Design Engineering Manager, Design Engineering

Do you dream of working in a role where your talent with mechanical / water system design and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and Fire Protection can be merged? Do you want to expand your current knowledge of building systems while providing input from your previous experience? Have you ever wondered what it is like to own the whole document control process for a fast paced mechanical design team? YES! Then keep reading…

In this role you will manage a team responsible for project related work such as building load and water use calculations, fire protection, water systems design, equipment selection, concept sketches, and CFD modelling. Your team will answer construction Requests for Information (RFI), develop mechanical Scopes of Work (SOW), produce construction documents for bidding, and assist senior engineers with detailed project work.

The Data Center Global Services Team : is a global team responsible for the design and operation of industry-leading, large-scale, business critical facilities. Each team member is a highly motivated individual with demonstrated design and analytical expertise in the efficient function of mission-critical facilities. At Amazon we leverage unique opportunities presented to us by owning everything from the substation, to the server, and back to the cooling systems. We are diverse, upbeat, creative, team-oriented engineers and managers working on a daily basis to develop architectures and technology that are driving future data center designs. Amazon Engineers are constantly challenged to quickly deliver the highest quality and most technically efficient data centers in the world.

Our Data Center Design Managers : understands key problems, proposes and analyzes multiple solutions to produce the most energy efficient, cost effective, and rapidly scalable mechanical designs achievable. They also provide the vision and rationale for Amazon’s data center mechanical designs to leadership, while ensuring current systems meet performance and operational standards.

Your tasks in this role include :

• Developing the mechanical teams documentation including but not limited to narratives, drawings, specifications, etc.
• Driving process improvements across the organization.
• Manage fire protection team for EMEA
• Manage stakeholder engagement with various teams and customers
• Providing reports to senior leadership on the results and metrics, inputting to QBRs and OLR
• Coordinating with construction and commissioning teams to answer requests for information
• Working with global ME teams to achieve alignment of design and CFD modeling standards
• Developing special projects and assist senior engineers with detailed calculations for special projects
• This position will involve routine travel, every other month within EMEA region, plus an annual trip to either the APAC or AMER regions.
• Understands the key aspects of status quo data center mechanical systems to the extent that key sources of : high capital / operational costs, reduced efficiencies, high-levels of maintenance, security issues and safety risks can be identified as improvement areas in next-generation data center designs.
• Actively define, scope and participate in project & product teams focused on delivering innovations in next-generation data centers
• Provide direct influence over the mechanical design and construction of new data centers and general capital endeavors
• A strong understanding of business analysis and practices including Total Cost of Ownership and Return on Investment models
• Create product & project specifications, requests for proposals, and capital requests
• Work closely with hardware designers to optimize the interfaces between the IT equipment and the facility as well as understand the future trends and initiatives in IT equipment technology
• Provide total project management and oversight of construction, including ownership of the project scope, timeline, and budget
• Record and report key metrics to team members and management
• For issues that arise in data centers, drive teams to supply : root-cause analysis, quantify customer exposure, provide remediation, long-term corrective measures as well as ensuring these efforts are documented such that the issue doesn’t reoccur

5+ years of managing mechanical or electrical engineering design teams responsible for power delivery systems, cooling plants, air handling equipment, and piping systems in data centers.

Experience with people management and hiring and developing the best

5+ years experience with supplier negotiation, stakeholder management and management associated with construction and project execution.

Experience with large scale industrial or commercial cooling distribution systems

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related scientific field.

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