Senior Electrical Engineer – EV Charging & Sustainable Grid

Amazon Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer in the Sustainability Engineering team to drive electrical infrastructure standards across European facilities. You will define EV charging networks, HV up to 24 kV, LV systems, and lead end-to-end deployments with cost forecasting and procurement processes.

You will collaborate with Operations, Reliability & Maintenance, Health and Safety, Finance, and external vendors to scale sustainable energy solutions while advancing smart grid integrations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or foreign equivalent.
• Experience with design & innovation and research & development.
• Experience in management of engineering design projects.
• Experience using business or technical software like MS Excel, MS Project, and CAD software.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop electrical equipment standards, including standard designs for core electrical infrastructure in partnership with manufacturers and internal stakeholders.
• Perform design validation and review to ensure compliance with established electrical standards during installation and commissioning of infrastructure.
• Act as subject matter expert (SME) for LV and HV (up to 24kV) electrical systems.
• Align stakeholder expectations and define technical requirements for EV charging network infrastructure and smart grid deployments.
• Drive the technology roadmap for electrical infrastructure, including EV chargers, substations, energy efficiency solutions, and IoT technologies (e.g. smart metres).
• Develop business cases and present recommendations to leadership to secure approval for programme scoping and investment decisions.
• Coordinate with programme managers to ensure quality and standards compliance across large-scale installations.
• Drive process improvement across commissioning, audit, value engineering, and cost control activities.

Skills

Design & Innovation

R&D

Engineering project management

MS Excel

MS Project

CAD software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering (preferred)

Tools

MS Excel

MS Project

CAD software

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer in the Sustainability Engineering team to drive electrical infrastructure standards across European facilities. You will define EV charging networks, HV up to 24 kV, LV systems, and lead end-to-end deployments with cost forecasting and procurement processes.

You will collaborate with Operations, Reliability & Maintenance, Health and Safety, Finance, and external vendors to scale sustainable energy solutions while advancing smart grid integrations