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Senior Constructability Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering

Amazon 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America

Hybrid $136,600 - $184,800 Full-time Senior

The Senior Constructability Engineer embeds with regional construction and field teams to resolve complex electrical, mechanical, and structural issues during active data center builds. They identify buildability risks, coordinate across trades, and feed field-proven lessons back to design and standards owners to improve future project delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Embed with regional construction, field engineering, and project teams to resolve constructability issues during active builds
  • Identify buildability and installation risks before and during execution
  • Diagnose and resolve complex on‑site electrical, mechanical, structural, and civil issues
  • Coordinate across trades and partners (GC, EC, commissioning) to resolve issues in the owning team's interest
  • Feed field‑proven lessons back to design and standards owners
  • Serve as the hands‑on resource for high‑consequence delivery issues
  • Travel approximately 25% within the Americas

Requirements

  • 6+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission‑critical facilities such as data centers, power generation, or oil & gas
  • Knowledge of critical data‑center mechanical and electrical equipment
  • Experience in data‑center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance
  • Ability to research new designs, technologies, and construction methods

Benefits

  • Sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)
  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • Basic Life & AD&D insurance with supplemental options
  • Employee Assistance Program and mental health support
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave

Key Skills

Data‑center mechanical systems Electrical systems troubleshooting Structural analysis Construction drawing interpretation Project coordination Cross‑functional collaboration Root‑cause analysis Risk identification Design‑to‑construction handoff Building codes (IBC, ASCE) Professional Engineering license (preferred) Agile project management Microsoft Office Suite Travel logistics Problem‑solving Communication Leadership

About Amazon

Amazon Web Services operates the global cloud infrastructure that powers countless online services, supporting data‑center operations worldwide.

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