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Amazon Controls Engineer - DCS, DC Systems Support, DC Systems Support in Denver, Colorado
Description
The AWS Data Center Systems team builds services to monitor the data center infrastructure controls monitoring and alerting systems. Our services directly contribute to the high availability of AWS data centers and Amazon’s sustainability goals. Teams in Data Center Systems solve problems of massive metric ingestion, distributed systems/cloud computing, data visualization, anomaly detection, analytics, and graph networks. The team’s goal is to deliver consistent standards for data center controls systems, as well as overall mechanical and electrical design practices.
We are looking for a Controls Engineer who is passionate about data center operations and automated sequences to increase efficiency and availability. In this role you’ll be providing support and developing mechanisms to the next generation controller design and sequence development, BMS/EPMS system configuration and programming, hardware integration, I/O mapping tables and engineering specifications. You’ll be applying your creative and critical problem solving skills to develop solutions to deploy at massive scale. Above all, you will care deeply about the customer and delight in creating simple and elegant solutions that solve our customers’ biggest challenges.
The ideal candidate will need a wide-ranging background in data center environmental controls systems, IT systems and infrastructure, networking, mechanical facility operations, electrical power monitoring, project management and strong leadership skills.
If you are passionate about the Customer Experience, think and act with a global perspective and have the ability to contribute to sophisticated innovations in the area of building controls and automation initiatives, this is the challenge you are looking for!
Role Responsibilities and Requirements
• Lead and facilitate collaboration with multiple teams including construction, programmers, sourcing, and team managers as necessary to accomplish initiative goals.
• Have deep knowledge of critical infrastructure, building operations, mechanical plant strategies, BMS/EPMS programming concepts, control diagrams, industrial HVAC, electrical line-ups, one line diagrams, and complex environmental and electrical concepts.
• Data center redundancy, mechanical failure strategies, energy and water conservation best-case practices and data reporting analytics.
• Knowledge of how to successfully operate in high security critical environments while maximizing productivity.
• Innovation of new solutions to support initiative, team, and company goals.
• Create, maintain, and disseminate specification documents that pertain to global projects.
• Create, support mechanisms for for mechanical and electrical controls products.
• Interaction with AWS cloud services and other applications in order to present, archive and analyze accumulated data.
• Expect to travel when needed to manage and/or support project initiatives
About the team
Team is responsible for the remote provisioning, configuration, and service support of mechanical and electrical controls systems, ensuring that data center controls systems are deployed and configured on time to meet AWS's capacity commitments. We have the responsibility for deploying security and software updates and will provide a 24/7 single point of contact.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Denver, CO, USA
Basic Qualifications
3+ years working on PLC design and programming sequence logic. 3+ years designing or contributing to the design of Controls and Monitoring solution projects.
3+ years’ experience working with complex control systems including electrical and mechanical devices.
Skilled in written and verbal communication.
Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
Preferred Qualifications
3+ years working on PLC design and programming sequence logic. 3+ years designing or contributing to the design of Controls and Monitoring solution projects. 3+ years’ experience working with complex control systems including electrical and mechanical devices.
Skilled in written and verbal communication.
Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $93,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on 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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.