Critical Infrastructure Electrical Engineer, Field Engineering

Amazon • Louisa, VA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

AWS Infrastructure Services is responsible for the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure, ensuring the continuous operation of AWS data centers and their associated equipment. This role provides full life-cycle support for AWS Data Centers, acting as the primary engineering resource for a region. The engineer will troubleshoot failures, support operational issues, design data center upgrades for capacity, availability, efficiency, and sustainability, and interface with various internal teams to maintain consistency and reliability. The role also involves developing innovative solutions, managing concurrent projects, conducting engineering audits, and acting as a resident engineer during new construction, commissioning, and turnover.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• Valid and active driver's license

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of commercial or industrial power systems or mechanical systems
• Experience using a variety of web-based and other software tools for calculation and data processing
• Possess data analytics skills, data querying skills/language, scripting, and comfort with working in vast amounts of data in new and evolving environments
• Possess excellent communication and writing skills, attention to detail, maintain high quality standards
• Possess leadership and problem-solving skill
• Organized and have the ability to set priorities and meet deadlines and budget
• Strong Engineering Judgement and are able to provide recommendations despite uncertainty/ambiguity.
• Detail and data oriented.
• Experience solving problems with engineered solutions.
• Experience managing engineering projects and consultants.
• Build trust and relationships with different stakeholders (e.g., Operations, Controls, Construction, Design, Commissioning, Product Managers, Technical Program Managers, ).
• Adaptable and inclined to get into the field to see things up close.
• Excited about a mix of office and field work.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and create Corrective Action (CA) documentation for site/equipment failures.
• Directly support operational issues with ad-hoc training, complex operating procedure reviews, including critical equipment, and event support.
• Own the conceptual design for existing data center upgrades and design-solutions, which add capacity, improve availability, increase efficiency and sustainability.
• Interface with internal data center operations team, data center design engineering team, server hardware team, environmental health and safety team to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability in services delivered.
• Develop innovative solutions for AWS’s data centers.
• Work on concurrent projects, sometimes in multiple geographical regions.
• Initiate and lead engineering audits including on-site visits within Amazon’s data centers. Produce reports outlining risks with recommended mitigations and remediations.
• Act as resident engineer during new construction projects. Support construction, commissioning, and turnover.

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
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

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