Senior Electrical Engineer, Critical Infra for Data Centers

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

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Herndon, VA seeks an Amazon Critical Infrastructure Engineer to lead data center projects, upgrades, and field operations.

You will own designs for capacity, availability and efficiency, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable infrastructure. The role emphasizes strong judgment, communication, and leadership, with a mix of office and field work across multiple regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or experience working in electrical engineering field.
• 5+ 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.
• Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications.
• Experience in Bigdata architecture and programming/scripting (Batch, VB, PowerShell, Java, C#, Chef, Perl, Ruby and/or PHP)

Responsibilities

• 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 conceptual design for existing data center upgrades and design-solutions, which add capacity, improve availability, increase efficiency and sustainability.
• Interface with internal data center operations team, data center design engineering team, server hardware team, environmental health and safety team to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability in services delivered.
• Develop innovative solutions for AWS’s data centers.
• Work on concurrent projects, sometimes in multiple geographical regions.
• Initiate and lead engineering audits including on-site visits within Amazon’s data centers. Produce reports outlining risks with recommended mitigations and remediations.
• Act as resident engineer during new construction projects. Support construction, commissioning, and turnover.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Programming/Scripting

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Herndon, VA seeks an Amazon Critical Infrastructure Engineer to lead data center projects, upgrades, and field operations.

You will own designs for capacity, availability and efficiency, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable infrastructure. The role emphasizes strong judgment, communication, and leadership, with a mix of office and field work across multiple regions.