Data Center Electrical Engineer - Colocation (Regional)

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 116,800 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Arizona seeks a Colo Regional Engineer to lead data center design upgrades, perform site assessments, and review critical infrastructure for colocated facilities. You will collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to ensure reliability and efficiency.

The role requires a strong engineering background in mechanical/electrical systems and at least five years in mission critical facilities, with a focus on scalable infrastructure across regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including data centers, power generation, or oil and gas facilities.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site assessments against AWS standards for colocation data centers and telecommunications facilities within the region.
• Reviews vendor critical infrastructure designs and perform risk analysis and availability calculations for vendor owned and operated collocation data center’s infrastructure to determine fit-for-use/fit-for-service for AWS cloud compute and networking services.
• Perform design and equipment submittal review for new Data Centers in your region.
• Troubleshoot, conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and create Corrective Action (CA) documentation for site/equipment failures.
• Directly support operational issues with ad‑hoc training, complex operating procedure reviews, including critical equipment, and event support.
• Own the design for existing data center upgrades and design‑solutions, which add capacity, improve availability, and increase efficiency.
• Lead, Review, and approve designs for existing co‑location (colo) data center upgrades which improve availability/efficiency.
• Interface with internal data center design engineering team, server hardware team, environmental health and safety team to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability in services delivered.
• Work on concurrent projects, sometimes in multiple geographical regions.
• Initiate and lead engineering site audits within Amazon’s owned or colo data centers.
• Act as resident engineer during new construction projects. Support construction, commissioning, and turnover.

Skills

Engineering judgement

Detail oriented

Project management

Stakeholder relations

Field work

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Arizona seeks a Colo Regional Engineer to lead data center design upgrades, perform site assessments, and review critical infrastructure for colocated facilities. You will collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to ensure reliability and efficiency.

The role requires a strong engineering background in mechanical/electrical systems and at least five years in mission critical facilities, with a focus on scalable infrastructure across regions.