Protection & Controls Lead Eng, EMEA HV Design Engineering

Protection & Controls Lead Eng, EMEA HV Design Engineering

Imagine being at the heart of technological innovation, designing resilient power solutions that support millions of customers worldwide. As an Electrical Protection and Controls Engineer, you'll craft cutting-edge electrical systems that power Amazon's expanding technological ecosystem, creating infrastructure that drives global connectivity.

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We’re the people who keep the cloud running, supporting all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure continual access to innovation. We work on challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain.

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 across AWS to deliver high safety and security standards while providing scalable capacity at a low cost. You’ll experience an inclusive culture that empowers you to own ideas to completion.

Key job responsibilities

• Create comprehensive specifications for protection, automation, control, and monitoring solutions
• Develop and review protection and control requirements for new and modified substations
• Develop and review the protection and control requirements Scope of Works for new build substations and modifications to existing
• Prepare detailed design documentation, including protection line diagrams and relay setting calculations
• Evaluate and manage specialist consulting services and vendor relationships
• Support multi-disciplinary project teams in identifying engineering risks and opportunities
• Work with local utilities to understand and define site specific requirements
• Work with commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical systems
• Travel to sites for site review and surveys
• Attend Factory Witness Testing for standard, bespoke and First of Kind Applications

A day in the life

Your day will be a dynamic blend of technical expertise and creative problem-solving. You'll transform conceptual designs into comprehensive construction documents, working across multiple geographical regions.

From site selection to final commissioning, you'll be the critical link ensuring our data center electrical infrastructure is robust, efficient, and innovative.

About the team

We are a passionate team of electrical engineering experts dedicated to designing distribution and transmission power infrastructures across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Our collaborative approach connects multiple teams—from Energy and Construction to Operations, Procurement and Field Engineering.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
• Protection and Controls Engineer experience of 5+ years with power systems, electrical substations up to 245 kV
• Comprehensive knowledge of electrical codes and standards (BSEN, IEC, CIGRE, IEEE)
• Proficient in developing and analyzing protection & control strategy studies
• Expertise in protection relay technologies and digital solutions
• Strong analytical skills for complex technical decision-making

Preferred qualifications

• Chartered Engineer certification
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
• Experience in data center or mission-critical infrastructure design
• Proven skills in project management and technical consulting
• Knowledge of large-scale technical operations
• Demonstrated ability to develop innovative, cost-effective solutions

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