Commissioning Engineer, AMER-West ACx

About the role

The AWS Infrastructure Services team owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and the equipment that ensures our customers have continuous access to the innovation they rely on.

Responsibilities

• Support vendors, contractors, and other teams involved in the construction and commissioning of various systems such as: Medium and low voltage power systems, Generators, UPS, HVAC (Air Handlers / Exhaust Fans / VFD), Chilled Water Systems, Building Management systems (BMS), Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS), Testing and balancing, Pumps and Hydronic systems.
• Provide testing and validation oversight of AWS data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
• Review design documents, lead Factory Witness Testing (FWT), and manage third-party commissioning vendors in the performance of onsite pre-functional, functional, and integrated systems testing.
• Take Ownership of projects' successes by diving deep to resolve technical issues and having a bias for action to address ever-changing schedule and coordination demands onsite.
• Communicate lessons learned and continuously collaborate on program improvements.
• Manage the project commissioning vendor whose primary scope is to identify issues, determine criticality, propose solutions, and document their findings.
• Escalate project turnover risks to appropriate stakeholders.
• Communicate lessons learned to help peers on similar projects in flight and participate in initiatives that drive improvement to the commissioning program.

Requirements

• 3+ years of engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning of electrical and mechanical systems experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• NETA or ASHRAE certification or commissioning specific education courses.
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production.
• Experience using a variety of web-based and other software tools for calculation and data processing.

Physical Requirements

• Walk job sites in uneven terrain.
• Work at heights and from ladders.
• Regularly walk, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Lift and/or move up to 49 pounds; and participate in group lifts for 50 pounds or more.
• Carry objects weighing up to 49 pounds for short distances.
• Participate in group lifts for 50 pounds or more.
• Work shifts longer than eight hours in duration with potential for night and weekends.
• Manipulate small wires and objects easily.
• Work in a noisy environment.
• Work in environments that are colder or hotter than a normal office environment.

Additional Job Requirements

• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally for up to 25% of the year.
• Required to provide personal transportation for meetings and job visits away from the office; reimbursed.