Amazon's vision is to be the world's most customer-centric company, and this role is key to that vision. As an Electrical Colo Regional Engineer, you will be leading projects to fit out the data centers we support to meet ever-evolving customer needs as we continue expanding our fleet to hyper-scale. As an ideal candidate you:
Possess Strong Engineering Judgement and are able to provide recommendations despite uncertainty
Are detail and data oriented
Have experience managing engineering projects and consultants.
Build trust and relationships with different stakeholders (e.g., Operations, Commissioning, Construction and Design)
Be inclined to get into the field to see things up close.
Key job responsibilities
Work with colo vendors to review the design for new Data Centers in your region, including design input, submittal review and incorporating AWS products to ensure the design is meeting AWS expectations
Act as resident engineer during new colo construction projects. Support construction, commissioning, and handover
Troubleshoot, conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and create Corrective Action (CA) documentation for site/equipment failure
Directly support operational issues with ad-hoc training, complex operating procedure reviews, including essential equipment, and event support
Provide technical support to the design for existing data center upgrades and design-solutions, which add capacity, improve availability, and increase efficiency
Supporting operating partners to lead, review, and approve designs for existing co-location (colo) data center upgrades which improve availability/efficiency
Interface with operating partners, data center design engineering team, server hardware team, environmental health and safety team to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability in services delivered by operating partners
Work on concurrent projects, sometimes in multiple geographical regions
Initiate and lead engineering site audits within leased or colo data centers. Produce reports outlining risks with recommended mitigations and remediation's
A day in the life
Each day you will interact with different teams responsible for all aspects of the data centers. You will prioritize your activities to support data center capacity availability and safety focusing on the actions that are most impactful. You will have the opportunity to work on projects locally and globally.
About the team
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4+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities experience
4+ years of commissioning experience
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities
Professional Engineer License
Experience with building codes and regulations for your region
Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents
Acknowledgement of country
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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