Data Center Commissioning Engineer – Global, 25% Travel

Amazon Data Services, Inc.; Canton (MS); On-site; USD 105,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Data Center Commissioning Engineer (CxE) to lead testing and validation of electrical and mechanical infrastructure in our Canton, MS data centers. You will oversee design reviews, conduct FAT/FWT, and manage third‑party vendors to ensure safe, high‑quality commissioning across multiple projects.

You will dive into scheduling, test scripting, and multi‑discipline planning, auditing vendor performance against safety and environmental standards, and reporting

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning of electrical and mechanical systems.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Professional Engineer License (preferred).
• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.

Responsibilities

• Provide testing and validation oversight of AWS data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure, including review of design documents and equipment submittals.
• Lead Factory Witness Testing (FWT) and manage third‑party commissioning vendors for onsite pre-functional, functional, and integrated tests.
• Own project success, resolve technical issues, and share lessons learned to drive team and program improvements.
• Contribute input into scheduling, test script development, design, and planning; audit vendor activities for environmental, quality, and safety compliance.
• Regularly report commissioning progress and metrics to the Regional Commissioning Manager; manage multiple projects to milestones and capacity delivery.

Skills

Electrical & mechanical commissioning

Reading construction drawings

Project coordination

Travel up to 25%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Data Center Commissioning Engineer (CxE) to lead testing and validation of electrical and mechanical infrastructure in our Canton, MS data centers. You will oversee design reviews, conduct FAT/FWT, and manage third‑party vendors to ensure safe, high‑quality commissioning across multiple projects.

You will dive into scheduling, test scripting, and multi‑discipline planning, auditing vendor performance against safety and environmental standards, and reporting