Electrical Design Engineer, APAC Data Center Design Engineering

Amazon; London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology company is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer to lead data center electrical designs across the APAC region. The role involves collaboration with utilities and compliance with regional codes. Candidates should have a degree in Electrical Engineering and at least 3 years of experience in similar environments. Travel up to 25% is required, and a commitment to innovation and excellence is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in data center or mission-critical facility design.
• Understanding of electrical equipment including switchgear, transformers, and power distribution.
• Ability to manage complex projects and technical discussions.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical designs for data centers and ensure compliance with codes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external groups.
• Travel to project sites for collaboration and support.

Skills

Electrical system design

Collaboration with utilities

Site selection and reviews

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Electrical design software

Job description

Electrical Design Engineer, APAC Data Center Design Engineering

Job ID: Amazon Asia–Pacific Resources Private Limited (Singapore)

AWS Infrastructure Services 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.

We are seeking an Electrical Engineer to become part of a world class engineering team to lead the Electrical design of our Data Centers across our rapidly expanding Asia Pacific (APAC) portfolio.

We're looking for candidates that share our customer obsession by providing innovative solutions to enhance our market leading reliability. Technical leaders that can explain complex systems in clear and concise language. We contribute to our global body of knowledge and drive a cycle of continuous improvement at a global scale. We are looking for engineers with hands on electrical design experience across the project lifecycle from concept design through construction, to commissioning and handover. You will be relied on as a subject matter expert in the electrical engineering field. At Amazon we highly support continued learning opportunities and focus on continued employee development.

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, consultants and contractors.

Amazon has a global presence and a 25% travel will be expected as part of this role. Projects will be throughout the region and a degree of international travel and support will be necessary. As an engineer within our team you will spend a regular part of your time analyzing and improving every aspect of our value stream.

Responsibilities

• Lead Data center electrical designs in collaboration with other disciplines to create a coordinated construction document set
• Participate in site selection reviews and work with local utilities to understand and define site utility requirements
• Design of critical Data Center equipment including site–wide MV infrastructure, Generators, Uninterruptible Power Supplies, Switchgear, Transformers and Earthing
• Create designs which meet or exceed quality requirements and stay within budgetary requirements
• Work with regional vendors and manufacturers to specify the appropriate electrical equipment
• Collaborate with local agencies to ensure compliance with IEC requirements, APAC design codes, and jurisdictional requirements
• Review and approve equipment submittals and manage concurrent projects across multiple geographical regions
• Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to and during construction phases
• Work with commissioning teams to test and validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical systems
• Travel to sites for site reviews and collaborate with onsite field engineers, providing engineering evaluations, electrical systems audits, and startup support as needed

Basic Qualifications

• Degree in an Electrical Engineering field and 3+ years directly related to data center or mission critical facility design
• Comprehensive understanding of the various code requirements across the APAC region
• Fundamental understanding of critical MV and LV electrical equipment
• Detailed understanding of MV system modelling, relays, protection schemes, circuit breakers, power and distribution transformers, switchgear, grounding and earthing

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous consultant negotiation and management skills associated with design, construction and project execution
• Experience with fast track design/build projects and/or multiple significant upgrade projects
• Experience with large scale technical operations or large–scale compute farms and knowledge of building codes and regulations
• Ability to research new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities and to carry new design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment/construction
• Ability to perform complex business case analysis to justify technical decisions and present the justification to management in a high level review

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