Data Center Controls Tech, Controls Team

The Data Center Global Controls team is looking for exceptional individuals to join our Controls organization as a Controls Technician for Service & Construction of the Building Management Systems (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) within Amazon data centers. If you are passionate about the Customer Experience think and act globally and have the ability to contribute to major new innovations in the area of building controls and automation this is the challenge you are looking for!

The candidate will possess technical background and experience in installation troubleshooting operations and/or maintenance of field sensors controllers wiring networking and programming associated with the industrial controls systems. The candidate may also have relevant experience operating and maintaining mission critical electrical and mechanical systems. A Controls Technician shall be responsible for participating in the installation testing troubleshooting and startup of equipment and controls system associated with the BMS and EPMS system deployment in the data centers. A Controls Technician is expected to actively innovate on behalf of their customers in the area of Data Center building automation.

Key job responsibilities
Deploy service and upgrade BMS and EPMS systems across multiple data centers while mentoring facilities team members on system operations

Manage computer enterprise asset management systems small to medium projects and perform point-to-point checkouts between field devices and controllers

Perform first-line diagnostics troubleshooting maintenance of programming code and hardware plus provisioning of servers controllers and network configurations

Install replace configure and calibrate sensors while reading electrical schematics and supervising low voltage contractors in compliance with AWS requirements

Support commissioning systems testing create red-lined drawings follow change management processes and participate in factory witnessed tests

Conduct root cause analysis recommend design improvements manage service agreements including vendor scheduling and invoice review

Monitor ticketing systems prioritize tasks work on-call rotating schedules and respond to after-hours emergencies while ensuring proper safety protocols

Perform physical tasks including walking job sites on uneven terrain working at heights regularly kneeling/crouching and lifting up to 49 pounds (group lifts for 50 pounds)

A day in the life
A typical day is attending morning construction/commissioning meetings assessing and prioritization of project tasks and service tickets for the given day. Field work which requires configuring controllers testing sensors troubleshooting safety site walks and supporting general startup processes. Technician is responsible for logging their daily efforts in construction and service related AWS tools.
The mission of the Data Center Controls Engineering team is to manage the design deployment and service of a highly reliable electrical and mechanical control system for the life-cycle of an AWS data center.

About the team
AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS)
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- Bachelors degree in electrical or mechanical engineering engineering technology or equivalent or 3 years of industrial controls and automation experience
- 1 years of professional work experience or experience in technical work related to computer systems and technology components
- Technical (Military/ Trade School) School diploma or Associate degree with one year experience related to industrial instrumentation/controls or equivalent electrical or mechanical operations experience.
- Minimum one year of experience with mission critical low and medium voltage electrical and/or mechanical systems.
- Basic understanding of Industrial controls system controllers and programming including troubleshooting of industrial controls analog discrete and networked input/output field signals.

- One-year experience working in a Data Center or mission critical environment.
- International Society of Automation (ISA) Certified Controls System Technician (CCST) Level I or higher certification.
- Fundamental knowledge of network design and layout as well as low voltage (copper/ fiber) cabling.

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