Controls Design Engineer, Controls Design Engineering

Amazon • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

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 innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging
problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re
looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply
chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles.
You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest
standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at
the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive
culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an exceptional Controls Design Engineer to
join our Data Center Global Services (DCGS) Controls Design Engineering (CDE)
team. This role will focus on Building Management System (BMS) and Electrical
Power Monitoring System (EPMS) design standards and coordination across AWS's
global data center portfolio.

The Controls Design Engineering team is responsible for developing, maintaining,
and enhancing global data center design standards with a focus on controls,
automation, and electrical power monitoring systems. As the primary owner of
BMS/EPMS specifications, Controls Points Lists (CPL), Basis of Design (BOD)
documents, and scope of work within AWS's infrastructure engineering
organization, CDE ensures consistency and excellence across all data center
control systems.

In this role, you will serve as a single point of contact for multiple internal
and external stakeholders across:
• New construction builds (Leased/Owned, Build-to-Suit, and Colocation
facilities)
• Legacy site enhancement and retrofit projects
• Data center support projects
• Special initiatives and innovation projects

You will drive significant cost reductions by minimizing change orders,
eliminating scope gaps between contractors, reducing construction schedule
delays, optimizing vendor pricing, and decreasing project management and
engineering labor costs through standardization and clear documentation.

The ideal candidate brings a comprehensive knowledge in data center
environmental controls systems, IT infrastructure, networking, mechanical
facility operations, electrical power monitoring, and project management,
combined with strong leadership and collaboration skills.

If you are passionate about customer experience, think and act with a global
perspective, and want to contribute to sophisticated innovations in building
controls and automation for the world's largest cloud infrastructure, we want to
hear from you.

Requirements

• 4+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities experience
• 4+ years of commissioning experience
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities
• Experience in commissioning

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineer License
• 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

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain deep expertise in building operations, mechanical plant strategies, BMS/EPMS programming concepts, control diagrams, industrial HVAC systems, electrical lineups, one-line diagrams, and complex environmental and electrical concepts 1
• Apply knowledge of data center redundancy, mechanical failure strategies, Single Point of Failure (SPOF) analysis, energy and water conservation best practices, and data reporting analytics 1
• Create, maintain, and disseminate specification documents and Basis of Design standards for global projects 1
• Develop and maintain project-specific Scope of Work (SOW) documents incorporating global design standards 4
• Drive innovation of new solutions to support team initiatives and company goals
• Serve as the central point of contact for multiple internal and external groups regarding BMS/EPMS controls standards 4
• Lead and facilitate collaboration with construction teams, controls programmers, MEP/ACS engineers, Design Engineering, Colocation Regional Engineering (CRE), and project managers to accomplish initiative goals 2
• Coordinate personally with regional project managers to review and finalize project SOWs
• Manage and prioritize requests for information across new construction builds, existing facility support, and legacy site enhancement projects
• Lead vendor selection processes, bid reviews, and RFI support and coordination
• Evaluate and approve Modbus Device Templates (MDT) for electrical meters and control devices 3
• Review vendor submittals and technical documentation for compliance with AWS standards 4
• Operate successfully in high-security, mission-critical environments while maximizing productivity and maintaining safety standards 4
• Interact with AWS cloud services and applications to present, archive, and analyze accumulated control system data
• Participate in on-call rotations to support the global data center control system infrastructure
• Anticipate roadblocks and risks while providing escalation management and resolution
• Travel globally as needed to manage and support project initiatives
• Collaborate through design reviews to drive consistent standards across all delivery methods (Leased/Owned, Build-to-Suit, Colocation) 2
• Collect feedback data and lessons learned to arrive at unified, documented solutions
• Support risk identification and mitigation efforts during site assessments and project lifecycle phases

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