Amazon Web Services (AWS) · 1 day ago
Data Center Controls Engineer, Mississippi
Canton, MS
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$83K/yr - $185K/yr
3+ years expAmazon Web Services (AWS) is a leader in the data center industry, seeking a Data Center Controls Engineer to join their global controls team. The role involves managing and improving building management systems (BMS) and electrical power monitoring systems (EPMS), providing technical support, and overseeing project execution within AWS data centers.
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Responsibilities
Train and assist internal customers and stakeholders with the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning and operation of BMS and EPMS systems
Provide technical assistance and support to operations during life cycle of the data center
Review results and action items from the quarterly maintenance for BMS and EPMS and take actions to get them resolved
Develop BMS & EPMS projects scope of work, schedule, budget, and level of efforts (LOE) to projects requested by customers and stakeholders
Manage scope, schedule, finance and execution of BMS and EPMS improvement projects in AWS data centers
Assist in procurement related activities including request for quotation/proposals, responding to request for information, review of vendors proposal and issuance of purchase orders
Participate in AWS global on-call schedule to provide immediate BMS and EPMS technical support to in-service data centers
Attend project related meetings, coordinate with project leaders and regularly report status to Controls and stakeholders’ management
Support Controls projects related commissioning activities in the data centers
Review, implement, troubleshoot and iterate on the controls sequence of operation (SOO) and provide necessary feedback to the design team
Develop and modify controls logic programming and graphical user interfaces
Manage multiple stakeholder deliverables, requirements and navigate challenging situations
Financially manage BMS and EPMS service contracts
Frequently visit (locally) assigned in-operation and/or under construction data centers to troubleshoot, meet customers, supervise vendor’s work to ensure compliance with the scope, design, SOO and applicable local codes
Qualification
Required
Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications
2+ 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 3+ years of relevant controls experience, OR 8+ years of relevant controls experience in lieu of a degree
3+ years of experience with industrial controls in critical environment (data center, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, oil & gas, petrochemical, laboratory, power, water etc.)
Preferred
Knowledge of engineering documentation, electrical diagrams and standard operating procedures
Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
MS in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Controls/Automation)
Experience designing, configuring, programming, installing, troubleshooting or servicing HVAC Controls or Electrical SCADA systems application specific controllers, software and networks
Experiencing using common industrial communication protocols (MQTT, BACnet and/or MODBUS)
Experience designing data centers or critical MEP infrastructure
Registered as a Professional Engineer (PE), or certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
Prior AWS/Amazon experience
4+ Yr. Military Service
Benefits
A 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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