Sr. Fire Protection Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering

Amazon • Austin, TX

22h

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.

Do you dream of working in a role where your talent with Fire Protection and
next-generation data center design can be merged? Do you want to expand your
current knowledge of building systems while providing input from your previous
experience? Have you ever wondered what it is like to be able to influence
construction on a global scale? YES! Then keep reading….

In this role you will influence all aspects of fire protection design,
construction, operations, and maintenance for our global fleet of data centers.
This includes fire suppression, fire detection, fire alarm, and mass
notification systems, as well as fire-resistant construction and life safety.
You will work with internal and external teams to define, design, detail, and
document the various fire protection features that our facilities require, using
both prescriptive and performance-based design approaches. As an Owner, you will
strive to ensure the fire protection features of our buildings protect our
people and keep our customer’s data safe and uninterrupted over the life of the
building. We expect you to contribute your expertise to the continual
improvement of our fire protection design standards.

Primary responsibilities will be to perform and oversee project-related work,
such as water supply analysis and design for fire water service to buildings,
including coordination with utilities and fire officials to establish basic site
infrastructure requirements. The ability to coordinate fire protection system
space requirements, supporting utilities, and equipment locations, and to
provide detailed construction specifications for all fire protection-related
trades will be expected. You will typically be responsible for the preparation
of prescriptive designs for building fire suppression, alarm, and detection
systems. In some cases, you will be expected to prepare or approve
performance-based design elements as needed to support our goals. You will
review all design disciplines to ensure they meet the minimum fire protection
requirements described in our design standards. In some cases, you will oversee
and review this work and in other cases you will perform the work yourself.

As the team’s subject matter expert, you will ensure that contractors have the
information they need to build our data centers the way we expect them to, and
that our operations teams are well equipped to operate and maintain them as
needed to meet our goals. As part of this role you will work with internal and
external stakeholders, including design, construction, commissioning,
operations, vendors, and other service providers, as well as local building and
fire officials. You will be part of a global team, and you will be an integral
part of our work to change the world through technology.

Requirements

• 6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience
• 6+ 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
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
• Experience in data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities
• Experience applying local codes, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards, International Code Council (ICC) requirements, and other fire protection industry standards, procedures, and methodologies
• Licensed Fire Protection Engineer

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents

Responsibilities

• Driving improvement of design standards and project approaches across the organization.
• Work with third party design vendors to review concept designs and designs in progress to ensure they meet established design standards, local code requirements, and any other requirements of the Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs).
• Be responsible for providing high quality fire protection engineering advice on a wide variety of projects globally while working with global fire protection engineering teams to achieve alignment of designs and design objectives.
• Coordinating with construction, commissioning, and risk management teams to answer requests for information and value engineering queries.
• Be responsible for construction documents, code compliance, design and installation standards, water supply evaluation and assessment, testing, inspections, and submittal review. Meet with AHJs as needed to ensure approval of fire protection features.

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