Amazon Data Services, Inc.
Technology
ElectricalDesignEngineer
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“Electrical Design Engineer at Amazon Data Services, Inc.. Skills: Electrical design, Data center design, Mission critical facilities. Design resilient electrical distribution systems. Design cost effective electrical distribution systems”
What You'll Achieve.
Achieve world class uptime
Industry & Context.
Technical decisions
Up to 20% travel
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment, Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Experience with design, construction, operation, or maintenance of mission critical facilities
Nice to Have
Knowledge of building codes and regulations, Knowledge of commercial or industrial power systems, Knowledge of mechanical systems, Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment
What You'll Do.
Design resilient electrical distribution systems
Design cost effective electrical distribution systems
Achieve world class uptime
Justify technical decisions
Communicate technical decisions
Drive continuous advancements
Drive improvements with designs
Take designs from concept to permit
Take designs to construction document set
Define critical equipment specifications
Approve equipment submittals
Participate in site selection review
Participate in commissioning
Participate in turnover
Create a construction document set
Meet quality requirements
Meet budgetary requirements
Work with local agencies
Ensure compliance with federal requirements
Ensure compliance with state requirements
Ensure compliance with municipal requirements
Ensure compliance with building codes
Review equipment submittals
Approve equipment submittals
Provide technical support for information requests
Work with commissioning teams
Test electrical systems
Validate electrical systems
Work on concurrent projects
Travel to sites for site review
Work with onsite field engineers
Provide engineering evaluations
Provide electrical systems audits
Provide startup services
Offer creative solutions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaboration with other disciplines; Work with internal groups; Work with external groups; Work with utilities; Work with manufacturers; Work with vendors; Work with contractors; Work with other internal groups; Work with other external groups; Work with commissioning teams; Work with onsite field engineers
Communication Scope
Communicate technical decisions
Process & Methodology
Define project scope
Full Job Description
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 f
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