Manager, Rack Layout Design, Design Services
About The Position
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an experienced Rack Layout Design Manager to lead the Global Rack Layout Design (RLD) team within Design Services (DS) under Data Center Engineering (DCE). The RLD team provides design services for all global data halls, including Colocation, Edge, and Leased/Owned sites containing customer demand rack installations. The team coordinates field installation of racks among all field specialties by delivering accurate, standardized rack layout drawings and floor plans. RLD is a critical enabler of AWS capacity delivery, ensuring that rack positions are accurately designed and documented to support the rapid scaling of AWS infrastructure worldwide. The team consists of Designers specializing in Colocation Work Orders, BIM modeling and processes, and data center rack layout optimization. You will own delivery of rack layout drawings and floor plans for global work orders spanning Edge sites, COLO facilities, Leased sites, Controls drawings, and infrastructure configuration management uploads and revisions. You will build and improve the mechanisms, including standardized templates, production SLAs, and quality gates, that drive cycle time reduction and data accuracy. RLD leverages standardized design tools and best practices to maintain consistency across the entire data center design lifecycle. As a people leader, you will grow designers' technical capabilities while maintaining fluency in layout standards and production tooling. You will hire and develop talent, raise the bar on design quality, and build a team culture that moves fast to deliver capacity at global scale. You will partner directly with Colocation Regional Engineering, Capacity Delivery Planning, Engineering, Operations, Infrastructure Delivery, and Supply teams to ensure rack layout designs never become a bottleneck to capacity delivery. AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. You'll join a diverse team of engineers, supply chain specialists, and operations managers collaborating to deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field
- Experience with AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, and MS Office Suite
- 6+ years of leading design teams experience
- Experience in data center or mission critical facility design with basic multidisciplinary knowledge of mission critical systems, design process, pre-construction requirements and the construction process
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of the electrical and mechanical systems involved in critical data center operations including systems such as feeders, transformers, generators, switchgear, UPS systems, ATS units, PDU units, chillers, pumps, air handling units, and CRAC units
- Experience in business process improvement, Lean or Six Sigma
- Experience managing work and priorities through a ticketing system
- Experience with data center rack layout and space planning
- Experience with BIM processes and workflows
- Experience with infrastructure configuration management tools (e.g., CloudForge or similar)
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of ~6 Designers specializing in data center rack layout optimization
- Own the delivery of rack layout drawings and floor plans for global work orders across Edge, COLO, Leased, and Owned data center sites
- Manage team workload, prioritization, and SLA adherence for ticket-based work order intake and delivery
- Drive standardization of design tools, drawing standards, and best practices to reduce production cycle times and improve data accuracy
- Partner with stakeholder teams to ensure rack layout designs meet business requirements for power, space, and capacity
- Ensure timely delivery of finalized floor plans to capacity planning teams
- Establish and track team metrics including utilization, throughput, quality, and on-time delivery
- Develop scalable processes for handling emergent and pull-in requests without compromising quality
- Drive continuous improvement and automation initiatives to increase team efficiency and reduce manual effort
- Hire and develop talent, conduct performance reviews, and create individual development plans for team members
- Own reporting on goals, quality, and performance metrics to Senior Managers and Directors, translating data into actionable insights.
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
- sign-on payments
- restricted stock units (RSUs)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
