Quality Assurance Engineer, DC Design Engineering

Quality Assurance Engineer, Document Control EMEA Region

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. 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. As a Quality Assurance Engineer, Document Control EMEA Region, you will be part of a global engineering team, comprised of highly effective Architects, Structural, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Control Engineers. AWS self-performs engineering on the majority of our capacity delivery projects. This unique vantage point allows the Design Managers to maintain a close connection with project details and drive project outcomes. You will have impact on the design direction and ability to improve design delivery for an entire region, while establishing design procedures and protocols for the development of future systems. This role is an opportunity to collaborate with many facets of the AWS organization, external engineering resources and regulatory agencies. As the Quality Engineer you will perform quality assurance and quality control reviews, track, and manage design drawings, specifications and documents prepared during the engineering design process in order to ensure regulatory, legal, and security compliance. You will work alongside internal partner teams such as Engineering, Power and Cooling (PAC), Security, Controls, and Commissioning to build Data Centers that directly support our customers. You will also communicate with external stakeholder design consultants.

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's Data Centers are industry leading examples of innovation in the areas of space utilization, energy efficiency, and cost effectiveness. We are known for our speed to market and reliability. This role sits within the global team responsible for the design and operation of critical Data Center facilities located throughout the world. Our Design Team is on the forefront of creating and delivering the most innovative products to our customers; and are known for being a diverse and upbeat team that is changing the face of Cloud Computing. We continue to grow and are looking for team members that can support our speed to market, raise the bar, and have a desire for professional growth and continuous learning. Amazon's work environment is unique in every aspect and offers an exceptional opportunity for the right candidate. At Amazon we highly support continued learning opportunities and focus on continued employee development.

Key job responsibilities:

• Manage simultaneous projects' engineering drawings, specifications, and documents and run the workflows where you engage with the correct stakeholders across the organization to raise the bar in the quality and the coherence of the content of the package provided.
• Perform quality review of technical documentation for accuracy and contract compliance
• Perform engineering quality assurance and engineering quality control reviews for all design drawings, prior to submission to Construction for builds.
• Provide coordination of all engineering and architectural specifications, design drawings, and permit submittals for projects
• Support the design managers to prepare complete and accurate documentation at various design phases and during construction hand off, including but not limited to drawings, specifications, bill of materials, calculations, etc
• Manage project archiving, tracking, processing and filing activities, assist in naming standard, versioning schema, etc.
• Set up and work on training initiatives for our internal and external partners, and provide tactical support
• Prepare ad hoc reports on project's progress, Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and progress tracking
• Collaborate with technical teams in a fast-paced environment with showed ability to edit and raise the bar on high-quality technical documentation
• Configuration Analyst/System Owner for DE design documents
• Lead and drive process improvements (short-term wins) as well as process design / redesign (long-term wins) efforts
• Manage a portfolio of projects in an assigned region
• Maintain and add user accounts, security groups, and permission access levels
• Maintain confidentiality around sensitive documentation
• Attend team meetings and communicate updates or requirements
• Execute vision and goals for the team or department
• Conduct audits to ensure processes are being followed
• Acting as central point of contact for all engineering drawings for EMEA projects
• Drive speed, quality, and simplification by eliminating rework loops, reducing and automating manual work and hand-offs, identifying and implementing best practices across the business, and minimizing process variability through standardization and automation
• Diagnose Amazon processes, identify improvement opportunities, prescribe improvement strategies, and guide the improvement effort
• Maintain close relationships with internal stakeholders and understanding our highest priority execution pain-points and opportunities, which will translate into initiatives that improve processes, tools, and team capabilities
• Create global best practice documentation and facilitate sharing across the globe
• Developing document tracking process and auditing repositories for compliance

A day in the life:

AWS Quality Assurance Engineers have knowledge of the commercial industry design and construction process, experience reviewing technical and contractual documentation, and strong communication skills. In this role, you will deep dive documentation for completeness, update and create procedures to optimize workflows, and look for improvement opportunities. As the Quality Assurance Engineer, you will manage the intake of design consultant documentation, review documentation for quality compliance and completeness, and update stakeholders with progress of the final workflow documentation processing. High volumes of documentation review are part of this role and you will need to exercise strong judgement on how to communicate and engage stakeholders through various tools.

About the team:

Diverse Experiences Amazon 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. Why 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. Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve. Inclusive Team Culture AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do. Mentorship and Career Growth 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.