Sr. Sustainability Scientist, AWS Sustainability

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.

Are you an experienced in sustainability science professional who is passionate about making a big impact? Are you interested in a high impact role at the world’s preeminent cloud computing company?

The AWS Sustainability Science team is hiring a Sr. Sustainability Scientist. This role will support our sustainability goals by developing scalable methods and models to assess and improve the environmental impacts of AWS data centers and cloud computing services from manufacturing, transportation, use, and end-of-life. This work will drive a deeper understanding of AWS’s environmental impacts, and enable strategic long-term planning.

The ideal candidate will have industry experience in driving Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) of products and services, a data science foundation in forecasting methods, possess a strong understanding of the GHG Protocol and carbon accounting practices, and have a first principles knowledge of cloud infrastructure . The candidate should be comfortable working with imperfect data, identifying sources of uncertainty, and finding public data to fill the gaps where needed. The successful candidate must have strong analytical skills and the ability to apply systems thinking to complex, fast moving problems. The candidate should have familiarity with LCA methods and applications. The successful candidate will act as a subject matter expert, including designing research, gathering data, interpreting results, and developing science-driven narratives. The candidate will operate within a cross-functional project team in gathering and analyzing large amounts of data.

Key job responsibilities
In this role you will be responsible for:
* Developing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodologies to ensure AWS has an accurate and credible basis for sustainability efforts.
* Developing internal LCA models and forecasting methods for AWS infrastructure and services
* Conducting deep dives to identify, evaluate, and incubate emerging technologies that are informed by the insights from the models built.
* Collaborating with an engineering team to develop dashboards and tools to support long-term planning.
* Building and developing relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive programs to completion

A day in the life
Each day you will interact with different teams responsible for all aspects of cloud infrastructure. Your work will span the life cycle of our operations and allow you to influence how we develop and implement sustainability practices and new technology. You will have the opportunity to work on projects locally and globally.

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.

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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of investigating the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products experience
- PhD, or Master's degree and 5+ years of quantitative field research experience
- Experience communicating qualitative research methods and findings to non-qualitative researchers

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience converting research studies into tangible real-world changes
- Experience with discrete and continuous optimization methodologies and algorithms
- 5+ years applying Life Cycle Assessment, GHGP, and other sustainability assessment methods and/or driving data-driven research and sustainability improvements;
- 5+ years applying LCA and carbon footprinting methodologies to electronics and/or other products with electrical and mechanical systems;
- Experience with LCA modeling and databases (ecoinvent, etc.);
- Experience with prototyping parameterized models using scripting languages and AWS services;
- Demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing practices across hardware supply chains;

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.