Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Technology

ElectricalDesignEngineer

$96–160k Herndon, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“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.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Technical decisions

Eligibility Requirements

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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