Senior Data Center Colocation Regional Engineer, Colo Regional Engineering
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure 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.
As a Colo Regional Engineer, you will drive Mechanical/Electrical Engineering services, construction and implementation of enterprise data centers that meet quality and performance levels across the globe. You will work directly with our Design Engineering Stakeholders, Construction, Operations, and Commissioning teams regionally and globally. You will lead projects to fit out the data centers we support to meet ever‑evolving customer needs as we continue expanding our fleet to hyper‑scale.
Key job responsibilities
* Work with colo vendors to review the design for new Data Centers in your region, including design input, submittal review and incorporating AWS products to ensure the design is meeting AWS expectations.
* Act as resident engineer during new colo construction projects. Support construction, commissioning, and handover.
* Troubleshoot, conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and create Corrective Action (CA) documentation for site/equipment failures.
* Directly support operational issues with ad‑hoc training, complex operating procedure reviews, including essential equipment, and event support.
* Provide technical support to the design for existing data center upgrades and design‑solutions, which add capacity, improve availability, and increase efficiency.
* Supporting operating partners to lead, review, and approve designs for existing co‑location (colo) data center upgrades which improve availability/efficiency.
* Interface with operating partners, data center design engineering team, server hardware team, environmental health and safety team to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability in services delivered by operating partners.
* Work on concurrent projects, sometimes in multiple geographical regions.
* Initiate and lead engineering site audits within leased or colo data centers. Produce reports outlining risks with recommended mitigations and remediation.
* Lead complex root cause analysis for equipment failures.
* Ability to develop solutions and execute plans on complex projects.
Basic qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
* Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/electrical engineering, or 5+ years of relevant mechanical/electrical engineering experience.
* Cumulative 7+ years of experience with industrial or commercial engineering in Mission Critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation, oil / gas facilities.
Preferred qualifications
* Professional Engineering or Architectural License.
* Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region.
* Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production.
* Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.
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