Product Design Engineer , DCC Communities, Data Center Engineering - Electrical Solutions

* Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering.
* 5+ years of experience with new product design, development, product Certification and support manufacturing of power distribution equipment.
* Experience with Change Management and Product Lifecycle Management application
* Experience in CAD package such as AutoCad, Solidworks or Creo.
* Experience in discrete product Manufacturing
* Experience with Java Script, Python, REACT, Express.js, Data Base management, APIs, and native AWS.
* Experience in Engineering design, manufacturing, Quality control of the products such as Switchgear, panel boards, Power Distribution Units.
* Knowledge of typical data center designs/architectures, design or operation of data centers or substations, and the latest industry design trends.
* Familiarity of product validation process by testing and proven experience for product certification testing by third party lab will be a plus.
* Experience with protection and control schematics and manufacturing wiring drawings will be plus.
* The ability to perform complex business case analysis to justify technical decisions and present the justification to management in a high-level review.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $105,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our 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.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Amazon Web Services is hiring a Product Design Engineer (focused on tooling and analytics) for the Product Engineering team. The Product Engineering team is a part of a global engineering team, responsible for the design and continuous innovation of products used within our rapidly expanding data center foot print. This position can be based out of Herndon VA, Austin TX, Columbus OH or Seattle WA and is expected to work from the office a minimum of 3 days per week.

The Product engineering team at Amazon works to design and develop resilient, cost-effective electrical distribution products and systems. As an engineer at Amazon, we are responsible for achieving world class uptime for our customers. We drive continuous advancements and improvements with our designs and communicate technical direction to Sr. Management. We seek new ways to enhance the reliability, scalability, and cost effectiveness of our engineering designs. As an engineer at Amazon you have the ability to design, innovate, and change the products our customers rely on.

Amazon offers a fast paced, fun, and exciting work environment. We continue to grow at exponential rates and are looking for individuals that can support our speed to market, enjoy a challenge, and have a desire for professional growth and continuous learning experiences. Amazon’s work environment is unique in every aspect and offers an exceptional opportunity for the right candidate.

If you are a natural leader, smart and want to work with a high performing team of engineers that enjoys working on complex problems, we want you! At Amazon, you will be responsible for working on product designs and supporting our wide variety of customers. Great ideas are encouraged and supported. Ingenuity is the main mechanism which supports our focus on quality, speed, and cost.

We are looking for a Product Design Engineer with hands on experience in change management, data analytics, and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) applications where critical product design information is stored and maintained. Experience with electrical power distribution equipment such as Low Voltage Switchgear, Power Distribution Cabinets or LV panel boards is a plus. If you understand product design, manufacturing, have CAD drafting experience, you can manage data in a PLM system and develop an engineering change management program, then you will be a good fit. You will be an integral part of our design development process and will focus on establishing and maintaining processes around design changes, capturing metrics, and preparing reports, tracking KPIs, and constantly focused on continuous improvement. You will also collaborate with and support our contract manufacturers and other key business partners for the manufacturing of products. Also as part of the design development process, you will work with other engineers on the team to provide innovative upgrades and improvements to existing and next generational designs based on analysis of data captured through the mechanisms you create and maintain. You will be relied on as a subject matter expert in the tooling and process flow within your scope. We highly support continued learning opportunities and focus on continued employee development.

At Amazon, team work is absolutely necessary for us to accomplish our goals. You must be able to work within a team and depend on others to accomplish the required work. As a product engineer at Amazon, you will be working with other internal groups as well as external groups including engineering service providers, manufacturers, vendors, inspectors, third party testing labs and contractors.

Amazon has a global presence. Travel will be necessary but shouldn’t be more than 15%. International support will be part of the job, and some international travel may be necessary. Your contribution could consist of leading international projects and could require developing engineering information packages. An understanding of international electrical product design requirements is helpful but not necessary.


Key job responsibilities
* Supports the Data Center Design Engineering, Principal Engineering, and Hardware Engineering teams to support design and develop of cutting edge concepts into new products.
* Collaborate with other disciplines such as Data Center engineering, reliability, QA/QC and compliance teams to create well thought out processes and mechanisms.
* Creation of engineering change management program which meet or exceed our quality and scheduled deliverables while helping to deliver a return on investment.
* Add and Manage product designs in Product Lifecycle Management system including indented Bills-of-Materials and product documentation/drawings.
* Collaborate with Product Design Engineering team to complete updates to product documentation and/or drawings in relevant CAD package.
* Review and become familiar with product design and drawings including mechanical parts, assembly, construction and electrical drawings.
* Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to, and during manufacturing phases.
* Work with design and field engineering, commissioning teams, Contract Manufacturers, and other relevant business partners to properly manage engineering changes.
* Work with contract manufacturers to integrate design changes and work with them to develop processes that promote the best quality at the lowest cost.
* Ability to provide support for manufacturing activities for the new products on concurrent projects in multiple geographical locations.
* Support of Operations including failure mode and root cause analysis, maintenance and troubleshooting support, and operating procedure review, in order to continuously improve the engineering change management process.
* Be a leader within the product development team as well as within internal and external teams that support the data center.
* Having fun while offering creative, out of the box solutions.

About the team
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

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