Mech Colo Regional Engineer

About the Role

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. 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.

This role provides the opportunity to collaborate with business development, design engineers, data center operations professionals, external vendors and consultants, and other cross-functional teams to assess and select colocation facilities that meet our business requirements. You will be able to showcase your in-depth understanding of data center design, engineering, and operations of infrastructure common to data centers, telecommunications facilities and other critical environment infrastructure. You will work directly with internal business teams and with colocation vendors to identify, document, and resolve any operational/design deficiencies which could impact a site’s capability or availability. You will have opportunities to influence standards for data center products, build and improve processes, and to guide the direction of our colocation data center portfolio on a global scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct site assessments against AWS standards for colocation data centers, legacy facility upgrades, and general capital endeavors.
• Perform risk analysis and availability calculations for vendor owned and operated colocation data center’s infrastructure to determine fit-for-use/fit-for-service.
• Influence AWS’ design and specification requirements to meet our business needs for AWS colocation products.
• Investigate and document root-cause failure analysis associated with infrastructure and equipment failures.
• Work with vendors and local agencies having jurisdiction to ensure compliance with federal, state and municipal requirements and codes.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and commissioning teams to properly test and validate the installation, operation, and performance of critical electrical/mechanical/fire suppression/controls systems/structural systems.
• Support Operations, data scientists and other business partners to determine utilization, efficiency, and performance analysis on critical systems.
• Travel to Data Center sites as required - International & Domestic (up to 50%).
• Conduct site assessments against AWS standards for colocation data centers and telecommunications facilities within the region.
• Reviews vendor critical infrastructure designs.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• NETA or ASHRAE certification or commissioning specific education courses.
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Experience with the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of mission critical facilities, especially data centers.
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region.
• Knowledge of commercial or industrial power systems or mechanical systems.
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production.
• Experience using a variety of web-based and other software tools for calculation and data processing.

Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of data center design, engineering, and operations of infrastructure common to data centers, telecommunications facilities and other critical environment infrastructure.
• Solid data center mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural (MEPS) infrastructure design engineering experience.