Data Center Controls Engineer, Data Center Capacity Delivery - Controls

Data Center Controls Engineer, Data Center Capacity Delivery - Controls

Job :  | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. This role is part of the global controls team; you will troubleshoot, project manage, and maintain the building management system (BMS) and electrical power monitoring system (EPMS).

Using Amazon’s leadership principles, you will develop new processes and standards while innovating in the controls space.

• Troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis or corrective action for BMS and EPMS related issues in AWS data centers.
• 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 entire life cycle of the data center.
• Review results and action items from quarterly maintenances for BMS and EPMS and take actions to resolve them.
• 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 activities including request for quotation/proposal, 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• OR 5+ years of relevant controls experience in lieu of a degree, or 10+ years of relevant controls experience in lieu of a degree.
• 5+ years of experience with industrial controls in a critical environment (data center, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, oil & gas, petrochemical, laboratory, power, water, etc.).
• 4+ years of general project or vendor management experience (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, RFI and submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution.

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience designing, configuring, programming, installing, troubleshooting, or servicing HVAC controls or electrical SCADA systems and application specific controllers, software and networks.
• Experience with common industrial communication protocols (MQTT, BACnet, and/or MODBUS).
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering documentation, electrical and mechanical diagrams, and standard operating procedures.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholder deliverables, requirements, and navigate difficult situations.
• Experience designing data centers or critical MEP infrastructure.
• Registered as a Professional Engineer (PE) or certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Prior AWS/Amazon experience.
• 4+ years of military service.

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