Sr. Controls Engineer; AWS

Job :  | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

As part of the global controls team, you will work with highly motivated experts and innovators in the data center industry. You will be responsible for troubleshooting, project management, and maintaining the building management system (BMS) and electrical power monitoring system (EPMS). Using Amazon leadership principles, you will develop new processes and standards while innovating in the controls space. AWS Data centers have multiple components such as generators, uninterruptible power sources, diesel generators, electrical switch gear, power distribution units, variable frequency drives, automatic/static transfer switches, chillers (air-cooled and water-cooled), pumps, cooling towers, heat exchangers, CRAHs, and air economizers.

All these components have local control systems that interact with each other via open and/or proprietary communication protocols. The BMS is the primary method of control for all mechanical systems within a data center, and the EPMS is the primary method of monitoring all electrical systems within a data center.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US citizen. The position provides the opportunity to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance with after‑hire if eligible.

• Train and assist internal customers and stakeholders with the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning, and operation of BMS and EPMS systems.
• Provide technical assistance and support to operations during the life cycle of the data center, review results and action items from quarterly maintenance for BMS and EPMS, and take actions to resolve issues.
• Develop BMS & EPMS project scope of work, schedule, budget, and level of effort (LOE) for projects requested by customers and stakeholders.
• Manage scope, schedule, finance, and execution of BMS and EPMS improvement projects in AWS data centers.
• Assist in procurement‑related activities including request for quotation/proposals, responding to request for information, reviewing vendor proposals, and issuing purchase orders.
• Participate in AWS global on‑call schedule to provide immediate BMS and EPMS technical support to in‑service data centers. Attend project‑related meetings, coordinate with project leaders, and regularly report status to Controls and stakeholder management.
• Support Controls projects related commissioning activities in the data centers.
• Review, implement, troubleshoot, and iterate on the controls sequence of operation (SOO) and provide necessary feedback to the design team.
• Develop and modify controls logic programming and graphical user interfaces.
• Manage multiple stakeholder deliverables, requirements, and navigate challenging situations.
• Financially manage BMS and EPMS service contracts.
• Frequently visit (locally) assigned in‑operation data centers to troubleshoot, meet customers, supervise vendor work to ensure compliance with scope, design, SOO and applicable local codes.

• Experience in construction of data center delivery (design, commissioning and construction), mission‑critical facilities, or equivalent industrial/manufacturing facility builds.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related field plus 10+ years of relevant controls experience, or 15+ years of relevant controls experience in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years of experience with industrial controls in critical environments (data center, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, oil & gas, petrochemical, laboratory, power, water, etc.).
• 9+ years of general project or vendor management experience (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, RFIs and submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution.

• Experience constructing electrical engineering systems including large‑scale power distribution/generation gear and mechanical engineering systems including cooling systems.
• Experience designing, configuring, programming, installing, troubleshooting or servicing HVAC controls or electrical SCADA systems, application‑specific controllers, software and networks.
• Experience using common…