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Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering

Amazon 🇺🇸 Herndon, Virginia, United States of America

Onsite $136,600 - $184,800 Full-time

Influence the mechanical design, construction, and maintenance of global data centers, focusing on HVAC, plumbing, and fire safety systems. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure facilities meet design standards and local building codes.

Responsibilities

  • Work with internal and external teams to define, design, detail, and document the various Mechanical features that facilities require, using both prescriptive and performance-based design approaches
  • Ensure the Mechanical features of buildings protect people and keep customer’s data safe and uninterrupted over the life of the building
  • Contribute expertise to the continual improvement of Mechanical design standards
  • Perform and oversee project-related work, such as water supply analysis and design for fire water service to buildings
  • Coordinate Mechanical system space requirements, supporting utilities, and equipment locations, and provide detailed construction specifications for all Mechanical-related trades
  • Prepare detailed designs for HVAC, plumbing, and hydronic systems
  • Review all design disciplines to ensure they meet the code requirements described in design standards

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
  • Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment
  • Experience in data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance
  • Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities
  • Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Basic Life & AD&D insurance
  • 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

Key Skills

Mechanical design Data center design Construction Operations Facility maintenance Industrial engineering Commercial engineering Mission critical facilities Data centers Power generation Oil and gas facilities Mechanical equipment Electrical equipment HVAC Plumbing Hydronic systems Water supply analysis Fire water service Construction specifications Code requirements Design standards Project management Team collaboration Communication Problem-solving

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one. Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world. Our mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our actions, goals, projects, programs, and inventions begin and end with the customer top of mind. You'll also hear us say that at Amazon, it's always "Day 1."​ What do we mean? That our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon's very first day - to make smart, fa

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