Description

Amazon Web Services is seeking a Product Design Engineering Manager to lead design development for the Electrical Solutions Product Design Engineering team. The Product Design Engineering team is a part of a global engineering team responsible for the design and operation of products used within our rapidly expanding data center foot print. This position can be based out of Austin, TX, Herndon, VA or Columbus, OH and will be expected to work from office a minimum of 3 days per week.

The Product Design Engineering team at Amazon works to design and develop resilient, cost-effective electrical distribution products and systems. As engineers at Amazon, we are responsible for achieving world class uptime for our customers. We justify and communicate the technical decisions we make to Sr. Management and work hard to drive continuous advancements and improvements with our designs. The engineering team drives change and defines/designs the systems 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 natural leader, smart and driven high performing team of engineers that enjoys working with complex problems we want you! At Amazon, you will be responsible for working on multi-million dollar 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.

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 an Engineering Manager 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 20%. International support will be part of the job, and some international travel may be necessary. Support could consist of leading international projects and could require developing engineering packages. An understanding of international electrical design requirements is helpful but not necessary.

Key job responsibilities

Key job responsibilities

• Lead and manage the product design engineering team in developing and designing new electrical infrastructure equipment.

• Work with partner teams to understand opportunities for design improvement and manage mechanisms that align iterative design decisions.

• Collaborate with other disciplines such as Data Center engineering, reliability, QA/QC and compliance teams to create well thought out products.

• Lead creation of designs which meet or exceed our quality requirements while delivering a return on investment and ensure compliance with federal, state and municipal requirements and building codes across different countries.

• Lead a team working on concurrent projects in multiple geographical regions.

• Demonstrate strong vocal leadership within the Electrical Solutions team as well as with internal and external teams that support the data center.

About the team

Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life—both in and outside of work.

About AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud

platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers

from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and

services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster

a culture of inclusion that empower us to celebrate our differences. Ongoing events and learning

experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender

diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We have a career path for you no matter what stage you’re in when you start here. We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer.

That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing

resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Austin, TX, USA | Columbus, OH, USA | Herndon, VA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering

• 5+ years experience leading engineering teams developing product design and certification of power distribution equipment.

• Knowledge of typical data center designs/architectures, and be following industry design trends.

• Knowledge of function and deployment of electrical infrastructure products in data center environment.

• Knowledge and able to interpret electric code NEC, NFPA, UL891, UL508, UL1066, UL1558, ANSI C37.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership skills managing teams.

• Demonstrated ability to work cross functionally to improve products and/or processes.

• Experience with protection and control schematics and manufacturing wiring drawings.

• Experience in engineering Design for manufacturability, safety, quality and supply chain simplification.

• Demonstrated ability to perform complex business case analysis to justify technical decisions and present the justification to management in a high-level review.

• Possess leadership and problem-solving skills, be a motivated, highly dependable individual.

• Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role

• Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.