partners while creating innovative cooling solutions.

This position requires approximately 30% travel to AWS offices, data centers,
suppliers, vendors, and product validation sites. While most travel is domestic,
some international travel may be required.

Open to hiring this position in Seattle, Austin, or Northern Virginia.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or an equivalent engineering science
• Experience in industrial or commercial engineering or project management in Mission Critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation, or oil/gas facilities
• 5+ years of engineering team management experience with global scope
• 7+ years in mission critical HVAC design

Nice To Haves

• 11+ years of data center design, HVAC design, or related product development experience
• Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level
• Master's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
• 7+ years of engineering team management experience

Responsibilities

• Make high-judgment trade-offs between competing priorities, balancing short-term team needs with long-term business objectives, and determining essential features versus those that can be triaged
• Drive strategic direction for the team's technical roadmap and influence partner teams across overlapping business and technical domains
• Build and lead a high-performing engineering team by hiring talent that demonstrates Amazon Leadership Principles, managing performance and promotions, and creating clear growth plans for each team member
• Establish operational excellence through metrics development, process improvements, and efficiency gains in repeatable work while maintaining quality and meeting customer requirements
• Identify and mitigate risks, unblock engineers and partner teams, and navigate difficult situations including escalations to ensure project timeliness and success
• Collaborate directly with partner teams to implement and improve processes regionally and propagate best practices globally
• Provide clear technical strategy and communication across all organizational levels, managing both managers and individual contributors with varying technical experience

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager