The Structural Engineer in Field Engineering Services - Civil, Structural, Architectural (FSE-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 FSE-CSA provides the global vision, rationale and recommendations to leadership teams for next-generation data center structural design and remediation on existing sites, while ensuring current structural systems meet performance and operational standards.
As a Structural Engineer in FSE-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 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.
· Work on multiple data center build and capital improvement projects simultaneously without compromising safety and availability constraints.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- NETA or ASHRAE certification or commissioning specific education courses
- Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel
- Experience with the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of mission critical facilities, especially data centers
- Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region
- Knowledge of commercial or industrial power systems or mechanical systems
- Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
- Experience using a variety of web-based and other software tools for calculation and data processing
