Senior Structural Engineer, Data Center Engineering - Electrical Products and Services

Amazon • Austin, TX

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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 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.

The Team
Amazon Web Services' Electrical Products and Services Engineering team has long
driven innovation for the electrical systems that underpin our global data
centers. As our product portfolio grows, we are expanding our scope to include
the structural products and systems that are integral to our electrical
infrastructure, ensuring that the physical frameworks supporting our electrical
equipment meet the same standards of reliability, performance, and scalability.
We are a collaborative, high-impact group focused on achieving industry-leading
reliability through rigorous design standards, continuous improvement, and
scalable remediation programs across the AWS fleet.

Your Impact
Design & Lead: Define and own the structural engineering strategy for
next-generation electrical product designs, delivering resilient, cost-effective, and scalable structural solutions that support our global data center footprint.

Own Full-Cycle Programs: Lead structural projects from concept through implementation, including structural analysis, product qualification, and design remediation, while managing scope, schedule, and budget across multiple concurrent programs.

Set the Standard: Develop and drive adoption of structural engineering standards, specifications, and design guidelines that improve quality, consistency, and efficiency across the product portfolio.

Consult and Advise: Serve as the internal structural engineering consultant for the team, providing expert guidance on lifting and rigging plans, product tie-down requirements for transport, and seismic analysis, including test planning, results interpretation, and recommendations for product design changes.

Collaborate Globally: Partner with cross-functional teams spanning technical program management, architecture, civil, mechanical, electrical, supply chain, operations, safety, security, and legal to deliver world-class structural outcomes.

Drive Innovation: Identify structural risks across the product portfolio, evaluate new materials and construction methods, and develop scalable solutions that advance the state of data center structural engineering.

Who You Are
You hold a Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Structural, Mechanical or Civil
Engineering, with 8+ years of professional experience in structural design for
commercial, industrial, or mission-critical facilities. You have expertise in
seismic design and detailing for structural steel systems, and you are skilled
in applying building codes and standards across multiple regions and
international jurisdictions. You hold a Professional Civil/Structural
Engineering (PE) License and have a track record of leading cross-functional
teams and managing external design consultants on large-scale capital programs.
You thrive in complex, fast-moving environments, excelling at communicating
technical decisions and trade-offs to senior leadership and non-technical
stakeholders, and you are committed to mentoring and developing the engineers
around you.

Travel
This role requires up to 25% domestic and international travel to support site
walks, field observations, audits, and global project teams, sometimes with
short notice.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Structural, Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• 8+ years leading structural product design, development, qualification, and manufacturing support of structural systems used in commercial, industrial, or mission-critical facilities.
• Experience in seismic design and detailing for structural steel systems.
• Experience with lifting and rigging analysis and product tie-down requirements for transport.
• Demonstrated track record of design documentation creation including drawings, specifications, submittals, and design packages.
• Experience validating design through prototype builds, pre-production builds, and first-of-kind builds, conducting DFx and value engineering analysis through each step and updating design and documentation.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineering or Architectural License
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region
• Master's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Structural, Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Experience in data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance
• Knowledge of both mechanical and electrical equipment or design related to data center electrical and mechanical topology

Responsibilities

• Serve as the internal structural engineering lead for the team, providing guidance on lifting and rigging plans, product tie-down for transport, and seismic analysis across the electrical product portfolio.
• Lead seismic analysis programs including test planning, coordination with third-party testing labs, results analysis, and development of recommendations for product design changes.
• Review and approve lifting and rigging plans for electrical products, ensuring compliance with applicable standards and safe handling requirements.
• Define tie-down and restraint requirements for product transport, coordinating with supply chain and logistics teams to ensure structural integrity during shipping and installation.
• Work with internal partner teams to solicit customer input and define structural design requirements for product development.
• Lead new structural product design, development, and qualification of structural systems used in AWS data center electrical infrastructure, including structural supports, equipment enclosures, and cable management systems.
• Work with global suppliers and manufacturers to specify appropriate structural products and components, ensuring tier 2-3 supply chain resiliency.
• Ensure compliance with applicable structural codes and standards including IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, and federal, state, and municipal requirements across different countries through appropriate levels of testing and review.
• Validate design through prototype, pre-production, and first-of-kind builds, conducting DFx and value engineering analysis through each step and updating design and documentation.
• Work with field engineering and commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation, and performance of structural products.
• Provide support for manufacturing activities for new structural products on concurrent projects in multiple geographical locations.
• Be a leader within the product development team as well as within internal and external teams that support the data center.
• Mentor and develop junior and mid-level structural engineers, raising the technical bar across

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: Mid Level