Senior Data Center Controls Engineer

Amazon Inc.; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 139,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon seeks a seasoned Controls Engineer to lead Building Management and Electrical Power Monitoring System projects for AWS data centers. You will review MEP drawings, develop BOMs, and manage complex stakeholder deliverables across timelines.

The role requires extensive experience in industrial controls within critical environments and strong project management with global exposure. Occasional travel and cross-functional collaboration are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related field plus 10+ years of relevant controls experience, OR 15+ years of relevant controls experience in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years of experience with industrial controls in critical environment (data center, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, oil & gas, petrochemical, laboratory, power, water etc.)
• 9+ years of general project or vendor management experience (RFPs, bidding, change orders, quality control, and RFI/submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution.

Responsibilities

• Manage scope of Building Management System (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) for construction of AWS data centers.
• Ensure data center controls are deployed in accordance with scope of work (SOW) and specifications.
• Review and provide feedback on mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) drawings.
• Develop controls bill of materials (BOM).
• Manage multiple stakeholder deliverables, requirements and navigate difficult situations.
• Work under tight project timelines.
• Financially manage both construction and service contracts.
• Act in a project sponsor/lead capacity.
• Provide vendor management.
• Develop scope of work for site improvement projects.
• Provide technical assistance and support to internal customers during life cycle of the data center.
• Perform controls root cause analysis for service of controls for AWS data centers.
• Schedule and supervise Quarterly maintenance for BMS and EPMS.
• Review controls sequence of operation and provide feedback to design.
• Participate in a global on-call schedule.
• Grow in technical ability by learning a multitude of different automation platforms.
• Develop building automation controls drawings and wiring diagrams.
• Size controls valves and damper actuators and select controls devices.
• Develop and modify control logic programming.
• Develop and modify graphical user interface.

Skills

Vendor management

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Bachelor’s degree plus 10+ years of relevant controls experience OR 15+ years in lieu of a degree

Job description

Amazon seeks a seasoned Controls Engineer to lead Building Management and Electrical Power Monitoring System projects for AWS data centers. You will review MEP drawings, develop BOMs, and manage complex stakeholder deliverables across timelines.

The role requires extensive experience in industrial controls within critical environments and strong project management with global exposure. Occasional travel and cross-functional collaboration are expected.