About the Job
As a Design Electrical Engineer, you will lead design projects in operational data centers, focusing on remediating issues, upgrading existing infrastructure, and adding new services. You will serve as the 'go to' engineering resource for these projects and provide lifecycle support from design through implementation.
Key Responsibilities
You will use your electrical expertise to:
- Perform design and equipment submittal review for Data Centers in your region.
- Interface with internal and external design engineering teams, server hardware teams, environmental health and safety teams, field engineering, and controls engineering to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability in services.
- Manage concurrent projects across multiple geographical regions while acting as a technical subject matter expert in your discipline.
- Support the construction, commissioning, operations, and turnover of projects.
- Collaborate with stakeholders (e.g., Operations, Commissioning, Construction, and Design) to build trust and relationships.
A Day in the Life
Each day, you will interact with different teams responsible for various aspects of the data centers. You will mentor and oversee the work of junior engineers in your discipline and have the opportunity to work on projects locally and globally, with up to 25% travel.
About the Team
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure, ensuring our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We tackle the most challenging problems and are looking for talented individuals who want to contribute to our mission.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
- 6+ years of design experience with industrial or commercial engineering in Mission Critical facilities including data centers, power generation, or oil/gas facilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to work cross-functionally to solve problems.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
- Possess leadership and problem-solving capabilities.
- Experience with a variety of software tools for calculations and data processing.
- Direct experience with the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of mission-critical facilities, especially data centers.
- Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region.
- Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings and specifications.
- Excellent communication and writing skills with attention to detail.
- Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems related to data center operations.
- Registered Professional Engineer is preferred.
- Advanced degree in engineering, business, or a related field is a plus.
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles and functional/technical depth requirements for this role.
