The Structural Engineer in Data Center Engineering - Civil, Structural, Architectural Solutions (DCE-CSAS) team has the ability to understand customer demand and technology & business opportunities that exist to achieve organization's goals. You understand key problems, and propose and analyze multiple solutions to produce efficient, cost-effective, resilient, and scalable structural designs/remediations.
The Structural Engineer in DCE-CSAS provides global vision, rationale, and recommendations to leadership teams for next-generation data center structural design and remediation on new and existing sites, ensuring current structural systems meet performance and operational standards.
As a Structural Engineer in DCE-CSAS, you are a leader and visionary in your field, working within and leading cross-functional teams that include technical program management, product management, architectural, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, supply chain management, operations, safety, security, and legal. You participate in external forums/consortiums to understand current trends and developments within the industry.
You lead the structural design, strategy, product innovation, and development, and audit/remediations of existing sites. This role communicates technical decisions made to Senior Engineers and drives continuous improvements with our designs.
Key Job Responsibilities
As a Structural Engineer, you provide full life-cycle support to AWS Data Centers from design inception through site improvement and maintenance. You are the 'go-to' engineering resource for your region when technical advice is needed, using subject matter expertise in Structural Engineering to:
* Work with multi-disciplinary professionals on conceptual design, build, and retrofit projects at existing data centers.
* Create, review, and release data center structural improvements and designs.
* Drive refinements to the Basis of Design, product development, sustainability, and template specifications for structural systems to support continuous improvement of future data center designs.
* Serve as a technical advisor for projects, including review of foundation and structural systems.
* Create, review, and release structural design RFPs.
* Manage external structural design consultants through the audit, design, and implementation of various projects while coordinating with internal engineering, construction, and other stakeholder teams.
* Lead initiatives aimed at improving quality, schedule, consistency, or reducing costs to in-flight and future data center construction and improvement projects.
* Work on multiple data center build and capital improvement projects simultaneously without compromising safety and availability constraints.
* Visit project locations in the EMEA region and provide subject matter guidance to partnering teams.
* Influence external vendors/consultants designs/deliverables to meet requirements and timelines.
A Day in the Life
Amazon has a global presence; therefore 20-30% travel will be necessary. International support will be part of the job, and some international travel will be necessary with short notice. Support could consist of auditing/inspecting data centers, working on international teams, and developing schematic and design document packages for both global future and existing sites.
In this role, you need the ability and willingness to travel for site walks and field observations internationally/domestically with short notice.
About the Team
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to 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.
You'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you don't meet all preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empowers us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Requirements
* Bachelor's Degree in Structural Engineering (or Civil Engineering with Structural expertise/experience).
* 5+ years professional experience in commercial, warehouse, and/or industrial new design and remediation with working knowledge of structural engineering conventional practices.
* 5+ years of professional experience with building codes, regulations, and standards including Eurocode, BS, IBC, ASCE.
* Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction structural drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.
* Ability and willingness to travel internationally/domestically with short notice.
* Professional / Chartered Civil/Structural Engineering (PE) License with experience directly related to Data Center or mission critical facility design.
* Understanding of large-scale mechanical and electrical systems.
* Organized and have the ability to set priorities and meet deadlines and budget. Experience as resident engineer or hands-on (in the field) design consultant.
* Possess excellent communication and writing skills, attention to detail, maintain high-quality standards.
* Ability and willingness to think outside of the box to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs while managing impact to quality, cost, or schedule.