Controls Design Engineer, Controls Design Engineering

About the role

The Controls Design Engineer will focus on Building Management System (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) design standards and coordination across AWS's global data center portfolio. The role involves developing, maintaining, and enhancing global data center design standards with a focus on controls, automation, and electrical power monitoring systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain deep expertise in building operations, mechanical plant strategies, BMS/EPMS programming concepts, control diagrams, industrial HVAC systems, electrical lineups, one-line diagrams, and complex environmental and electrical concepts.
• Apply knowledge of data center redundancy, mechanical failure strategies, Single Point of Failure (SPOF) analysis, energy and water conservation best practices, and data reporting analytics.
• Create, maintain, and disseminate specification documents and Basis of Design standards for global projects.
• Drive innovation of new solutions to support team initiatives and company goals.
• Collaborate with construction teams, controls programmers, MEP/ACS engineers, Design Engineering, Colocation Regional Engineering (CRE), and project managers to accomplish initiative goals.
• Manage and prioritize requests for information across new construction builds, existing facility support, and legacy site enhancement projects.
• Operate successfully in high-security, mission-critical environments while maximizing productivity and maintaining safety standards.
• Interact with AWS cloud services and applications to present, archive, and analyze accumulated control system data.
• Participate in on-call rotations to support the global data center control system infrastructure.
• Anticipate roadblocks and risks while providing escalation management and resolution.

Requirements

Required:

• 4+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities.
• 4+ years of engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning of electrical and mechanical systems.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Good understanding of electrical diagrams, control diagrams, building operations, control circuits, industrial HVAC.

Preferred:

• Professional Engineer License.
• Experience with building codes and regulations for your region.
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production.
• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge in data center environmental controls systems, IT infrastructure, networking, mechanical facility operations, electrical power monitoring, and project management.
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills.

Skills

• Technical leadership and standards development.
• Vendor & Procurement Management.
• Operations & Support.
• Continuous Improvement.

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.