Controls Design Engineer BMS, Controls Design Engineering

About the role

The AWS Data Center Global Services team is looking for an exceptional individual to contribute to the Controls & Technology organization by joining the Controls Design Engineering team (CDE). The CDE team provides Building Management System (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) design coordination globally.

Responsibilities

• Have 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.
• Knowledge of how to successfully operate in high security critical environments while maximizing productivity.
• Innovation of new solutions to support initiatives, team, and company goals.
• Lead and facilitate collaboration with multiple teams including construction, programmers, MEP/ACS engineers, and team managers as necessary 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. Personally coordinate with each regional project manager to review and finalize each projects SOW.
• Vendor selection, bid review, RFI support and coordination.
• Central point of contact for multiple internal and external groups regarding BMS/EPMS controls standards. Manage and prioritize requests for information on new construction builds, existing site facilities support and legacy site enhancement projects.
• Interaction with AWS cloud services and other applications in order to present, archive and analyze accumulated data.
• Expect to travel globally when needed to manage and/or support project initiatives.
• Anticipate roadblocks and risks while providing escalation management.

Qualifications

• Experience with the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of mission critical facilities, especially data centers
• 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
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 15% of job role

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering or related technical field
• 7+ years of experience in controls design for mission-critical facilities
• Experience with data center redundancy concepts and failure mode analysis
• 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
• Experience with energy optimization and sustainability initiatives in data centers