Electrical Engineer, Data Center, Colocation Regional Engineering - AMER

Electrical Engineer, Data Center, Colocation Regional Engineering - AMER

Job :  | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. The role involves collaborating with business and external vendors to assess and select colocation facilities, identify and resolve operational/design deficiencies, influence standards for data center products, and guide the global colocation data center portfolio.

• Conduct site assessments against AWS standards for collocation 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 collocation data center 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.
• 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 colocation data center upgrades which 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 colocation data centers.
• Act as resident engineer during new construction projects; 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 tools (Outlook, Word, Excel).

• 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 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.

Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.