EU Sustainability Engineering team is looking for a Sr Electrical Engineer to scale programs within the wider Amazon electrification transformation.
Amazon is committed to building a sustainable future for our customers local communities and the planet. Under The Climate Pledge we committed to be net-zero carbon across our business by 2040 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. To get there we need driven people that are dedicated to making a meaningful impact on the roadmap for sustainable energy technologies.
Core initiative are the electrification of last mile and middle mile fleet and the implementation of technologies to maximize energy efficiency of our buildings. This requires to expand one of the largest private charging networks in the world and the definition of innovative electrical design to enable smart grids strategy.
Location available for this role are: Luxembourg London Milan
Key job responsibilities
Have full ownership of technologies standards for electrical equipment. Including development of standard design for core electrical equipment in partnership with manufacturers.
Perform design validation in order to ensure that various teams are respecting electrical standards during installation of electrical equipment.
Act as subject matter expert and support Field Engineering to prepare for the execution of installation on-site.- Align and set stakeholders expectations for the installation of the electrical infrastructure to serve the Electrical Vehicle (EV) charging network and/or the smart grid.
Work closely with stakeholders to drive technology roadmap for High Voltage and Low Voltage electrical infrastructure including EV chargers High-Low voltage substations energy efficiency and IoT technologies (e.g. smart meters)
Write business cases and present them to leadership to get approval for the scoping of programs.
Actively contribute to coordinate project managers for large scale installation.
Ensure process improvement for commissioning audit value engineering cost control.
A day in the life
Your day could include engagement with all levels of the organization and multiple stakeholder groups to drive short mid and long term technical decisions that have impact at a large scale across the Amazon network. You would also be working with partners from Operations RME Health and Safety Global Fleet Product Finance Procurement and external vendors with the scope to design and deploy electrical infrastructure in all EU Amazons operational sites.
About the team
EU Sustainability Engineering is responsible for the definition and the continuous improvement of electrical standards for EV charging network and smart grid solutions at Amazon. We ensure reliability of design and we obsess over costs since we believe that waste of resources is one of the major risks for all Sustainability actions. The scale of Amazon last mile network requires the team to establish close partnership with other teams our customers are Operations On Road (DSP) and RME teams.
- Masters degree or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- Experience leading large projects through the full product development life cycle in a large cross-functional team
- Experience driving collaborative projects from conception to delivery or experience in technical support
- Experience in English-language communication skills both written and verbal
- Masters degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- experience working with public grid operators
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