Senior Electrical Engineer, EV & Smart Grid Infrastructure

Amazon Eu Sarl (Uk Branch); United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Eu Sarl (Uk Branch) is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to drive the definition, development, and continuous improvement of electrical infrastructure standards across Amazon facilities in Europe. You will enable EV charging infrastructure, develop grid standards up to 24 kV, and lead end-to-end deployment of sustainability technologies across European sites.

The role focuses on coordinating procurement, maintenance, budgeting, and cost tracking while exploring smart grid integration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a 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.
• Master's degree in Engineering (any domain), Operations, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Knowledge of concepts like system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, electronic system design, and decision making.
• Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems and high-speed manufacturing.
• Experience with design-in-safety.

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 experience

Engineering design project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or foreign equivalent

Master's degree in Engineering (any domain), Operations, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

CAD software

MS Project

MS Excel

Job description

Amazon Eu Sarl (Uk Branch) is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to drive the definition, development, and continuous improvement of electrical infrastructure standards across Amazon facilities in Europe. You will enable EV charging infrastructure, develop grid standards up to 24 kV, and lead end-to-end deployment of sustainability technologies across European sites.

The role focuses on coordinating procurement, maintenance, budgeting, and cost tracking while exploring smart grid integration