Sr. Mechanical Engineer - CFD, Data Center Engineering

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides cloud computing infrastructure and services for organizations worldwide. The Sr. Mechanical Engineer will design, evaluate, and standardize resilient, energy-efficient mechanical and cooling systems for data centers, with a focus on CFD modeling and analysis. The role also leads infrastructure projects, reviews critical equipment submittals, supports large-scale event investigations, and mentors the data center engineering community.

Responsibilities:

• CFD modeling and analysis experience (external and interior)
• Design and implement energy-efficient mechanical systems for data centers
• Partner with teams to develop innovative cooling solutions and sustainability initiatives
• BIM/Revit experience
• Create comprehensive documentation for mechanical designs and operational procedures
• Support continuous improvement through data analysis and system optimization
• Guide project teams through planning, execution, and commissioning phases
• Conceives, initiates, and leads projects with widespread impact on infrastructure design, innovation, and implementation
• Decompose complex problems into straightforward and actionable solutions
• Work with internal teams to understand user requirements and challenges
• Collaborate with teams or individuals from other disciplines, cultures, and countries
• Escalate issues as required and communicate clearly and effectively at the appropriate level of detail with people from a wide range of technical abilities and backgrounds
• Produce clear and concise documentation such as detailed design specifications, white papers, wiring schematics and diagrams, and reports
• Understand and safeguard implementation of the Global Mechanical Basis of Design (BoD) with constant auditing
• Drive standardization in the data center mechanical designs
• Development of strategic solutions, which meet or exceed our quality requirements and fall within our budgetary requirements
• Capture requirements and turn aspirational company or customer goals into well-defined, achievable and testable specifications and solutions
• Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to, and during innovation and research and development projects
• Work with regional vendors and manufacturers to specify the appropriate mechanical equipment
• Review and approval of critical equipment submittals including vendor Witness Tests
• Provide technical support on global Large Scale Events (LSE’s), including participation on deep dives, investigations and recommendations on mitigation plans
• Ability to work on concurrent projects in multiple geographical regions
• Maintain and host technical mechanical forums to provide a collaborative environment for development of data center mechanical systems
• Provide support and mentorship for the whole of the Data Center Engineering community
• Have fun and offer creative out-of-the-box solutions

Requirements:

• • 6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience
• • 4+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities experience
• • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
• • Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment
• • Experience in data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance
• • Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities
• • Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities
• • Experience with CAD software (AutoCAD, REVIT, BIM 360, etc.)
• • CFD Modeling and Analysis
• • Revit/BIM modeling experience
• • 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