Regional Data Center Chief Engineer: Generators & NDT

Amazon Inc.; Covington (GA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Engineering Operations Chief Engineer to lead generator maintenance, NDT testing, and incident response across the Atlanta region.

You will set standards, train technicians, and oversee preventive maintenance, emissions testing, and stack tests. As front-line technical lead, you will develop SOPs, manage projects, coordinate with vendors, and report findings to facility management, ensuring reliability and safety per NFPA 70E and related codes.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of electrical and mechanical facilities maintenance experience.
• 3+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience.
• Experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings.
• Knowledge of critical data center equipment.
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, or OSHA.
• Experience in project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure.
• Experience in Data Center Engineering Operations, with a deep understanding of electrical and mechanical data center infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical expert for generator systems and non-destructive testing (NDT) of electrical equipment, including emergency response for critical power systems.
• Perform troubleshooting, repair, and root cause analysis on generator failures and electrical anomalies identified through NDT within SLAs, and assess the impact on critical power infrastructure.
• Conduct and oversee generator preventive maintenance, fluid sampling, load bank testing, emissions stack testing to OEM, NFPA 110, and air permit requirements, and NDT of switchgear and transformers.
• Develop and implement standard operating procedures for generator maintenance and testing and NDT inspection programs.
• Train technicians on generator maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair, and on NDT methods including infrared thermography and partial discharge analysis.
• Establish performance benchmarks for generator systems, analyze NDT and fluid sampling trends, and prepare reports on testing results and maintenance activities.
• Communicate technical findings and risk from NDT and generator performance data to facility management and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with facility managers and vendors to coordinate generator maintenance schedules, stack testing, NDT programs, and OEM repairs.
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures, including NFPA 70E and LOTO, during generator maintenance and NDT operations.
• Maintain detailed records of generator maintenance, fluid sampling, stack test results, and NDT results using facility management software and Microsoft Office tools.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

MS Office

Procedures & drawings

Tools

Infrared thermography

Partial discharge analysis

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Engineering Operations Chief Engineer to lead generator maintenance, NDT testing, and incident response across the Atlanta region.

You will set standards, train technicians, and oversee preventive maintenance, emissions testing, and stack tests. As front-line technical lead, you will develop SOPs, manage projects, coordinate with vendors, and report findings to facility management, ensuring reliability and safety per NFPA 70E and related codes.