Critical Infrastructure Electrical Engineer, Field Engineering

Critical Infrastructure Electrical Engineer, Field Engineering

Job :  | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. You’ll join a diverse team of engineers and support teams to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost.

• Troubleshoot, conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and create Corrective Action (CA) documentation for site/equipment failures.
• Directly support operational issues with ad-hoc training, complex operating procedure reviews, including critical equipment, and event support.
• Own the conceptual design for existing data center upgrades and design solutions that add capacity, improve availability, increase efficiency and sustainability.
• Interface with internal data center operations team, data center design engineering team, server hardware team, environmental health and safety team to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability in services delivered.
• 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 and remediations.
• Act as resident engineer during new construction projects. Support construction, commissioning, and turnover.

• Strong engineering judgement and ability to provide recommendations despite uncertainty/ambiguity.
• Excellent communication and writing skills, attention to detail, high quality standards, organization, ability to set priorities and meet deadlines and budgets.
• Leadership and problem‑solving skills.
• Detail and data oriented.
• Experience solving problems with engineered solutions.
• Experience managing engineering projects and consultants.
• Build trust and relationships with stakeholders (e.g., Operations, Controls, Construction, Design, Commissioning, Product Managers, Technical Program Managers).
• Adaptable and inclined to get into the field to see things up close.
• Excited about a mix of office and field work.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Valid and active driver's license.
• 3+ cumulative years of experience with industrial, municipal, or commercial engineering including but not limited to data centers, power generation, oil/gas facilities;
  Experienced Engineer.

• Experience as resident engineer or hands‑on design consultant or owner’s engineer.
• Ability to carry design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment/mass production.
• Basic understanding of both mechanical and/or electrical equipment/design related to data centers (e.g., uninterruptible power supplies, 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, fans, air economizers, water treatment, etc.).
• Possess data analytics skills, data querying skills/language, scripting, and comfort with working in vast amounts of data in new and evolving environments.
• Direct experience with the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of mission critical facilities, especially data centers.

Base salary range: $ - $ USD annually. Compensation will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&DD insurance, Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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