Electrical Design Engineer, HV/MV Engineering

Amazon • Columbus, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Amazon Web Services Infrastructure Services is seeking an Electrical Engineer to become part of a global engineering team. AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure, supporting all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure customers have continual access to innovation. The team works on challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain, and is looking for talented people 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 deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for customers. The culture is inclusive, welcoming bold ideas and empowering ownership to completion. The company is looking for substation engineers with hands-on electrical design experience. If you can design a substation and understand the critical needs for a data center and their relationship to substation engineering, you may be a good fit. As the company grows, the team is structuring to own more 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. You will be relied on as a subject matter expert in the electrical engineering field. At Amazon, continued learning opportunities are supported, and there is a heavy focus on continued employee development. Engineers at Amazon work to design resilient, cost-effective electrical distribution systems, responsible for achieving world-class uptime for customers. They justify and communicate technical decisions to Sr. Management and work hard to drive continuous advancements and improvements with designs. As an engineer at Amazon, you have the ability to drive change and define/design the systems customers rely on. Amazon offers a fast-paced, fun, and exciting work environment. The company continues to grow at exponential rates and is looking for individuals that can support speed to market, enjoy a challenge, and have a desire for professional growth and continuous learning experiences. Amazon’s work environment is unique in every aspect and offers an exceptional opportunity for the right candidate. Teamwork is absolutely necessary to accomplish goals. You must be able to work within a team and depend on others. 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. If you are a creative, smart, and driven individual that enjoys working with complex problems, Amazon wants you. At Amazon, you will be responsible for working on multi-million dollar designs that support an array of businesses and a wide variety of customers. Great ideas are encouraged and supported. Ingenuity is the main mechanism which supports the focus on quality, speed, and cost. Amazon has a global presence. This position is based out of Herndon, VA, Austin, TX, Seattle, WA or Columbus, OH. Travel to data centers (located throughout AMER region), yearly team off-sites and vendor factory visits are required. Domestic travel could be up to 25% of your time. International support will be part of the job and some international travel will be necessary. Support could consist of working on international teams and could require developing schematic and design document packages. An understanding of international electrical design requirements is helpful but not necessary.

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
• 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

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

• Participate in site selection reviews.
• Data center substation 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 utilities to understand and define site utility requirements.
• 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: Mid Level