Quality Control Engineer, Integrated Project Quality (IPQ)

Key job responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of QAQC processes throughout data center construction projects, from pre-design to turnover phases and beyond.
• Review design documents and provide feedback on constructability, maintainability, and quality assurance measures.
• Develop and maintain quality control plans, factory/field inspection checklists, and relevant documentation.
• Conduct onsite QAQC inspections for installation activities, ensuring compliance with AWS standards and specifications.
• Cook up coordination with third-party Quality Control Agents/Vendors (QCA) to ensure comprehensive QAQC.
• Facilitate regular QC meetings with stakeholders to review and address quality-related issues.
• Monitor and report on quality metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify, document, and track quality defects or non-conformances, ensuring timely resolution.
• Compile and deliver comprehensive quality control turnover packages for each project phase.
• Conduct final quality reviews and walkthroughs with key stakeholders prior to project handover.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer to end customers on QAQC processes and lessons learned.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by analyzing quality data and proposing process enhancements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Construction Management, Commissioning, and Data Center Engineering Operations to ensure seamless project execution.
• Stay current with industry best practices and AWS-specific quality standards, incorporating them into quality control processes.
• Willingness to travel to sites within your local cluster and occasional travel to various OSA or team project sites across North and South America

About the team

AWS is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empowers us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning of electrical and mechanical systems experience
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• NETA or ASHRAE certification or commissioning specific education courses
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Experience with the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of mission critical facilities, especially data centers

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region
• Knowledge of commercial or industrial power systems or mechanical systems
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
• Experience using a variety of web-based and other software tools for calculation and data processing