Principal Availability Engineer

6 days ago


Columbus, Ohio, United States Amazon Full time
Job Title: Principal Availability Engineer

Amazon is seeking a highly skilled Principal Availability Engineer to join our team. As a key member of our infrastructure team, you will be responsible for ensuring the availability and reliability of our data centers worldwide.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Audit and peer review DC infrastructure engineering designs with a focus on availability.
  • Perform engineering-oriented analysis of past availability events.
  • Provide technical oversight for global COE action items.
  • Develop availability forecast models.
  • Oversight and review availability performance metrics.
  • Provide multi-root cause categorical analysis for availability events.
  • Oversight and review Failure Mode and Effect Analysis studies.
  • Conceive, initiate, and lead availability projects with widespread impact on infrastructure design, innovation, and implementation.
  • Set the standard for customer-serving coordination and repeatable processes as they relate to engineering, test, construction, commissioning, operations, and best practices.
  • Drive process improvements across the organization to drive an increase in availability to meet customer expectations.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.
  • Cumulative 3+ years partnering with cross-functional teams working in critical facilities.
  • Cumulative 10+ years of experience with mission-critical facilities, including understanding of uninterruptible power sources, diesel generators, electrical switchgear, power distribution units, and automatic/static transfer switches.
  • Knowledge of building codes and regulations, including Life Safety, IBC, NFPA, NEC, NESC, and OSHA.
  • Direct experience with the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of data centers.
  • Ability to research new designs, technologies, construction methods, and innovative operations procedures of data center equipment and facilities.
  • Ability to critically audit and provide customer-representative feedback on design concepts through exploration, development, deployment/construction, and through operations.
  • Ability and willingness to think outside of the box to find creative and innovative solutions to improve availability through improved quality, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Ability to perform complex business case analysis to justify technical decisions and present the justification to management in a high-level review.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Organized and able to set priorities and meet deadlines and budget.
  • Experience using a variety of web-based and other software tools for data analysis and visualization.
  • Direct experience with the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of mission-critical facilities, especially data centers.
  • Experience as a resident engineer or hands-on (in the field) design consultant.
  • Knowledge of building codes and regulations, including Life Safety, IBC, NFPA, NEC, NESC, and OSHA.
  • Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.
  • Ability to carry design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment/mass production.
  • Ability to research new designs, technologies, construction methods, and innovative operations procedures of data center equipment and facilities.
  • Ability to critically audit and provide customer-representative feedback on design concepts through exploration, development, deployment/construction, and through operations.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/disability-accommodations.

The base pay for this position ranges from $146,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $252,900/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors, including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.



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