Sr. Controls Design Engineer, Controls Design Engineer

Amazon; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology company in Singapore is seeking an experienced Controls Engineer to lead designs for Data Centers. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, with over 3 years in data center design and excellent collaboration skills. The role offers opportunities to work on innovative projects and requires some international travel. Join a dynamic environment focused on continuous improvement and employee development.

Benefits

Dynamic work environment

Continuous learning opportunities

Mentorship and career growth

Qualifications

• 3+ years in data center or mission critical facility design.
• 8+ years of experience leading design projects.
• Comprehensive understanding of APAC code requirements.
• Business proficient in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead controls designs for Data Centers.
• Manage small international teams.
• Develop project specifications to AWS standards.
• Analyze and improve project value streams.

Skills

Building operations knowledge

Mechanical plant strategies

EPMS/BMS programming

HVAC systems understanding

Electrical concepts

Data center redundancy strategies

Innovation

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Siemens: Apogee

Honeywell: Building Controls

Schneider Electric: PowerLogic

Rockwell Automation: FactoryTalk

Job description

Description

Amazon Web Services is seeking a talented Controls Engineer to become part of a world class engineering team to lead Controls designs of our Data Centers across our rapidly expanding Asia Pacific (APAC) portfolio. We're looking for candidates that share our customer obsession by providing innovative solutions to enhance our market leading reliability. Technical leaders that can explain complex systems in clear and concise language. We contribute to our global body of knowledge and drive a cycle of continuous improvement at a global scale.

Amazon offers a dynamic, fast paced, fun, and exciting work environment. We continue to grow at exponential rates and are looking for individuals that can support our speed to market, enjoy a challenge, and have a desire for professional growth and continuous learning experiences. Amazon’s work environment is unique in every aspect and offers an exceptional opportunity for the right candidate.

If you are a creative, smart and driven individual that enjoys working with complex problems we want YOU! At Amazon you will be responsible for working on multi‑million dollar designs that support our array of businesses and wide variety of customers. Great ideas are encouraged and supported. Ingenuity is the main mechanism which supports our focus on quality, speed, and cost.

We are looking for engineers with hands‑on controls design experience across the project lifecycle from concept design through construction, to commissioning and handover. You will be relied on as a subject matter expert in the controls engineering field. At Amazon we highly support continued learning opportunities and focus on continued employee development.

You must be able to lead a small international team of controls engineers and depend on others to accomplish the required work. As a controls engineer at Amazon you will be working with other internal groups as well as external groups including utilities, manufacturers, vendors, consultants and contractors. Amazon has a global presence and a 25% travel will be expected as part of this role. Projects will be throughout the region and a degree of international travel and support will be necessary. We are the leaders in our industry. We always strive to improve in every aspect of our business. Continuous improvement through Lean Engineering practices is fundamental to our business. As an engineer within our team you will spend a regular part of your time analyzing and improving every aspect of our value stream.

Key job responsibilities

• Have deep knowledge of building operations, mechanical plant strategies, EPMS/BMS programming concepts, control diagrams, industrial HVAC, electrical line‑ups, one line diagrams, and complex environmental and electrical concepts.
• Data center redundancy, mechanical failure strategies, energy and water conservation best‑case practices and data reporting analytics.
• Knowledge of how to successfully operate in high security critical environments while maximizing productivity.
• Innovation of new solutions to support initiative, team, and company goals.
• Lead and facilitate collaboration with multiple teams including construction, programmers, MEP/ACS engineers, and team managers as necessary to accomplish initiative goals.
• Ability to lead external consultant to deliver project specifications to AWS standards and challenge them technically.
• Create, maintain, and disseminate specification documents that pertain to global projects.
• Create, maintain, and disseminate project specific scope of work (SOW) documents including global design standards.
• Vendor selection, bid review, approval of equipment submittals, RFI support and coordination.
• Central point of contact for multiple internal and external groups regarding EPMS/BMS controls standards. Manage and prioritize requests for information on new construction builds, existing site facilities support and legacy site enhancement projects.
• Anticipate roadblocks and risks while providing escalation management.
• Work with regional vendors and manufacturers to specify the appropriate controls equipment.
• Preparation of controls points lists, cable tray routing plans and schedules.
• Expect to travel globally (although predominantly within APAC) when needed to manage and/or support project initiatives.

About the team

About AWS

Diverse Experiences

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Work/Life Balance

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Basic Qualifications

• Degree in an Electrical or Mechanical Engineering field and 3+ years directly related to data center or mission critical facility design
• 8+ years as design lead on projects with multiple teams or vendors to meet project requirements
• Comprehensive understanding of the various code requirements across the APAC region. Fundamental understanding of critical electrical equipment, HVAC equipment, power system monitoring and transfer schemes.
• Experience with design, configuration, or servicing, one or more of the following products; Siemens: Apogee, Honeywell: Building Controls, Trend: Building Controls, Schneider Electric: PowerLogic/Struxureware, Rockwell Automation: FactoryTalk, Tridium: Niagra, Eaton: Foreseer, ABB: Decathalon, Johnson Controls: Metasys
• Must be business proficient in English, and able to work in a diverse team

Preferred Qualifications

• Project management, organization and problem solving skills with a drive for results and the ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Experience with the use and programming of electrical power monitoring systems (Schneider, Eaton preferred).
• Experience with the use and programming of software in building management systems (Schneider, Siemens, Tridium, Trend preferred).
• Ability to research new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities and to carry new design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment/construction
• The ability to perform complex business case analysis to justify technical decisions and present the justification to management in a high level review

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