Amazon
Sr Release Manager, Design Engineering
$137K–$185K
Austin, TX +3 · Manager · Full-time · Posted May 21, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Seattle, WA
COLUMBUS, OH
Herndon, VA - Experience
- 6+ years in each of the two stated experience areas.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
About the job
Manages technical design-change evaluation and implementation across AWS data center projects, coordinating engineering reviews and cross-functional execution.
What you'll do
- Evaluate design changes across engineering disciplines for feasibility, technical risk, cost, schedule, constructability, and operational impact.
- Manage design changes from review and approval through implementation, including plans, metrics, documentation, and portfolio reporting.
- Coordinate with engineering, construction, procurement, finance, product, and commissioning teams; present recommendations to leadership.
What they ask for
- 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 data center designs, technologies, and construction methods.
Nice to have
- Professional Engineering or Architectural License.
- Knowledge of regional building codes and regulations; experience carrying design concepts through deployment or mass production, and reading, interpreting, and creating construction documents.
Pay
136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Basis of Design (BOD), Programmatic Design Change Management (PDCM), 360 Equipment Qualification Program (360 EQP)
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