Data Center Controls Engineer — BMS/EPMS Expert

Amazon Inc.; New Albany (OH); On-site; USD 111,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Controls Engineer to troubleshoot, manage projects, and maintain BMS/EPMS in AWS data centers. You will develop control strategies, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and ensure reliable power and environmental monitoring across facilities.

The role involves travel up to 40% and requires ITAR-compliant eligibility. Join a team that delivers scalable, secure data center infrastructure with a strong emphasis on innovation and safety.

Qualifications

• Experience with power management and power monitoring systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, engineering technology or equivalent, or 5+ years of industrial controls and automation experience.
• Experience with industrial controls in critical environments (data center, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, oil & gas, etc.).
• A minimum of two years in controls or electrical construction project coordination with multiple teams or vendors to meet project requirements.
• Candidate must meet ITAR compliance.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis or corrective action for BMS and EPMS issues in AWS data centers.
• Train and assist internal customers with BMS/EPMS design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning, and operation.
• Provide technical assistance to operations during the data center lifecycle.
• Review quarterly maintenance results for BMS/EPMS and drive resolutions.
• Develop project scope, schedule, budget, and LOE for BMS/EPMS projects requested by customers and stakeholders.
• Manage scope, schedule, finances and execution of BMS/EPMS improvement projects in AWS data centers.
• Assist in procurement activities including RFIs/RFPs, vendor proposals, and purchase orders.
• Participate in AWS global on-call schedule to provide BMS/EPMS support to data centers.
• Attend project meetings, coordinate with project leaders, report status to Controls and stakeholders.
• Support commissioning activities related to Controls projects in data centers.
• Review and iterate on SOO and provide feedback to design team.
• Develop and modify controls logic programming and GUIs.
• Manage multiple stakeholder deliverables and navigate challenging situations.
• Financially manage BMS/EPMS service contracts.
• Frequently visit in-operation data centers to troubleshoot and supervise vendor work.

Skills

Power management

Power monitoring

Industrial controls

ITAR compliance

Data center experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or engineering technology

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Controls Engineer to troubleshoot, manage projects, and maintain BMS/EPMS in AWS data centers. You will develop control strategies, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and ensure reliable power and environmental monitoring across facilities.

The role involves travel up to 40% and requires ITAR-compliant eligibility. Join a team that delivers scalable, secure data center infrastructure with a strong emphasis on innovation and safety.