Mech Colo Regional Engineer
Amazon· Colocation Region Engineering- AMER
Atlanta, HerndonunknownPosted yesterday
About the role
AWS Infrastructure Services role focused on design, planning, delivery, and operation of AWS global data center infrastructure. Responsible for evaluating colocation facilities, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring safety, security, and cost-effective capacity across regional data centers.
Responsibilities
- Conduct site assessments against AWS standards for collocation data centers, legacy facility upgrades, and general capital endeavors.
- Perform risk analysis and availability calculations for vendor owned and operated collocation data center’s infrastructure to determine fit-for-use/fit-for-service.
- Influence AWS’ design and specification requirements to meet business needs for AWS colocation products.
- Investigate and document root-cause failure analysis associated with infrastructure and equipment failures.
- Work with vendors and local agencies having jurisdiction to ensure compliance with federal, state and municipal requirements and codes.
- Collaborate with engineering, operations, and commissioning teams to properly test and validate the installation, operation, and performance of critical electrical/mechanical/fire suppression/controls systems/structural systems.
- Support Operations, data scientists and other business partners to determine utilization, efficiency, and performance analysis on critical systems.
- Travel to Data Center sites as required - International & Domestic (up to 50%).
- Conduct site assessments against AWS standards for collocation data centers and telecommunications facilities within the region.
- Reviews vendor critical infrastructure designs and perform risk analysis and availability calculations for vendor owned and operated collocation data center’s infrastructure to determine fit-for-use/fit-for-service for AWS cloud compute and networking services.
Qualifications
- 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
Skills
Required:Electrical EngineeringCOLLOCATION facility design and operationRisk analysis and availability calculations
Benefits
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
- Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Mental health support
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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