Structural Engineer, Design Center Engineering Solutions

The Structural Engineer in Data Center Engineering Solutions (DCES) team has the ability to understand the customer demand as well as the technology & business opportunities that exist in order to achieve the organization’s goals. You understand key problems, and propose and analyze multiple solutions to produce the most efficient, cost effective, resilient, and scalable structural designs/remediations achievable.

The Structural Engineer in DCES provides the global vision, rationale and recommendations to leadership teams for next-generation data center structural design and remediation on new and existing sites, while ensuring current structural systems meet performance and operational standards.

As a Structural Engineer in DCES, you are a leader and visionary in your field, working within and leading the work of cross-functional teams that include: technical program management, product management, architectural, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, supply chain management, operations, safety and security, and legal. You will participate in external forums/consortiums to understand current trends and developments within the industry. You will be responsible for leading the structural design, strategy, product innovation and development, and audit/remediations of existing sites. This role will communicate the technical decisions we make to Senior Engineers and will drive continuous improvements with our designs.

Key job responsibilities
As a Structural Engineer, you will provide full life-cycle support to AWS Data Centers from design inception through site improvement and maintenance. You will be the ‘go to’ engineering resource for your region when technical advice is needed, and will use your subject matter expertise in Structural Engineering to:
·Work with a team of multi-disciplinary professionals on a wide variety of conceptual design, build, and retrofit projects at existing data center.
·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 a variety of 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.

A day in the life
Amazon has a global presence; therefore 30% to 40% 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 could require developing schematic and design document packages for both global future and existing sites. In this role you will need the ability and willingness to travel for site walks and field observations internationally/domestically with short notice.

About the team
About 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.

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 empower us to celebrate 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 & Career Growth
We have a career path for you no matter what stage you’re in when you start here. 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.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Hermiston, OR, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

·Bachelor’s Degree in Structural Engineering or equivalent experience.
·5+ years professional experience in commercial, warehouse, and/or industrial new design and remediation with working knowledge of structural engineering conventional practices.
·Experience in seismic design and detailing for structural steel and reinforced concrete structures.
·5+ years of experience with building codes, regulations, and standards including IBC and ASCE.
·Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction structural drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.
·Ability and willingness to travel internationally/domestically with short notice.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

·Master’s or higher degree in Structural Engineering.
·Professional Civil/Structural Engineering (PE) License.
·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.
·Possess leadership and problem-solving skills.
·Experience using a variety of web based and other software tools for calculation and data processing.
·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.
·Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
·Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role

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