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Sr Electrical Engineer, Data Center, Colocation Regional Engineering - AMER

Amazon

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/30/2026

Compensation

$157,300 - $212,800 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.1% approval+9% YoY
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Job description

This role involves working with AWS Infrastructure Services to design, plan, and operate global data centers. The team consists of diverse professionals including engineers and supply chain specialists, all focused on maintaining high standards for safety and efficiency. The position offers the opportunity to influence data center design and operations while collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders. Candidates should be passionate about data center design and eager to tackle complex challenges.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience
  • 6+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including data centers, power generation, or oil and gas facilities
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
  • Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment
  • Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities
  • Professional Engineering or Architectural License
  • Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region

Responsibilities

  • Conduct site assessments against AWS standards for collocation data centers and telecommunications facilities within the region
  • Review vendor critical infrastructure designs and perform risk analysis and availability calculations for vendor owned and operated collocation data center’s infrastructure
  • Perform design and equipment submittal review for new Data Centers in your region
  • Troubleshoot, conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and create Corrective Action (CA) documentation for site/equipment failures
  • Directly support operational issues with ad-hoc training and complex operating procedure reviews
  • Own the design for existing data center upgrades and design-solutions that add capacity and improve efficiency
  • Lead, review, and approve designs for existing co-location data center upgrades
  • Interface with internal data center design engineering team and other stakeholders to promote standards
  • Initiate and lead engineering site audits within Amazon’s owned or colo data centers
  • Act as resident engineer during new construction projects

Benefits

  • Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Amazon Com Services Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

3,290

FY2026

Approval rate

99.1%

FY2026

LCA certified

32,937

FY2026

Entry-level share

10.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+9%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-44%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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