Data Center Electrical Design Engineer — Innovate at Scale

Amazon Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join a global team designing and innovating our data center footprint. The role focuses on electrical distribution design, from concept to construction documents, with responsibilities across multiple sites and international collaboration.

You will drive technical decisions, review equipment submittals, and support commissioning to ensure uptime and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities (data centers, power generation)
• Experience researching new designs and construction methods for data center equipment
• Knowledge of electrical distribution systems and equipment

Responsibilities

• Data center electrical designs and collaboration with other disciplines to create a construction document set.
• Creation of designs which meet or exceed our quality requirements and stay within budget.
• Work with local agencies to ensure compliance with codes.
• Review and approve equipment submittals.
• Define project scope and provide technical support pre- and during construction.
• Coordinate with commissioning teams to test and validate installation and performance.
• Travel to sites for reviews and work with on-site engineers.

Skills

Engineering experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Amazon Web Services is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join a global team designing and innovating our data center footprint. The role focuses on electrical distribution design, from concept to construction documents, with responsibilities across multiple sites and international collaboration.

You will drive technical decisions, review equipment submittals, and support commissioning to ensure uptime and cost efficiency.