Data Center Controls Engineer

About This Role

This engineering role is part of the AWS Controls Team, working with experts and innovators in the data center industry. The engineer will be responsible for innovating, deploying, optimizing, and maintaining automation systems within data centers, specifically building management systems (BMS) and electrical power monitoring systems (EPMS). The ideal candidate will have a background in construction management, mechanical, electrical, or technology, enabling them to handle complex controls platforms and align building automation with business objectives.

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 material (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

Requirements

• 4+ years of general contractor and vendor management work (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, RFI/submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent engineering science plus 5+ years of relevant controls experience, OR 10+ years of relevant controls experience in lieu of a degree
• 5+ years with industrial controls in critical environment (data center, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, oil & gas)

About the Company

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure, supporting all AWS data centers and their equipment to ensure continual customer access to innovation. The company works on challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain.