Quality Engineer- Construction

Amazon • Herndon, VA

4d • $116,800 - $160,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Engineer (QAE) serves as a key operational and technical partner within AWS Data Center Engineering (DCE), supporting the delivery of large-scale hyperscale data center design and construction projects. This role is focused on engineering design quality, construction coordination, project lifecycle governance, and operational process management associated with the development of new AWS data center infrastructure, and developing scalable mechanisms to improve operational efficiency across Design Engineering. The Lead QA Engineer operates with a high level of ownership and ambiguity management, supporting fast-paced programs across multiple regions, disciplines, and stakeholder groups. This role partners closely with Design Managers (DMs), Discipline Leads (DLs), Construction, Design Services (DS), Project Controls, consultants, and program leadership to ensure design deliverables meet AWS quality standards, schedule commitments, and operational readiness requirements. This role requires strong technical judgment, construction and engineering coordination experience, operational rigor, and the ability to drive scalable mechanisms supporting fast-paced global infrastructure delivery programs. The ideal candidate demonstrates high ownership, strong stakeholder management, customer obsession, and the ability to drive scalable mechanisms through automation, standardization, and data-driven decision making. Effective May 15, 2017, logical access to the AWS GovCloud region will be restricted to Amazon employees who are U.S. Citizens. (GovCloud may NOT be accessed from outside of the United States). This role will directly support GovCloud information and requires U.S. citizenship. 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 ensure 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field
• Experience working with project management and collaboration platforms such as Smartsheet, Procore, ACC, Salesforce, or similar systems.
• Knowledge of design lifecycle milestones, construction administration workflows, and engineering documentation standards.
• 4+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents
• Experience developing workflow automations, dashboards, or reporting solutions.
• Familiarity with design delivery mechanisms, milestone governance, and cross-regional project coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance reviews for multidisciplinary engineering design deliverables across all major project phases including early design and construction release milestones for new AWS data center construction projects.
• Review engineering drawings, narratives, specifications, and supporting construction documentation for completeness, quality, coordination, and compliance with AWS standards and project requirements.
• Coordinate and manage cross-functional engineering review workflows between Discipline Leads, Design Managers, consultants, Design Services, and external partners to support successful project execution and milestone delivery.
• Support end-to-end project lifecycle coordination activities including project provisioning, folder structure governance, access management, milestone tracking, distribution workflows, document control, and engineering project setup activities across systems of record.
• Manage and monitor design review SLAs, milestone approvals, DEREL escalations, revision trends, quality metrics, and unresolved design issues while proactively identifying risks impacting schedules and project delivery.
• Support Construction Administration (CA) activities including participation in OAC meetings, RFI coordination, Submittal review tracking, consultant follow-ups, issue escalation management, and coordination between engineering and construction stakeholders throughout project execution.
• Serve as a primary operational owner and subject matter expert (SME) for Design Engineering- Design Management platform workflows, governance mechanisms, milestone routing, approval tracking, reporting dashboards, and engineering project coordination processes across multiple regions and stakeholder groups.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement initiatives by developing scalable workflows, templates, governance mechanisms, reporting structures, and automation opportunities across engineering and construction management systems including Smartsheet, Salesforce, Procore, ACC, and related project management platforms.
• Mentor and support onboarding of junior QAEs while promoting engineering quality standards, operational consistency, customer obsession, and a culture of high standards across the organization.
• Communicate effectively with senior leadership through clear operational narratives, risk summaries, escalation reporting, strategic recommendations, and executive-level documentation related to engineering delivery performance and construction readiness.
• Up to 25% travel may be required

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)

What This Job Offers

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