Amazon Inside Plant Cabling Quality Assurance Engineer DC Communities 

United States, Oregon 

959770818

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.
Key job responsibilities
As a member of this team, you will work directly with engineers and managers across the company to develop structured cabling and installation standards. You will also be charged with visiting our data centers and ensuring that we are following these standards while also collecting lessons learned so we are continually improving.
- Drive quality through education and inspections- Maintain professionalism in stressful situations- Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing- Stand/walk/crouch for long periods of time- Use Microsoft Office products efficiently- Research and review technical documents and structural drawings
A day in the life
- Ability and willingness to think outside of the box to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs while maintaining or improving quality, reliability, or maintainability- The QA engineer will focus on fiber optic and optic components, cabling and interconnect products, technologies and standards at this point. The scope may expand to mechanical and electrical (M&E) and other mission critical components later.- Candidates must be responsive and communicate with technical teams to collect requirements and communicate with internal customers to describe features, technical designs and strategy.- Identify and respond to risks and high-priority issues rapidly and effectively- Travel 40+% to review projects and coordinate with onsite personnel and contractors at AWS' Data CentersDiverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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.
Mentorship & 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.Work/Life Balance

- 3+ years of experience in QA methodology and tools
- 3+ years of Data Center project management and/or engineering experience.
- 4+years in either fiber optic cable, optic components, cabling and interconnect products, technologies and standards (Optional: M&E and other mission critical facilities).

- BICSI RCDD and/or DCDC certification, or Familiar with either ISO9001 / ISO11801, TIA568C, TIA942 and/or ANSI/BICSI 002-2014
- Experience in documenting corporate standards, best practice guidelines and/or manuals
- Quality Assurance Certifications (CQA/CQE)
- Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior management to collect requirements, describe features, technical designs, and strategy
- Multi-region and/or global experience