Fire Protection Engineer, Fleet Remediation Engineering

Amazon • Herndon, VA

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About The Position

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. As an Amazon Fire Protection Engineer, you will provide full life-cycle support to AWS Data Centers from design inception through construction. In this role you will influence all aspects of fire protection design and construction for our global fleet of operational data centers. This includes fire suppression, fire detection, fire alarm, and mass notification systems, as well as fire-resistant construction and life safety. You will work with internal and external teams to define, design, detail, and document the various fire protection features that our facilities require, using both prescriptive and performance-based field, troubleshooting, and best practice approaches. As an Owner, you will strive to ensure the fire protection features of our buildings protect our people and keep our customer’s data safe and uninterrupted over the life of the building. We expect you to contribute your expertise to the continual improvement of our fire protection design standards.

Requirements

• 5+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities experience
• Experience with fire and building codes and standards, including the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), National Electrical Code (NEC), FM Global standards, International Fire Code (IFC) and the Comprehensive International Building Code (IBC)
• Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications
• Experience in design review, specification, development of design standards, and submittal review
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related Fire Protection field with at least 5 years additional qualifying experience.
• Cumulative 5+ years of experience in engineering or the construction industry, related to all aspects of fire protection, including fire suppression systems, fire alarm and detection systems, fire-resistive construction, and life safety.
• Professional Engineer License
• Experience with building codes and regulations for your region
• Demonstrated experience in Energy Storage Systems (ESS) retrofit design and consulting across various battery chemistries. Experience includes active fire detection & protection design, code & safety standard compliance (UL/ NFPA/ IFC/ CFC), AHJ interface, Hazard Mitigation Analyses, thermal runaway prevention strategies, product certification/ FAT/ SAT and emergency response planning for large-scale battery installations in mission-critical facilities

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a fire marshal, fire plans examiner, fire inspector, or authority having jurisdiction
• Experience in the development processes for codes and standards; NFPA technical committee participation
• Experience with performance-based alternatives to prescriptive fire protection design.
• Advance knowledge of both mechanical and electrical systems commissioning.
• Strong business analytics skills.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for site/equipment failures.
• Own the design for existing data center upgrades and design-solutions, which add capacity, improve availability, and increase efficiency.
• Lead, Review, and approve designs for existing leased/owned data center upgrades which improve availability/efficiency.
• Interface with internal data center design engineering team, server hardware team, environmental health and safety team to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability in services delivered.
• Work on concurrent projects, sometimes in multiple geographical regions.
• Produce reports outlining risks with recommended mitigations and remediations
• Support construction and turnover.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level