Data Center Engineering Operations - 2027 Internship

Role overview

Equipment and operations

• Maintain and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical equipment, including generators, switchgear, UPSs, PDUs, air handling units, chillers, cooling towers, pumps, motors, VFDs, and building automation systems.
• Assist with root cause analysis of equipment failures.
• Troubleshoot facility and rack-level events within internal service-level agreements.
• Take daily operational readings of mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Use internal computerized maintenance management systems to manage building workflows.
• Interact with third-party vendors and contractors working on site.

Candidate requirements

• Be in the final year of a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, and graduate by the end of the internship.
• Professional English proficiency, written and verbal.
• Ability to work well with others in a team and strong time management skills.
• Must have access to personal transportation; public transit options may be limited.
• Program or project management experience and knowledge of mechanical systems, including HVAC and controls, are listed among qualifications.

Internship schedule

• Full-time, 40 hours per week, for three consecutive months starting in summer 2027.
• Typical intern schedule is days, Sunday through Thursday.
• The internship requires reporting to the work site daily.
• Full-time technician roles may use rotating day, night, weekend, and public-holiday shifts.

Work environment

• Work is on site in Amazon-operated data centers.
• The work supports equipment that must maintain better than 99.999% uptime.

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