Electrical Design Engineer

Who you are

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• NETA or ASHRAE certification or commissioning specific education courses
• 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
• 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
• Experience using a variety of web-based and other software tools for calculation and data processing

What the job involves

• Amazon Web Services is seeking an 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
• Join our global engineering team to design and innovate the electrical systems powering Amazon's rapidly expanding data center infrastructure
• You'll take on multi-million dollar projects from concept through construction, working with cutting-edge equipment and collaborating across disciplines to deliver resilient, cost-effective solutions that support our customers worldwide
• AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) 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
• Data center electrical designs and collaboration with other disciplines to create a construction document set
• Participating in site selection reviews and site planning activities
• Critical Data Center equipment design including Generators, Uninterruptible Power Supplies, MV Switchgear, LV Switchgear, MV:LV Transformers, Earthing. Life Safety and Fire Detection systems
• Design and collaborate with other disciplines to create a construction document set
• Creating of designs which meet or exceed our quality requirements and fall within our budgetary requirements
• Working with regional vendors and manufacturers to specify the appropriate electrical equipment
• Working with local utilities to understand and define site utility requirements
• Working with local agencies having jurisdiction to ensure compliance with IEC, EU requirements and building codes
• Reviewing and approval of equipment submittals
• Defining project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to, and during construction phases
• Working 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
• Traveling to sites for site review and work with onsite field engineers, as well as provide engineering evaluations, electrical systems audits, and startup as needed
• Being a leader within the global group as well as within internal and external teams that support Amazon’s data centers
• Having fun and offering creative, out of the box solutions
• As an Electrical Engineer on our team, you'll focus on designing robust electrical distribution systems that keep our data centers running at world-class uptime
• Your day might include developing design specifications, reviewing and marking up technical drawings, collaborating with cross-functional teams on equipment qualifications, conducting site inspections, responding to design inquiries, and presenting your work to stakeholders
• You'll move fluidly between desk-based design work and on-site activities, ensuring designs translate seamlessly from concept to construction
• You'll also have opportunities to explore new technologies and construction methods that could improve how we build and operate our facilities
• The team consists of Electrical Engineers with Design Engineering backgrounds (typically having worked as Consulting Engineers with wide ranging experience), many ex-electricians with a practical knowledge of the systems they are designing