Engineering Operations Technician Job Chantilly area,Virginia USA,Trades / Skilled Labor

Join our dynamic team and become a critical guardian of technological infrastructure! As a Data Center Engineering Technician, you'll play a pivotal role in maintaining the heartbeat of mission‑critical technology infrastructure, ensuring seamless operations that power global digital experiences. Your expertise will directly contribute to maintaining an extraordinary 99.999% uptime, keeping the digital world running smoothly and efficiently.

Key Job Responsibilities

Daily building rounds to monitor and record information from electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment to ensure 24/7 reliability and availability
Monitor Building Management Systems (BMS) and Electrical Power Management System (EPMS)
Assist in troubleshooting of facility and rack‑level events within internal Service Level Agreements (SLA)
Perform rack installs and rack decommissioning within internal SLA
Perform preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and repair of electrical and mechanical equipment
Technical writing to support change management program
Monitor daily work requests and manage to resolution, and execute projects from conception to completion
On‑site support of contractors, sub‑contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work performed is in accordance with established practices, procedures & local legislation
Work schedule changes depending on specific site needs; shifts can be up to 12 hours and may rotate on a predefined schedule, with some locations having on‑call rotations
May support more than one location/site

Physical Requirements

Willingness and demonstrated ability to work in the following physical conditions with reasonable accommodations
Regularly lift and/or move up to 39 pounds independently
Participate in group lifts for 40+ pounds
Maintain balance and perform construction tasks while on a ladder
Perform tasks such as walking, using hands and fingers, handling, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing stairs, twisting, bending, working above shoulders, grasping, carrying, pushing, and pulling objects into position
Work in an environment requiring provided ear protection
Travel to data center sites, potentially in different operational stages; may require training at established locations until designated site becomes fully operational

Essential Requirements

Ability to travel to or commute between data center locations as needed
Willingness to temporarily work at alternative sites during training periods or until assigned facility is operational
Travel frequency will vary based on business needs and operational status of assigned facility
Candidates must be able to travel (over 50 miles) or commute (less than 50 miles) to active data center sites as required by business needs

A Day in the Life

This role acts as Amazon’s front line when it comes to hands‑on electrical and mechanical equipment preventative maintenance (PM) and troubleshooting, reporting to a site’s Data Center Facility Manager (FM). They will maintain, operate, and troubleshoot mission‑critical data center facility equipment including stand‑by diesel generators and related fuel systems, 3‑phase electrical systems such as switch gear, UPS units, PDUs, and wet cell batteries and associated systems.

Mechanical equipment includes CRAHU units, centrifugal chillers, cooling towers, water systems, air handlers and associated systems, pumps, and motors. Additional support equipment is included in the scope of the role which includes fire/life safety equipment, building automation systems, and general facilities equipment.

Basic Qualifications

2+ years of electrical or mechanical experience
2+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience
Work a flexible work schedule including evenings, overnights, and weekends

Preferred Qualifications

2+ years of data center engineering experience
Vocational/technical training or an associate degree or above, or 4+ years of military experience
Experience with reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings

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