Controls Design Engineer (EPMS), CDE

Amazon; Dublin; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's AWS Data Center Global Services team seeks a Controls Design Engineer to coordinate EPMS design and BMS content across our global data center portfolio. You’ll review electrical diagrams, prepare SOWs, and ensure EPMS scope is captured in project documents.

You will lead collaboration with construction, programmers, MEP/ACS engineers, and project managers, participate in FWTs/EQT tests, and drive standardization of controls specifications while maintaining security and reliability.

Qualifications

• Experience with fast-track design/build projects in data centers.
• Experience working in critical environments.
• Experience with electrical diagrams, single-line diagrams, and electrical distribution systems.
• Experience with industrial controls systems and power monitoring.
• Familiarity with Modbus and data center redundancy.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of EPMS programming and design; review EPMS content and drawings.
• Create EPMS scopes of work (SOW) and support RFI processes.
• Coordinate with regional project managers to finalize project SOWs.
• Review EPMS submittals to ensure scope coverage and compliance.
• Attend Factory Witness Tests (FWTs) and Equipment Qualification Tests (EQTs).
• Lead collaboration with construction, programmers, MEP/ACS engineers, and managers to meet initiative goals.

Skills

Fast-track design/build

Data center experience

Electrical diagrams / SLDs

Industrial controls systems

Power monitoring / SCADA

Modbus protocol

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Mechanical Eng or related (4+ years)

Tools

Eaton Foreseer

Ignition

Schneider PSO/PME

ION metering

SEL metering

GE metering

Job description

Description

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and 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.

The AWS Data Center Global Services team is looking for an exceptional individual to contribute to the Controls & Technology organization by joining the Controls Design Engineering team (CDE). The CDE primarily tracks, documents, communicates, and enhances global data center design standards with a focus on control, automation, and electrical power monitoring systems.

Controls Design Engineering (CDE)

The CDE team provides Building Management System (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) design coordination globally. The team’s goal is to deliver consistent standards for data center controls systems, as well as overall mechanical and electrical design practices. As the primary owner of specifications, points lists, Basis of Design, and scope documents, the CDE engineer drives significant reductions in change order expense, scope gaps, construction schedule delays, vendor pricing, and engineering labor costs.

• New construction builds
• Legacy site enhancement projects
• Data center service projects

Key responsibilities

• Knowledge of EPMS programming and design, Modbus communication protocol, electrical distribution systems, single-line diagrams, complex electrical concepts, and data center redundancy
• Review MEP drawings with a focus on electrical drawing sets for EPMS design content
• Create EPMS scopes of work (SOW), provide RFI support, and review technical vendor proposals during bid review process
• Coordinate with each regional project manager to review and finalize project SOWs
• Review electrical Long Lead Equipment (LLE) submittals to ensure EPMS scope is captured
• Attend Factory Witness Tests (FWTs) and Equipment Qualification Tests (EQTs) to perform EPMS point validation and test EPMS device functionality on first of kind electrical equipment
• Create, update, and maintain controls points list and specifications, EPMS drawing templates, Basis of Design (BOD) documentation, and project specific SOW documents
• Develop and disseminate specification documents for global projects
• Lead and facilitate collaboration with multiple teams including construction, programmers, MEP/ACS engineers, and team managers to accomplish initiative goals
• Manage and prioritize requests for information on new construction builds, existing site facilities support, and legacy site enhancement projects
• Serve as central point of contact for multiple internal and external groups regarding EPMS design standards
• Operate successfully in high security critical environments while maximizing productivity
• Drive innovation of new solutions to support initiatives, team, and company goals
• Interact with AWS cloud services and other applications to present, archive and analyze accumulated data
• Anticipate roadblocks and risks while providing escalation management
• Travel globally as needed to manage and support project initiatives

A day in the life

As a Controls Design Engineer, you'll focus on electrical power monitoring system (EPMS) design coordination across our global data center portfolio. Your day might include reviewing mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) drawings to ensure EPMS design requirements are captured, collaborating with regional project managers to refine project scopes, or attending factory and equipment qualification tests to validate monitoring device functionality. You'll work across new construction builds, legacy site enhancements, and ongoing facility support projects—sometimes coordinating with construction teams and external vendors, other times developing standardized documentation that will be used across our entire infrastructure. You'll also interact with AWS applications to analyze accumulated data and present findings to stakeholders, all while identifying potential roadblocks and managing escalations to keep projects on track.

About the team

We are a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, and operations managers dedicated to delivering the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost. Our Controls Design Engineering team serves as the central point of contact for building management and electrical power monitoring system standards globally. We collaborate with multiple internal and external groups—from construction teams to programmers to facility operations—to ensure consistent, innovative design practices across all AWS data centers. By joining our team, you'll contribute to infrastructure that supports the innovation our customers rely on every day.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience with fast-track project design/build or with multiple significant project upgrades
• Experience working in data centers or other critical environments
• Experience with electrical diagrams, single-line diagrams, and electrical distribution systems
• Experience with industrial controls systems
• Experience with power monitoring and SCADA systems
• Experience with industrial communication protocols such as Modbus

Preferred Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related field with 4+ years of related experience in a professional environment
• Experience working with electrical power monitoring systems (EPMS), including platforms such as Eaton Foreseer, Ignition, and Schneider PSO/PME
• Experience programming or configuring revenue-grade metering systems (ION, SEL, GE, or equivalent), including demand profiling
• Familiarity with utility disturbance monitoring, power quality analysis, and event capture (sag/swell detection, harmonic analysis, transient recording)
• Knowledge of electrical single-line diagrams, electrical distribution systems, complex electrical concepts, and data center redundancy
• Knowledge of data center facilities infrastructure and operations (PDU, UPS, generators, etc.)

Equal Opportunity Employer

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.