Controls Design Engineer BMS, Controls Design Engineering

About the role

The AWS Data Center Global Services team is seeking an individual to contribute to the Controls & Technology organization by joining the Controls Design Engineering team (CDE). The CDE team focuses on tracking, documenting, communicating, and enhancing global data center design standards with a focus on control, automation, and electrical power monitoring systems.

Responsibilities

• Track, document, and enhance global data center design standards with a focus on control, automation, and electrical power monitoring systems.
• Provide Building Management System (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) design coordination globally.
• Deliver consistent standards for data center controls systems, as well as overall mechanical and electrical design practices.
• Collaborate with multiple teams including construction, programmers, MEP/ACS engineers, and team managers to accomplish initiative goals.
• Create, maintain, and disseminate specification documents that pertain to global projects.
• Create, maintain, and disseminate project-specific scope of work (SOW) documents including global design standards.
• Coordinate with regional project managers to review and finalize each project's SOW.
• Manage and prioritize requests for information on new construction builds, existing site facilities support, and legacy site enhancement projects.
• Interact with AWS cloud services and other applications to present, archive, and analyze accumulated data.
• Manage and support project initiatives, anticipate roadblocks and risks, and provide escalation management.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of building operations, mechanical plant strategies, BMS/EPMS programming concepts, control diagrams, industrial HVAC, electrical line-ups, one line diagrams, and complex environmental and electrical concepts.
• Data center redundancy, mechanical failure strategies, energy and water conservation best-case practices, and data reporting analytics.
• Experience operating in high-security critical environments while maximizing productivity.
• Innovation of new solutions to support initiatives, team, and company goals.
• Project management experience coordinating multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Vendor selection, bid review, and RFI support.
• Central point of contact for multiple internal and external groups regarding BMS/EPMS controls standards.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 15% of job role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field, or 5+ years of experience in building automation systems (BMS) and/or electrical power monitoring systems (EPMS) design and deployment.
• 2+ years experience with data center or "mission-critical" facility control systems.
• 2+ years of experience with HVAC systems, mechanical plant strategies, control programming concepts, low voltage electrical and/or experience with electrical distribution systems, one-line diagrams, and power monitoring.
• Master's degree in Engineering or related technical field, or 7+ years of experience in controls design for mission-critical facilities.
• Knowledge of Modbus, BACnet, and other industrial communication protocols.
• Experience creating technical specifications and scope of work documents.
• Project management experience coordinating multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Experience with vendor selection, bid review, and RFI processes.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud services and data analytics platforms.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent professional certification.

Skills

• Strong leadership skills.
• Passion for the Customer Experience.
• Global perspective.
• Ability to contribute to sophisticated innovations in the area of building controls and automation initiatives.

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and parental leave. For more information, visit https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.