Data Center Controls Engineer, Lubbock, Texas

Job ID: | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain – and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate across AWS to deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

As part of the AWS Controls Team you will work with highly motivated experts and innovators in the data center industry. You will be responsible for innovating, deploying, optimizing, and maintaining the automation systems within the data centers. Automation systems consist of building management system (BMS) and electrical power monitoring system (EPMS). Using Amazon leadership principles, you will develop new processes and standards while innovating in the controls space.

The ideal candidate will possess a construction management, mechanical, electrical or technology background that enables them to undertake the challenges of sophisticated controls platforms and a demonstrated ability to think broadly and strategically in aligning building controls and automation with the larger objectives of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Travel 35–50%, primarily within Texas.
• Manage the 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.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of general contractor and vendor management experience (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, RFI/submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution.
• 5+ years of experience with industrial controls in critical environments such as data center, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, oil & gas, petrochemical, laboratory, power, or water.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics, or equivalent, or an MS degree.
• Experience designing, configuring, programming, installing, troubleshooting or servicing HVAC controls or electrical SCADA systems application‑specific controllers, software and networks.
• Experience using common industrial communication protocols such as MQTT, BACnet or MODBUS.
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering documentation, electrical and mechanical diagrams, and standard operating procedures.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholder deliverables, requirements and navigate difficult situations.
• 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+ years of military service with a background in engineering (mechanical, electrical, chemical, controls/automation).

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USA, TX, Lubbock - 111,300.00 to 186,100.00 USD annually.