Critical Infrastructure Electrical Engineer, Field Engineering; AWS
Listed on 2026-07-18
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Critical Infrastructure Electrical Engineer, Field Engineering
Job : | Amazon Data Services, Inc.
As an Amazon Field Engineer, you will provide full life‑cycle support to AWS Data Centers from design inception through site improvement and maintenance. You will be the go‑to engineering resource for your region when technical advice is needed and will use your subject‑matter expertise to engage with diverse teams.
This position requires that the selected candidate be a US citizen and obtain and maintain an active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
Key Responsibilities- Serve as the recognized fire protection engineering expert for a broad range of fire and life safety issues across a wide geographic area.
- Develop relationships with authorities having jurisdiction to better serve customers and communities with safe and effective solutions.
- Perform design and equipment submittal review for new Data Centers in your region.
- Troubleshoot, conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and create Corrective Action (CA) documentation for site/equipment failures.
- Support operational issues with ad‑hoc training, complex operating procedure reviews, including critical equipment, and event support.
- Mentor and train customers and partner engineers in fire protection principles to scale and improve solutions.
- Own the conceptual design for existing data center upgrades and design solutions that add capacity, improve availability, increase efficiency, and sustainability.
- Interface with internal teams (operations, design engineering, hardware, environmental health, and safety) to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability.
- Develop innovative solutions for AWS’s data centers.
- Work on concurrent projects, sometimes in multiple geographical regions.
- Initiate and lead engineering audits, including on‑site visits within Amazon’s data centers; produce reports outlining risks with recommended mitigations.
- Act as resident engineer during new construction projects; support construction, commissioning, and turnover.
- Experience in commissioning.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities (data centers, power generation, oil and gas).
- Experience problem solving and root‑cause analysis.
- Professional Engineer License.
- Experience with building codes and regulations for your region.
- Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and deployment or mass production.
- Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.
- Experience as a resident engineer or hands‑on design consultant.
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Location:
USA, VA, Culpeper. Salary: $116,800 – $160,000 USD annually.
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