Mechanical Design Engineer, Data Centre Engineering

Overview

As a Mechanical Design Engineer at AWS, you will lead the design and continuous innovation of mechanical services for our data centers across the EMEA region. You’ll work with a global, cross-functional team to deliver resilient, cost-effective systems and ensure world-class uptime for customers. You drive design decisions from concept through construction documentation, coordinating with consultants, utilities, and regulators. This role offers high-impact work on multi-million dollar builds with fast-paced delivery and opportunities for professional growth.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible work hours
• mentorship and career growth
• inclusive culture
• opportunities for learning and development
• dynamic, fast-paced environment
• global collaboration across teams

Responsibilities

• Lead design activities within the group and with internal/external teams supporting data centers
• Assess how design decisions affect building and campus layouts
• Gather user requirements from internal teams
• Participate in site selection reviews
• Manage design consultancy firms for data center designs
• Control design change, versions, and documentation
• Collaborate with local utilities to define site utility needs
• Define and approve project scopes, RFPs, and RFIs
• Coordinate with AHJs to ensure code compliance
• Work with commissioning teams to validate installation and performance
• Handle concurrent projects across regions and travel as needed
• Review and approve equipment submittals
• Troubleshoot issues, perform Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action for design problems
• Define project scopes and support construction phases
• Coordinate with vendors and manufacturers for appropriate equipment
• Provide technical support during construction phases
• Provide leadership and creative problem solving

Key requirements

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission-critical facilities (data centers, power generation, oil & gas)
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods for data center equipment
• Experience in commissioning
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Preferred: Professional Engineer License
• Experience with building codes and regulations for the region
• Experience taking design concepts through exploration to deployment or mass production
• Experience reading and creating construction drawings, specifications, submittals

• leadership
• team collaboration
• positive attitude
• mechanical design of data center systems
• equipment specification and submittals
• design consultancy management

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