Sr. Power Systems Engineer, Generation, AWS Global Energy

Amazon; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon AWS seeks a Sr. Power Systems Engineer, Generation to design and evaluate power systems and energy storage for AWS data centers. You will model power flow, define generation requirements, and lead design integration to maximize system capacity.

You will collaborate with utility, data center, hardware, compute, software, operations, finance, legal, and policy teams to deliver highly available power at scale and optimize costs across global infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Experience in power systems and energy storage

Responsibilities

• Develop designs and analysis of energy storage technologies including battery and long-duration storage
• Evaluate power generation configurations for primary, temporary, or backup power
• Integrate diverse power sources (utilities, diesels, gas turbines, renewables) for data center loads
• Interpret and develop SLDs, drawings, specs, and performance data

Job description

Are you passionate about large power infrastructure systems? Do you love to innovate, discover, and apply your knowledge to advance world-class systems? Do you get excited about the idea of pushing the boundaries of power systems to handle the latest emerging technology? We are seeking a power systems engineer with experience in power systems and energy storage to support our growing requirements for novel solutions to delivering power to AWS data centers.

We are looking for a candidate with a track record of working on difficult power system problems and deep understanding of energy and power systems. As a Sr. Power Systems Engineer, Generation you will work within the Power Generation Solutions team to develop advanced electrical systems, model and evaluate power flow, define power generation requirements, and lead design integration to maximize the capacity out of our systems. You will own challenging problems that span multiple teams and drive technical decisions that impact AWS’ global infrastructure strategy. You will work on the technical strategy of different power and energy configurations, including developing optimization and control logic to ensure that we can exceed our customers’ expectations for delivering highly available power at the lowest costs for our data centers. You will work across multiple organizations, including utility-facing teams, data center and hardware engineering teams, compute and software teams, operations, finance, legal, and public policy teams to advance new concepts. Your technical expertise on power systems and power generation will guide cross‑functional teams in making critical design decisions, evaluating trade‑offs, and managing technical risks across complex power systems.

Amazon has a global presence, therefore, domestic and international travel may be necessary. Teamwork is absolutely necessary for us to accomplish our goals. You must be able to work within a team and collaborate with others to accomplish the required tasks. This includes working with internal groups as well as external suppliers and consultants, including utilities, manufacturers, vendors, and contractors.

At Amazon Web Services (AWS), our data centers are industry leading examples of innovation in the areas of data center critical infrastructure design, space utilization, energy efficiency, and cost effectiveness. We are known for our speed to market, reliability, and lowest total cost of ownership. Our Engineers are on the forefront of creating and delivering the most innovative products to our customers and are known for being a diverse and upbeat team that is continually improving the world of cloud computing. We continue to grow and are looking for individuals that can support our mission, enjoy a challenge, and have a desire for professional growth and continuous learning. AWS’s work environment is unique and offers an exceptional opportunity for the right candidate. If you are a creative, smart, and driven individual that enjoys working with complex problems, we want YOU!

Key job responsibilities

As a Sr. Power Systems Engineer, Generation on the Power Generation Solutions team, you will be responsible for:

• Developing designs and analysis of different energy storage technologies, including, but not limited to; battery energy storage systems, long duration energy storage systems, and utility-scale energy storage
• Evaluating and supporting the development of power generation configurations for different applications, including primary, temporary, or backup power
• Support the integration of different power sources, such as electric utilities, diesel generators, reciprocating engines, gas turbines, fuel cells, microgrids, distributed energy resources, and renewable energy, to serve data center loads in grid connected or grid independent configurations
• Understanding current trends in data center power demands and grid integration of large loads
• Understanding the design and functionality of the global data center fleet, including existing, upcoming, and unique site designs
• Interpreting, evaluating, and developing Single Line Drawings (SLD), engineering drawings, equipment submittals, equipment specifications documentation, and performance data to advance concepts and solutions
• Providing input and direction to Data Center Engineering teams for design revisions for new data centers as well as to Field Engineering for operational data center upgrades to meet critical strategic requirements
• Working independently and have frequent reviews with Senior and Principal Engineers in the team and with partner teams
• Working on concurrent projects in multiple geographical regions
• Being positive and offer creative, out of the box solutions
• Continuously learning curious about how things work, and willing to test and push new ideas
• Having fun and working hard!

About the team

The Power Generation Solutions team creates and delivers product and engineering solutions in for power and energy to help advance AWS’ mission to deliver world-leading cloud services. Our solutions are guided by four main principles; unlocking capacity growth, maintaining high infrastructure uptime, minimizing infrastructure costs, and advancing our net-zero carbon Climate Pledge. To deliver these solutions, our team provides technical input to realize a shared vision and strategy with partner teams and provides engineering support across the project or product lifecycle to deliver the solution. We provide grid analytics and manage and develop models for determining the total energy and water use within our fleet of data centers and work with partners on improving overall performance.