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The AWS Data Center Global Services team is looking for an exceptional individual to contribute to the Controls & Technology organization by joining the Controls Design Engineering team (CDE). The CDE primary responsibility is to track document communicate and enhance global data center design standards with a focus on control automation and electrical power monitoring systems.
At Amazon were working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there we need talented bright and driven people. This is your chance to make history by joining a company whose potential has no limits.
The ideal candidate will need a wide-ranging background in data center environmental controls systems IT infrastructure networking mechanical facility operations electrical power monitoring project management and strong leadership skills.
If you are passionate about the Customer Experience think and act with a global perspective and have the ability to contribute to sophisticated innovations in the area of building controls and automation initiatives this is the challenge you are looking for!
Controls Design Engineering (CDE)
The CDE team provides Building Management System (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) design coordination globally.
The teams goal is to deliver consistent standards for data center controls systems as well as overall mechanical and electrical design practices. Due to the critical nature and complexity of designing installing and maintaining a BMS/EPMS the CDE team is the primary owner of the associated specification points list Basis of Design and scope documents within a large infrastructure engineering team.
The CDE team is a single point of contact for multiple internal and external customers uniting the efforts associated with:
- New construction builds
- Legacy site enhancement projects
- Data center service projects
In a continual effort to enhance the controls systems the CDE team collaborates through design review drives consistent standards and collects feedback data to arrive at unified documented solutions. Due to the efforts of maintaining updating and distributing BMS/EPMS standards the CDE engineer will drive significant reductions in change order expense scope gaps between contractors construction schedule delays single-sourced vendor pricing and reduced vendor project management and engineering labor costs.
Key job responsibilities
This position is for an EPMS Controls Design Engineer. Key responsibilities and requirements for this role include:
- Knowledge of EPMS programming and design Modbus communication protocol electrical distribution systems single-line diagrams complex electrical concepts and data center redundancy
- Review MEP drawings with a focus on electrical drawing sets for EPMS design content
- Create EPMS scopes of work (SOW) provide RFI support and review technical vendor proposals during bid review process
- Coordinate with each regional project manager to review and finalize project SOWs
- Review electrical Long Lead Equipment (LLE) submittals to ensure EPMS scope is captured
- Attend Factory Witness Tests (FWTs) and Equipment Qualification Tests (EQTs) to perform EPMS point validation and test EPMS device functionality on first of kind electrical equipment
- Create update and maintain controls points list and specifications EPMS drawing templates Basis of Design (BOD) documentation and project specific SOW documents
- Develop and disseminate specification documents for global projects
- Lead and facilitate collaboration with multiple teams including construction programmers MEP/ACS engineers and team managers as necessary to accomplish initiative goals
- Manage and prioritize requests for information on new construction builds existing site facilities support and legacy site enhancement projects
- Serve as central point of contact for multiple internal and external groups regarding EPMS design standards
- Ability to successfully operate in high security critical environments while maximizing productivity.
- Drive innovation of new solutions to support initiatives team and company goals
- Interaction with AWS cloud services and other applications to present archive and analyze accumulated data
- Anticipate roadblocks and risks while providing escalation management
- Travel globally as needed to manage and support project initiatives
A day in the life
As a Controls Design Engineer youll focus on electrical power monitoring system (EPMS) design coordination across our global data center portfolio. Your day might include reviewing mechanical electrical and plumbing (MEP) drawings to ensure EPMS design requirements are captured collaborating with regional project managers to refine project scopes or attending factory and equipment qualification tests to validate monitoring device functionality. Youll work across new construction builds legacy site enhancements and ongoing facility support projectssometimes coordinating with construction teams and external vendors other times developing standardized documentation that will be used across our entire infrastructure. Youll also interact with AWS applications to analyze accumulated data and present findings to stakeholders all while identifying potential roadblocks and managing escalations to keep projects on track.
About the team
We are a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts and operations managers dedicated to delivering the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost. Our Controls Design Engineering team serves as the central point of contact for building management and electrical power monitoring system standards globally. We collaborate with multiple internal and external groupsfrom construction teams to programmers to facility operationsto ensure consistent innovative design practices across all AWS data centers. Our vision is to continuously enhance controls systems through unified documentation design reviews and feedback collection ultimately reducing change orders scope gaps and project delays. By joining our team youll contribute to infrastructure that supports the innovation our customers rely on every day.
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- Experience with fast-track project design/build or with multiple significant project upgrades
- Experience working in data centers or other critical environments
- Experience with electrical diagrams single-line diagrams and electrical distribution systems
- Experience with industrial controls systems
- Experience with power monitoring and SCADA systems
- Experience with industrial communication protocols such as Modbus
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Engineering Technology or related field with 4 years of related experience in a professional environment
- Experience working with electrical power monitoring systems (EPMS) including platforms such as Eaton Foreseer Ignition and Schneider PSO/PME
- Experience programming or configuring revenue-grade metering systems (ION SEL GE or equivalent) including demand profiling
- Familiarity with utility disturbance monitoring power quality analysis and event capture (sag/swell detection harmonic analysis transient recording)
- Knowledge of electrical single-line diagrams electrical distribution systems complex electrical concepts and data center redundancy
- Knowledge of data center facilities infrastructure and operations (PDU UPS generators etc.)
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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
