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.
The Mechanical Products & Services (MPS) team designs and deploys custom, productized mechanical systems used within AWS's global data center fleet. We are looking for a hands-on Senior Mechanical Product Laboratory Engineer to serve as the on-the-ground presence in our test lab in Kent, WA.
In this role, you'll be the "hands" for a distributed team of engineers across the U.S., preparing, executing, and monitoring a wide variety of mechanical tests and experiments. For complex efforts, you'll partner with the lead engineer on-site to execute or oversee testing; for routine tests, you'll own the setup and execution end-to-end with remote guidance. You'll work across cooling products such as piping systems, pumping systems, and liquid cooling infrastructure — contributing directly to the quality and reliability of the systems that power the world's largest cloud.
This is a fast-paced, highly varied role that rewards curiosity, mechanical aptitude, and the ability to adapt quickly to shifting priorities and ambiguity.
Key job responsibilities
- Set up, instrument, and configure mechanical test equipment and fixtures per engineering instructions
- Execute tests and experiments independently or in support of the lead engineer, ensuring accurate data collection and adherence to test procedures
- Monitor running tests, record observations, and flag anomalies or unexpected results to the engineering team
- Maintain the lab environment — organize tools, equipment, and materials; track inventory; ensure a clean and safe workspace
- Assist with receiving, inspecting, and staging prototype hardware and test specimens
- Document test results, photos, and observations in clear, organized reports
- Collaborate with engineers across multiple time zones, providing status updates and hands-on support as priorities evolve
- Support teardown and failure analysis activities, including disassembly and cataloging of components
- Help maintain and calibrate lab instrumentation and data acquisition systems
- Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other material handling equipment as needed
Physical Requirements:
- Willingness and demonstrated ability to work in the following conditions with reasonable accommodations
- Regularly lift and/or move up to 49 pounds independently
- Participate in group lifts for 50+ pounds
- Regularly walk, stand, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb ladders
- Work in a lab/warehouse environment with exposure to mechanical equipment, water systems, and moderate noise levels requiring ear protection
- Ability and willingness to travel domestic and internationally for up to 25% of the year.
About the team
*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.
*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.
*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 in the cloud.
*Inclusive Team Culture*
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
*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.
