Electrical BIM Designer, DC Design Engineering

Amazon • Austin, TX

23h • Onsite

About The Position

You will be a part of highly creative and efficient MEP BIM team, tasked with designing challenging and complex projects with innovative solutions for Amazon owned Data Center facilities. You will provide support to our Central Engineering Team through the preparation of Electrical BIM models, construction documents and leveraging BIM data. You will influence Data Center design documents for: One-lines, Switchgear, UPS, Panelboards, Transformers, Power, Lighting, Lighting Control Systems, grounding, Fire Alarm systems, Short Circuit and Arc Flash analysis, Cable tray and Cable pathways for Ethernet and Fiber systems. You will produce, maintain and publish permit Electrical Engineering drawing sets for our fleet of Data Centers.

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.

Requirements

• Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, and OSHA
• 5+ years of design/engineering experience of Electrical building systems for mission critical facilities.
• 4+ years experience using Revit for producing Electrical engineering BIM models and construction drawings.
• Ability to conduct lighting illumination calculations.
• Understanding of power distribution and as represented by Single Line diagrams, plans and schedules.

Nice To Haves

• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
• Experience directly related to the design or construction of data centers
• Experience with developing Revit Family content, Dynamo scripts, RF Tools.
• Familiarity with the BIMForum LOD Specification, plus AIA and NBIMS standards and best practices for BIM collaboration.
• Experience observing construction, familiar with construction technology, familiar with construction practices.

Responsibilities

• Be self-motivated and work within the MEP group as well as within other teams.
• Understanding of electrical engineering calculations and studies, such as short circuit, arc flash analysis.
• Ability to perform voltage drop calculations, raceway and conductor sizing, and grounding system conductor sizing.
• Preparing and developing detailed Revit models of electrical building systems.
• Developing & publishing construction documentation for electrical building systems designs in a fast-paced environment to meet scheduled deliverables.
• Updating and modifying existing models, studies and construction documents as required with coordination of engineering group.
• Assist with creating and maintaining standard regional BIM templates.
• Participate in design coordination meetings with other trades for clash detection and resolution.
• Work on concurrent projects in multiple geographical locations.
• Assist the project team with information exchange processes between internal and external customers.
• Provide coordination support for information requests during construction phases.
• Recording and reporting of key metrics to management.
• Travel to Data Center sites for engineering evaluations and surveys as required. On average, once or twice a year.
• Be positive and always offer creative, out of the box solutions.
• Have fun and work hard!
• As a designer, you will collaborate across disciplines and teams to refine data center designs.
• Your work includes creating detailed models, drawings, specification, prototypes, and updating managers and leaders of changes to the building design.
• Engage in design discussions, review feedback from peers and collaborators, and adjust designs to ensure our data center solutions meet the highest standards of efficiency and quality.

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
• Education Level: Associate degree