Electrical Design Engineer Data Center Design Engineering

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words were the people who keep the cloud running. 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 were looking for talented people who want to help. Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Amazon Web Services is seeking a Jr. Electrical Engineer to become part of a global engineering team responsible for the design and continuous innovation of our rapidly expanding data center foot print.

Engineers at Amazon work to design resilient cost effective electrical distribution systems. As engineers at Amazon we are responsible for achieving a world class uptime for our customers. We justify and communicate the technical decisions we make to Sr. Management and work hard to drive continuous advancements and improvements with our designs. As an engineer at Amazon you have the ability to drive change and define/design the systems our customers rely on.

We are looking for engineers with hands on electrical design experience. If you can design an electrical system have an understanding of the critical equipment needs for a data center and understand the constructability of varying designs you may be a good fit. As we grow we are structuring our team to own more of our engineering in house. Engineers will be responsible for taking designs from concept to the permit and construction document set. You must be capable of defining critical equipment specifications and approving equipment submittals. Engineers will directly support construction and be a part of the process from site selection review through commissioning and ultimately turnover. At Amazon we highly support continued learning opportunities and focus on continued employee development.

At Amazon team work is absolutely necessary for us to accomplish our goals. You must be able to work within a team and depend on others to accomplish the required work. As an electrical engineer at Amazon you will be working with other internal groups as well as external groups including utilities manufacturers vendors and contractors.

Amazon has a global presence. As this position is based out of Seattle WA travel to our data centers (located Oregon Ohio and throughout AMER region) yearly team offsites and vendor factory visits are required. Travel could be up to 20 of your time.



Key job responsibilities
Responsibilities of the Jr. Electrical Engineer:
Under the direction of a senior engineer the Jr. Electrical Engineer will be responsible for the following:
Data center electrical designs and collaboration with other disciplines to create a construction document set.
Creation of designs which meet or exceed our quality requirements and fall within our budgetary requirements.
Work with local agencies having jurisdiction to ensure compliance with federal state and municipal requirements and building codes.
Review and approval of equipment submittals.
Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to and during construction phases.
Work with commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation operation and performance of electrical systems.
Ability to work on concurrent projects in multiple geographical regions.
Travel to sites for site review and work with onsite field engineers as well as provide engineering evaluations electrical systems audits and startup as needed.
Having fun and offering creative out of the box solutions.

About the team
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Bachelors degree in an electrical engineering or 6 years of relevant electrical experience.
1 year of experience with industrial or commercial electrical design.
1 year experience developing design documentation (plans specifications etc) for construction and/or permitting.

1 year of experience directly related to data center or mission critical facility design.
Experience with large scale technical operations or largescale compute farms.
Understanding of uninterruptable power sources diesel generators electrical switchgear power distribution units variable frequency drives automatic/static transfer switches and other mission critical electrical equipment.
Basic understanding of mechanical equipment and system design.
Experience with fast track design/build projects and or multiple significant upgrade projects.


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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $86900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.