DCCD Power Generation Engineer, DCCD AMER Commissioning Team

Amazon • Columbus, OH

1d • $136,600 - $184,800 • Hybrid

About The Position

AWS Infrastructure Services is responsible for the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure, ensuring customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. This role is for a Power Generation Engineer and Subject-Matter-Expert to join the AMER's Amazon Commissioning (ACx) team. The team is responsible for the commissioning and continuous innovation of the Medium Voltage and High Voltage infrastructure associated with AWS's rapidly expanding data center footprint. The successful candidate will be willing to travel and will be based in one of our three regional hubs – IAD, CMH, or SEA/PDX. This technical leader will oversee and coordinate multi-discipline work related to pre-commissioning and commissioning of Amazon critical infrastructure construction and special projects. Responsibilities include managing and supporting external suppliers, providing multi-discipline input into project scheduling, design, and planning for contractors and internal stakeholders. Systems involved include low-, medium-, and high-voltage power systems, Generators, UPS, HVAC, EPMS, and AWS proprietary systems. The candidate may also commission temporary power plants for utility bridging or capacity increase, which may operate in grid-forming (Island mode) or grid-following (anti-Island mode). Reviewing all multi-discipline commissioning documents for compliance with the basis of design (BOD), specifications, and project standards is crucial. The leader will oversee multiple concurrent projects, ensuring delivery schedules are met while maintaining compliance with health and safety, policies, standards, and finances. Auditing commissioning activities for environmental, quality, safety, and commissioning requirements and reporting progress and metrics to the AMER Global Lead on commissioning are also key duties.

Requirements

• 6+ 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 Engineering or a related field.
• 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 in data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance.
• 5+ years of engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning of HV/MV Substation electrical systems, Large/Medium and Small Frame Turbines and Aero-derivative units.
• High technical competency in electrical systems and understanding the design concept and intent by reviewing electrical design documentation, including drawings, specifications, pre-functional checklist, startup and functional test scripts, maintainability, construct-ability and commission-ability. vendor submittals and sequences of operations and provide feedback on the same in accordance with Amazon standards for basis of design.
• Protection and coordination (ie. bus protection, transformer protection, generator protections, and Load shedding).
• Knowledge of CEM (Continuous Emission Monitoring) [ie. ammonia dosing, relevant by product chemicals].
• Develop and review MV/HV/EHV per-functional checklists, start-up and functional test scripts for switchgear (AIS/GIS), relays, DC Systems, Power Transformers, Instrumentation Transformers, and Grounding Systems.
• Vendor Management and coordinate with commissioning authority to work in accordance with Amazon practice and documentation.

Nice To Haves

• Previous power generation experience that includes paralleling applications and parallel network redundancy is desirable.
• Professional Engineering or Architectural License.
• Knowledge of 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

• Oversight and coordination of multi-discipline division of work related to pre-commissioning and commissioning of Amazon critical infrastructure construction and special projects.
• Managing and supporting external suppliers.
• Providing multi-discipline input into the scheduling, design and planning of projects to contractors and other internal stakeholder teams involved.
• Commissioning temporary power plants that bridge utility or increase utility capacity.
• Reviewing all multi-discipline commissioning documents to ensure they are compliant with the basis of design (BOD), specifications and standards of the project.
• Overseeing multiple concurrent projects to meet delivery schedule while maintaining compliance to health and safety, policies, standards and finances in all projects.
• Auditing commissioning activities to ensure compliance with environmental, quality, safety and commissioning requirements.
• Reporting to the AMER Global Lead on commissioning progress and metrics for assigned projects.
• Walk job sites in uneven terrain.
• Work at heights and from ladders.
• Regularly walk, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Lift and/or move up to 49 pounds; and participate in group lifts for 50 pounds or more.
• Carry objects weighing up to 49 pounds for short distances.
• Work shifts longer than eight hours in duration with potential for night and weekends.
• Perform physical tasks throughout the day without becoming overly tired.
• Ability to manipulate small wires and objects easily.
• Work in a noisy environment.
• Work in environments that are colder or hotter than a normal office environment.
• Troubleshooting including the use of handheld equipment.
• Respond to off-hour emergency calls.
• Provide personal transportation for meetings and job visits away from the office.
• 5+ years of engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning of HV/MV Substation electrical systems, Large/Medium and Small Frame Turbines and Aero-derivative units.
• High technical competency in electrical systems and understanding the design concept and intent by reviewing electrical design documentation, including drawings, specifications, pre-functional checklist, startup and functional test scripts, maintainability, construct-ability and commission-ability. vendor submittals and sequences of operations and provide feedback on the same in accordance with Amazon standards for basis of design.
• Protection and coordination (ie. bus protection, transformer protection, generator protections, and Load shedding).
• Knowledge of CEM (Continuous Emission Monitoring) [ie. ammonia dosing, relevant by product chemicals].
• Develop and review MV/HV/EHV per-functional checklists, start-up and functional test scripts for switchgear (AIS/GIS), relays, DC Systems, Power Transformers, Instrumentation Transformers, and Grounding Systems.
• Vendor Management and coordinate with commissioning authority to work in accordance with Amazon practice and documentation.

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