Description

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. 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. 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. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Amazon Web Services is hiring Sr. Product Design engineer for Product engineering team. The product engineering team is a part of a global engineering team, responsible for the design and continuous innovation for products used within our rapidly expanding data center foot print.

Product engineering team at Amazon work to design and develop resilient, cost-effective electrical distribution products and systems. As engineer at Amazon, we are responsible for achieving a world class uptime for our customers. We justify and communicate the technical decisions we make to Sr. Management and work hard to drive continuous advancements and improvements with our designs. As an engineer at Amazon, you have the ability to drive change and define/design the systems our customers rely on.

Key job responsibilities

o Supports the Data Center Design Engineering, Principal Engineering, and Hardware Engineering teams to design and develop cutting edge concepts into new products.

o Lead new product design and development project and work with internal teams to understand design requirements and solicit customer input.

o Collaborate with other disciplines such as Data Center engineering, reliability, QA/QC and compliance teams to create well thought out products.

o Creation of designs which meet or exceed our quality requirements while delivering a return on investment.

o Work with global suppliers and manufacturers to specify appropriate electrical equipment.

o Ensure compliance with federal, state and municipal requirements and building codes across different countries.

o Review and approval of product design and drawings including mechanical parts, assembly, construction and electrical drawings.

o Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to, and during manufacturing phases.

o Work with field engineering and commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical products.

o Ability to provide support for manufacturing activities for the new products on concurrent projects in multiple geographical locations.

o Support of Operations including failure mode and root cause analysis, maintenance and troubleshooting support, and operating procedure review.

o Be a leader within the product development team as well as within internal and external teams that support the data center.

o Having fun while offering creative, out of the box solutions.

About the team

Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life—both in and outside of work.

Why AWS?

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:

Herndon, VA, USA | Austin, TX, USA

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

Austin, TX, USA | Herndon, VA, USA

Basic Qualifications

o Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering.

o 8+ years of experience with new product design, development, product Certification and support manufacturing of power distribution equipment.

o New Product design experience with low voltage (LV) distribution products with focus on switchgear, switchboards and panelboards.

Preferred Qualifications

o Knowledge and able to interpret electric code NEC, NFPA, UL891, UL508, UL1066, UL1558, ANSI C37

o Familiarity of product validation process by testing and proven experience for product certification testing by third party lab.

o Experience in Engineering design, manufacturing, Quality control of the products such as Switchgear, panel boards, Power Distribution Units.

o Knowledge of typical data center designs/architectures, and be following industry design trends.

o Experience with protection and control schematics and manufacturing wiring drawings will be plus.

o An ability and willingness to think outside of the box to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs with no impact on quality, reliability, or maintainability.

o The ability to perform complex business case analysis to justify technical decisions and present the justification to management in a high-level review.

o Possess leadership and problem-solving skills, be a motivated, highly dependable individual.

o Experience with the design or operation of data centers or substations.

o Ability to carry new design concepts through exploration, development, and into prototyping/manufacturing.

o Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role

o Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 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/en/disability/us.

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. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 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/en/disability/us.