Electrical Engineer, Data Center, Colocation Regional Engineering - AMER

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. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovations they rely on.

As a member of a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply‑chain specialists, security experts, and operations managers, you will collaborate with people across AWS to deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers.

• Conduct site assessments against AWS standards for colocation data centers and telecommunications facilities within the region.
• Review vendor critical infrastructure designs and perform risk analysis and availability calculations for vendor‑owned and operated colocation data centers’ infrastructure to determine fit‑for‑use/fit‑for‑service for AWS cloud compute and networking services.
• 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.
• Directly support operational issues with ad‑hoc training, complex operating procedure reviews—including critical equipment—and event support.
• Own the design for existing data‑center upgrades and design solutions that add capacity, improve availability, and increase efficiency.
• Lead, review, and approve designs for existing co‑location (colo) data center upgrades that improve availability/efficiency.
• Interface with internal data‑center design engineering team, server hardware team, and environmental health and safety team to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability in services delivered.
• Work on concurrent projects, sometimes in multiple geographical regions.
• Initiate and lead engineering site audits within Amazon’s owned or colo data centers.
• Act as resident engineer during new construction projects and support construction, commissioning, and turnover.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission‑critical facilities—including data centers, power generation, or oil and gas facilities.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel).
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data‑center equipment and facilities.

• Professional Engineer license.
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Experience with building codes and regulations for your region.
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production.
• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.
• 5+ years of engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning of electrical and mechanical systems.

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