Senior Data Center Commissioning Engineer – AMER West

Amazon; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 116,800 - 160,000; Full time

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Job summary

Amazon’s AWS Data Center Commissioning Team seeks an experienced Electrical/Mechanical Commissioning Engineer to lead testing and validation of data center infrastructure, coordinating with engineering and contractor teams to deliver reliable, high‑quality performance across multiple sites in Austin, Dallas, and Houston.

The role requires travel up to 80% domestically and internationally; US citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning experience for electrical and mechanical systems.
• Ability to review mechanical or electrical design documents, drawings, specifications, and vendor submittals and provide feedback aligned with Amazon standards.
• Develop and review commissioning documentation such as test plans, scripts, and vendor reports to ensure accuracy per design requirements.

Responsibilities

• Review design documents and perform testing and validation oversight of AWS data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
• Lead Factory Witness Testing (FWT) and manage third‑party commissioning vendors for onsite pre‑functional, functional, and integrated systems testing.
• Provide multi‑discipline input into scheduling, test script development, design, and planning of projects.
• Audit activities to ensure compliance with environmental, quality, and safety requirements.
• Prepare comprehensive weekly status reports and lessons learned to drive program improvement.
• Coordinate with AWS engineering, capacity delivery, operations, and contractor teams to resolve project issues and communicate lessons learned.

Skills

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Control systems

Design review

Commissioning

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Job description

Amazon’s AWS Data Center Commissioning Team seeks an experienced Electrical/Mechanical Commissioning Engineer to lead testing and validation of data center infrastructure, coordinating with engineering and contractor teams to deliver reliable, high‑quality performance across multiple sites in Austin, Dallas, and Houston.

The role requires travel up to 80% domestically and internationally; US citizenship is required.