Amazon Web Services (AWS) · 1 day ago
Retro Commissioning Engineer, Commissioning Engineering
Herndon, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$105K/yr - $185K/yr
5+ years expAmazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. As a Data Center Retro Commissioning Engineer, you will oversee testing and validation of AWS data center infrastructure and manage third-party commissioning vendors to optimize data center performance.
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Responsibilities
Provide testing and validation oversight of AWS data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure in existing operational facilities
Review as-built documents and equipment submittals
Lead Factory Witness Testing (FWT) when applicable
Manage third-party commissioning vendors in the performance of onsite functional and integrated systems testing
Own your projects' successes where you Deep Dived to resolve technical issues and had Bias for Action to address schedule impacts and coordination demands onsite
Share your lessons learned leading towards team growth and program improvements
Provide multi-discipline input into the scheduling, test script development, designing, and planning of retro commissioning projects
Continuously audit Cx vendors' activities to ensure compliance with environmental, quality, and safety requirements while minimizing impact to operational data centers
Regularly report retro commissioning progress and metrics of assigned projects to your Regional Commissioning Manager
Lead several projects simultaneously to achieve key milestones and deliver optimized data center performance while managing project budget as approved by Finance
Work across AWS engineering, operations, and contractor teams to coordinate site activities in operational data centers, prioritize tasks, and ensure each issue has clear path to resolution with minimal impact to operations
Manage the project commissioning vendor whose primary scope is to execute functional tests on existing systems, identify optimization opportunities, determine criticality, propose solutions, and document their findings
Coordinate closely with operations teams to schedule work during appropriate maintenance windows
Escalate to the appropriate stakeholders if project completion is at risk
Communicate lessons learned to help peers on similar projects in flight and participate in initiatives that drive improvement to the retro commissioning program
Qualification
Required
5+ years of engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning of electrical and mechanical systems experience
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or 5 years of relevant discipline work experience
High technical competency in either mechanical or electrical or control systems utilized in critical infrastructures, with the capability to learn and be trained in the others
Understand the design concept and intent by reviewing mechanical or electrical design documentation, including drawings, specifications, vendor submittals and sequences of operations and provide feedback on the same in accordance with Amazon standards for basis of design
Develop but majorly review commissioning documentation such as test plans, scripts and reports developed by vendors to ensure accuracy in accordance with the design requirements
Preferred
Advanced knowledge Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, Outlook required; advanced knowledge of SharePoint (or similar) preferred
Strong communication skills, detail oriented, highly organized, and able to work in high stress environments to maintain calm and respectful interaction with multiple teams
Advanced knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and controls systems for critical infrastructures
Ability to read and edit construction documents (design drawings, control diagrams, specifications, etc.)
Experience developing and executing test procedures for mechanical or electrical systems/components based on design intent and approved equipment submittals
Benefits
Equity
Sign-on payments
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing.
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