Controls Design Engineer, Controls Design Engineering

About the role

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an exceptional Controls Design Engineer to join our Data Center Global Services (DCGS) Controls Design Engineering (CDE) team. This role will focus on Building Management System (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) design standards and coordination across AWS's global data center portfolio.

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.
• Develop and maintain project-specific Scope of Work (SOW) documents incorporating global design standards.
• Drive innovation of new solutions to support team initiatives and company goals.
• Serve as the central point of contact for multiple internal and external groups regarding BMS/EPMS controls standards.
• Lead and facilitate collaboration 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.
• Travel globally as needed to manage and support project initiatives.

Qualifications

• 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 experience.
• 4+ years of engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning of electrical and mechanical systems experience.
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Good understanding of electrical diagrams, control diagrams, building operations, control circuits, industrial HVAC.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.