2026 Engineering Operations Intern, Data Center Engineering Operations

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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

Amazon internships are full-time (40 hours/week) for 12 consecutive weeks. Candidates must be able to provide an internship agreement from their university. Intern schedules are typically day schedules, Monday-Friday. A full time position could involve day, evening, or weekend shifts and on-call rotations.

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Key job responsibilities
Core technical knowledge that you will need:
Power Distribution & Main / backup powerflow

Power redundancy
Basic UPS system knowledge
HVAC / Cooling

Cooling
hot / cold aisle
PUE
Fire Suppression
Generator
A few daily tasks;

Maintain mechanical and electrical equipment
Assist root cause analysis of equipment failures
Assist in troubleshooting of facility and rack-level events within internal SLA
Power up newly deployed racks
Ensure all safety procedures are adhered to while performing work
Take daily operational readings of all mechanical and electrical equipment
Take daily operational readings of all mechanical and electrical equipment
Plan maintenance works and Write / review procedures

A day in the life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTgCHTdRed0

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

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