2026 Engineering Operations Intern, Data Center Engineering Operations

Description

At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we are working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. Amazon is continually evolving and is a place where motivated employees thrive and also where employee ownership and accountability lead to meaningful results. Are you ready to embrace the challenge? Come build the future with us.

Data Center Engineering Operations Intern

The Data Center Engineering Operations (DCEO) Team is the backbone of AWS, supporting the rapid growth of AWS business and customers 24x7. We commit to maintain the physical critical facility infrastructure of AWS and ensure the standards for operational performance in the areas of safety, security, availability, productivity, capacity, efficiency and cost. Interns will work in an Amazon Data Center and will provide technical support, including risk management and mitigation, corrective and preventative maintenance of critical facility infrastructure, vendor management and metrics reporting. This role is due to start in May 2026 and you MUST have access to your own transport as there is no public transportation to our Data Centers at Zaragoza.

Duties include

• Maintain mechanical and electrical equipment
• Assist root cause analysis of equipment failures
• Assist in troubleshooting of facility and rack‑level events within internal SLA
• Take daily operational readings of all mechanical and electrical equipment
• Utilize internal CMMS to manage building workflows
• Interact with third party vendors & contractors who are working on site
• Power up newly deployed racks
• Ensure all safety procedures are adhered to while performing work
• Plan maintenance works and write / review procedures

Core technical knowledge that you will need

• Power Distribution & Main / backup power flow (Power redundancy, Basic UPS system knowledge)
• HVAC / Cooling (Cooling, hot / cold aisle, PUE)
• Fire Suppression
• Generator

A day in the life

About the team

The Engineering Operations team is Amazon's front‑line responders for hands‑on electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting and operations. You will work with equipment that supports mission‑critical servers and must maintain better than 99.999% uptime. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, stand‑by diesel generators, switchgear, UPS's, PDU's, AHU's, chillers, cooling towers, chemical treatment systems, pumps, motors, VFD's, and building automation systems.

Basic Qualifications

• In pursuit of or obtained Bachelor's Degree within a relevant field such as mechanical/electrical engineering OR
• In pursuit of or obtained certification from a Technical/Trade school program (HVAC, electrician, facilities maintenance, or similar)
• English language Level B2
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment, displaying strong time management skills
• Must have access to own transport
• Experience in program or project management
• Knowledge of mechanical systems (Mechanical, HVAC systems, Controls)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in program or project management
• Knowledge of mechanical systems (Mechanical, HVAC systems, Controls)

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