Senior Electrical Design Engineer: Data Centre Innovation

Amazon; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join a global engineering team responsible for designing and innovating our data center electrical systems across regions. You will lead multi‑million dollar projects from concept through construction, collaborating with vendors and cross‑functional teams to deliver resilient, cost‑effective solutions for customers worldwide.

Based in Ireland, you will contribute to site design reviews, equipment specifications, and compliance with IEC and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Knowledge of critical data centre mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Experience in data centre design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance.
• Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission-critical facilities including but not limited to: data centres, power generation or oil and gas facilities.
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data centre equipment and facilities.

Responsibilities

• Data center electrical designs and collaboration with other disciplines to create a construction document set.
• Participating in site selection reviews and site planning activities.
• Critical Data Center equipment design including Generators, Uninterruptible Power Supplies, MV Switchgear, LV Switchgear, MV:LV Transformers, Earthing, Life Safety and Fire Detection systems.
• Design and collaborate with other disciplines to create a construction document set.
• Creating designs which meet or exceed our quality requirements and fall within our budgetary requirements.
• Working with regional vendors and manufacturers to specify the appropriate electrical equipment.
• Working with local utilities to understand and define site utility requirements.
• Working with local agencies having jurisdiction to ensure compliance with IEC, EU requirements and building codes.
• Reviewing and approval of equipment submittals.
• Defining project scope and providing technical support for information requests prior to, and during construction phases.
• Working with commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical systems.
• Ability to work on concurrent projects in multiple geographical regions.
• Traveling to sites for site review and working with onsite field engineers, as well as providing engineering evaluations, electrical systems audits, and startup as needed.
• Being a leader within the global group as well as within internal and external teams that support Amazon’s data centers.
• Having fun and offering creative, out of the box solutions.

Skills

Electrical design

Data center knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

IEC standards

Job description

Amazon Web Services is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join a global engineering team responsible for designing and innovating our data center electrical systems across regions. You will lead multi‑million dollar projects from concept through construction, collaborating with vendors and cross‑functional teams to deliver resilient, cost‑effective solutions for customers worldwide.

Based in Ireland, you will contribute to site design reviews, equipment specifications, and compliance with IEC and