Electrical Design Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering

Amazon • Herndon, VA

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About The Position

Amazon Web Services is seeking a Electrical Engineer to become part of a global
engineering team, responsible for the design and continuous innovation of our
rapidly expanding data center foot print.

Engineers at Amazon work to design resilient, cost effective electrical
distribution systems. As engineers at Amazon we are responsible for achieving a
world class uptime for our customers. We justify and communicate the technical
decisions we make to Sr. Management and work hard to drive continuous
advancements and improvements with our designs. As an engineer at Amazon you
have the ability to drive change and define/design the systems our customers
rely on.

We are looking for engineers with hands on electrical design experience. If you
can design an electrical system, have an understanding of the critical equipment
needs for a data center, and understand the constructability of varying designs
you may be a good fit. As we grow we are structuring our team to own more of our
engineering in house. Engineers will be responsible for taking designs from
concept to the permit and construction document set. You must be capable of
defining critical equipment specifications and approving equipment submittals.
Engineers will directly support construction and be a part of the process from
site selection review through commissioning and ultimately turnover. At Amazon
we highly support continued learning opportunities and focus on continued
employee development.

At Amazon team work is absolutely necessary for us to accomplish our goals. You
must be able to work within a team and depend on others to accomplish the
required work. As an electrical engineer at Amazon you will be working with
other internal groups as well as external groups including utilities,
manufacturers, vendors, and contractors.

Amazon has a global presence. As this position is based out of Seattle, WA,
travel to our data centers (located Oregon, Ohio and throughout AMER region),
yearly team off-sites and vendor factory visits are required. Travel could be up
to 20% of your time.

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

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• 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

Responsibilities

• Data center electrical designs and collaboration with other disciplines to create a construction document set.
• Creation of designs which meet or exceed our quality requirements and fall within our budgetary requirements.
• Work with local agencies having jurisdiction to ensure compliance with federal, state and municipal requirements and building codes.
• Review and approval of equipment submittals.
• Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to, and during construction phases.
• Work with commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical systems.
• Ability to work on concurrent projects in multiple geographical regions.
• Travel to sites for site review and work with onsite field engineers, as well as provide engineering evaluations, electrical systems audits, and startup as needed.
• Having fun and offering creative, out of the box solutions.

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: Entry Level