HV/MV Substation Design Engineer for Data Centers

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 117,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. seeks an Electrical Engineer to join a global team supporting AWS data centers and mission-critical facilities.

You will design substation electrical systems, define equipment specifications, review submittals, and support commissioning from site reviews through turnover. Ideal candidates have 4+ years of engineering experience in data centers or similar environments, a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Participate in site selection reviews.
• Data center substation electrical designs and collaboration with other disciplines to create a construction document set.
• Creation of designs which meet or exceed our quality requirements and fall within our budgetary requirements.
• Work with local utilities to understand and define site utility requirements.
• Review and approval of equipment submittals.
• Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to, and during construction phases.
• Work with commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical systems.
• Travel to sites for site review and work with onsite field engineers, as well as provide engineering evaluations, electrical systems audits, and startup as needed.

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. seeks an Electrical Engineer to join a global team supporting AWS data centers and mission-critical facilities.

You will design substation electrical systems, define equipment specifications, review submittals, and support commissioning from site reviews through turnover. Ideal candidates have 4+ years of engineering experience in data centers or similar environments, a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.