Amazon · 1 day ago
Data Center Controls Engineer, North Carolina
Hamlet, North Carolina, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$99K/yr - $211K/yr
5+ years expAmazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Controls Engineer to join their AWS Infrastructure Services team. This role involves managing the automation systems within data centers, ensuring compliance with specifications, and collaborating with various stakeholders to optimize controls operations.
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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
Qualification
Required
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 of experience with industrial controls in critical environment (data center, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, oil & gas, petrochemical, laboratory, power, water etc.)
Preferred
Experience with Industrial control systems, both hardware and software
Experience directly related to the design or construction of data centers or critical infrastructure or large-scale mechanical and electrical plants
Knowledge of engineering documentation, electrical diagrams and standard operating procedures
Experience managing competing priorities across a wide range of stakeholders
1+ years of Amazon experience, or experience with AWS services or other cloud offerings
4+ years of military experience
Experiencing using common industrial communication protocols (MQTT, BACnet and/or MODBUS)
MS in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Controls/Automation)
Registered as a Professional Engineer (PE), or certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
Experience designing, configuring, programming, installing, troubleshooting or servicing HVAC Controls or Electrical SCADA systems application-specific controllers, software and networks
Benefits
Equity
Sign-on payments
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Amazon
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