Job Description

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 6+ cumulative years of design experience with industrial or commercial engineering in Mission Critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation, oil / gas facilities. (Experienced Engineer)


As a Design Electrical Engineer, you will lead design projects in operational data centers, that remediate issues, upgrade our existing infrastructure and add new services. You will be the 'go to' engineering resource for these projects and will provide lifecycle support from design through implementation.



Key job responsibilities



You will use your Electrical expertise to:

Perform design and equipment submittal review for Data Centers in your region.



Interface with internal and external data center design engineering team, server hardware team, environmental health and safety team, field engineering, and controls engineering to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability in services delivered.



Work on concurrent projects, sometimes in multiple geographical regions and act as a technical subject matter expert for your given discipline.



Support construction, commissioning, operations, and turnover. Are detail and data oriented with familiarity with design/construction processes



Have experience managing engineering projects and engineering consultants. Build trust and relationships with different stakeholders (e.g., Operations, Commissioning, Construction and Design)



A day in the life

Each day you will interact with different teams responsible for various aspects of the data centers. You will mentor and oversee the work of junior engineers in your discipline. You will have the opportunity to work on projects locally and globally, with up to 25% travel.



About the team

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.



• Ability to work cross-functionally to solve problems.
• Organized and have the ability to set priorities and meet deadlines and budget
• Possess leadership and problem-solving skills
• Experience using a variety of web based and other software tools for calculation and data processing.
• Direct experience with the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of mission critical facilities, especially data centers.
• Experience as resident design engineer or hands-on (in the field) design consultant.
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region.
• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.
• Ability to carry design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment/mass production
• Possess excellent communication and writing skills, attention to detail, maintain high quality standards
• Basic understanding of both mechanical and electrical equipment/design related to data center electrical and mechanical topology
• EPMS/SCADA/BMS Controls system experience (software and/or hardware)
• Registered Professional Engineer
• Advanced degree in engineering, business, or related field.
• Have fluent knowledge of continuous operating redundant electrical systems, cooling systems, air flow containment and building management systems
• Meets/exceeds Amazon's leadership principles requirements for this role
• Meets/exceeds Amazon's functional/technical depth and complexity for this role