Controls Engineer, Deployment, Data Center Capacity Delivery (AWS)

Amazon; Berwick (Columbia County); On-site; USD 111,300 - 186,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Controls Engineer for Deployment and Data Center Capacity Delivery to troubleshoot, manage projects, and maintain BMS/EPMS systems across AWS data centers.

You will develop new processes, standards, and controls logic while coordinating with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, cost-effective capacity for global infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial controls and automation experience
• 4+ years of general contractor and vendor management work in construction and project execution
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) + 5+ years of controls experience OR 10+ years of controls experience in lieu of a degree

Responsibilities

• Train and assist internal customers with BMS and EPMS design, configuration, validation, installation and operation.
• Provide technical assistance and support to operations during the data center life cycle.
• Review maintenance actions for BMS/EPMS and drive resolution.
• Develop BMS/EPMS project scopes, schedules, budgets and LOE for customer requests.
• Manage scope, schedule, finances and execution of BMS/EPMS improvements in AWS data centers.
• Participate in procurement activities including RFIs, proposals, and PO issuance.
• Provide on-call BMS/EPMS support to in-service data centers.
• Attend project meetings and report status to Controls and stakeholders.
• Support commissioning activities for Controls projects in data centers.
• Review and iterate on SOO; provide feedback to design team.
• Develop and modify controls logic programming and GUIs.
• Manage multiple stakeholder deliverables and navigate challenging situations.
• Manage service contracts for BMS and EPMS.

Skills

Industrial controls

Vendor management

Engineering knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering or equivalent

10+ years of controls experience in lieu of a degree

Job description

Controls Engineer, Deployment, Data Center Capacity Delivery

Job ID: 3122652 | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

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

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 with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. You’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

As part of the global controls team, you will work with highly motivated experts and innovators in the data center industry. You will be responsible for troubleshooting, project management, and maintaining the building management system (BMS) and electrical power monitoring system (EPMS). Using Amazon leadership principles, you will develop new processes and standards while innovating in the controls space.

AWS Data centers have multiple components such as generators, uninterruptible power sources, diesel generators, electrical switchgear, power distribution units, variable frequency drives, automatic/static transfer switches, chillers (air‑cooled and water‑cooled), pumps, cooling towers, heat exchangers, CRAHs, air economizers, etc. All these components have local control systems that interact with each other via open and/or proprietary communications protocols. The BMS is the primary method of control of all mechanical systems within a data center. The EPMS is the primary method of monitoring all electrical systems within a data center.

Key job responsibilities

• Train and assist internal customers and stakeholders with the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning and operation of BMS and EPMS systems.
• Provide technical assistance and support to operations during the life cycle of the data center.
• Review results and action items from the quarterly maintenances for BMS and EPMS and take actions to get them resolved.
• Develop BMS & EPMS projects scope of work, schedule, budget, and level of effort (LOE) for projects requested by customers and stakeholders.
• Manage scope, schedule, finance and execution of BMS and EPMS improvement projects in AWS data centers.
• Assist in procurement related activities including request for quotation/proposals, responding to request for information, review of vendors proposal and issuance of purchase orders.
• Participate in AWS global on‑call schedule to provide immediate BMS and EPMS technical support to in‑service data centers.
• Attend project related meetings, coordinate with project leaders and regularly report status to Controls and stakeholder’s management.
• Support Controls projects related commissioning activities in the data centers.
• Review, implement, troubleshoot and iterate on the controls sequence of operation (SOO) and provide necessary feedback to the design team.
• Develop and modify controls logic programming and graphical user interfaces.
• Manage multiple stakeholder deliverables, requirements and navigate challenging situations.
• Financially manage BMS and EPMS service contracts.
• Frequently visit (locally) assigned in‑operation data centers to troubleshoot, meet customers, supervise vendor’s work to ensure compliance with the scope, design, SOO and applicable local codes.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial controls and automation experience.
• 4+ years of general contractor and vendor management work (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, RFI/submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent engineering science plus 5+ years of relevant controls experience, OR 10+ years of relevant controls experience in lieu of a degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent, or MS degree.
• Experience designing, configuring, programming, installing, troubleshooting or servicing HVAC Controls or Electrical SCADA systems application specific controllers, software and networks.
• Experience using common industrial communication protocols (MQTT, BACnet and/or MODBUS).
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering documentation, electrical and mechanical diagrams, and standard operating procedures.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholder deliverables, requirements, and navigate difficult situations.
• Experience designing data centers or critical MEP infrastructure.
• Registered as a Professional Engineer (PE), or certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.

Base salary range: $111,300.00 – $186,100.00 USD annually.

Benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and optional supplemental life plans), employee assistance program, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. For more details, see https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.