The Structural Engineer in Fleet remediation engineering, Civil Structural and Architectural (FRE-CSA) 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 FRE-CSA 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 FRE-CSA, you are a leader 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 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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Structural Engineering
- 2+ years of data center or mission critical facilities (example: hospital, military facility, public safety facility, etc.), or 2+ years of construction or project management experience
- Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications, or experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings
- Travel up to 50% domestic travel with short notice
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents
- Experience in data center or mission critical facility design with basic multidisciplinary knowledge of mission critical systems, design process, pre-construction requirements and the construction process
- Professional Civil/Structural Engineering (PE) License
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, OR, Umatilla - 96,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Herndon - 96,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
