Commissioning Engineer, AWS Commissioning

Are you experienced in Critical Infrastructure Commissioning and looking for a fast-paced environment to work in? As a Data Center Commissioning Engineer (CxE), you will be part of a highly creative, efficient team tasked with tackling fascinating and challenging problems building and supporting the operations of Amazon-owned data centers.

About the role

The Amazon Commissioning team (ACx) understands, evaluates, defines, and manages the expectations of construction quality in accordance with engineering designs to meet customer requirements. AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 project 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.
• Provide multi-discipline input into the scheduling, test script development, designing, and planning of projects.
• Review component submittal packages, lead Factory Witness Testing (FWT), and perform system-level and integrated system testing.
• Continuously audit activities to ensure compliance with environmental, quality, and safety requirements.
• Responsible for comprehensive weekly reporting of the status of all ongoing projects and lessons learned to continually improve the quality of the program.
• Manage the project commissioning vendor to identify issues, determine criticality, propose solutions, and document findings.
• Escalate project turnover risks to appropriate stakeholders.
• Support vendors, contractors, and other teams involved in the construction and commissioning of 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

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; participate in group lifts for 50 pounds or more.
• Carry objects weighing up to 49 pounds for short distances.
• Work shifts longer than eight hours in duration with potential for night and weekend work.
• Perform physical tasks throughout the day without becoming overly tired.
• 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 Requirements

• Ability to relocate to the South Bend, IN area.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally for up to 50% of the year.
• Required to provide personal transportation for meetings and job visits away from the office; reimbursed.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning of electrical and mechanical systems experience.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission-critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation, or oil and gas facilities.
• Understand the design concept and intent by reviewing mechanical or electrical design documentation, including drawings, specifications, vendor submittals, and sequences of operations, and provide feedback in accordance with Amazon standards for basis of design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.
• Strong communication skills, detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to work in high-stress environments to maintain calm and respectful interaction with multiple teams.

Pay

USA, IN, New Carlisle - $116,800.00 - $160,000.00 USD annually. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and option for Supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.

Learn more about our benefits at amazon.jobs/en/benefits.