Electrical Engineer – Data Center Colo (Regional) + RSUs

Amazon; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 134,300 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an Electrical Engineer for Data Center Colocation Regional Engineering (AMER) in Mountain View, CA. The role focuses on MEPS infrastructure design, colocation vendor coordination, and site audits to ensure high availability and efficiency across AWS data centers.

The engineer will lead design reviews, perform risk analyses, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable data center solutions worldwide.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel

Responsibilities

• Conduct site assessments against AWS standards for collocation 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

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

Amazon is seeking an Electrical Engineer for Data Center Colocation Regional Engineering (AMER) in Mountain View, CA. The role focuses on MEPS infrastructure design, colocation vendor coordination, and site audits to ensure high availability and efficiency across AWS data centers.

The engineer will lead design reviews, perform risk analyses, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable data center solutions worldwide.