Commissioning Engineer, Amazon Commissioning

Amazon • Herndon, VA

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About The Position

As a Data Center Commissioning Engineer (CxE), you will be part of highly
creative, efficient team tasked with tackling fascinating and challenging
problems building and supporting the operations of Amazon owned data centers.
The Amazon Commissioning team (ACx) understands, evaluates, defines and manages
the expectations of construction quality in accordance to engineering designs to
meet the customer requirements. The CxE is responsible for supporting vendors,
contractors, and other teams involved in the construction and commissioning of
various systems such as:

- Medium and low voltage power systems Generators
- UPS
- HVAC (Air Handlers / Exhaust Fans / VFD)
- Chilled Water Systems
- Building Management systems (BMS)
- Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS)
- Testing and balancing
- Pumps and Hydronic systems

On a typical project, the CxE works across AWS engineering, capacity delivery,
operations, and contractor teams to coordinate site activities, prioritize
tasks, and ensure each issue has clear path to resolution. The CxE manages the
project commissioning vendor whose primary scope is to execute functional tests,
identify issues, determine criticality, propose solutions, and document their
findings. If project turnover is at risk, the CxE escalates to the appropriate
stakeholders. Upon project completion, the CxE will communicate lessons learned
to help peers on similar projects in flight and participate in initiatives that
drive improvement to the commissioning program.

The AWS Data Center Commissioning Team (ACx) is a wholly independent business
within the DCGS organization. This team of veteran professional Electrical
Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Controls Engineers, Project Managers, and
Operators is uniquely positioned to provide detailed engineering and operational
review and testing of equipment designs, operational functionality and
construction practices. The team is focused on ensuring the rapid delivery of a
quality product while maintaining full transparency, recording metrics of any
and every defect discovered during commissioning.

Requirements

• 3+ years of engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning of electrical and mechanical systems experience
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• NETA or ASHRAE certification or commissioning specific education courses
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Experience with the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of mission critical facilities, especially data centers

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region
• Knowledge of commercial or industrial power systems or mechanical systems
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
• Experience using a variety of web-based and other software tools for calculation and data processing

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level