Electrical Design Engineer, Apac Data Center Design Engineering

Electrical Design Engineer, APAC Data Center Design EngineeringAWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're 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 we're looking for talented people who want to help.
You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll 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 you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
We are seeking an Electrical Engineer to become part of a world-class engineering team to lead the Electrical design of our Data Centers across our rapidly expanding Asia Pacific (APAC) portfolio.
We're looking for candidates that share our customer obsession by providing innovative solutions to enhance our market-leading reliability. Technical leaders that can explain complex systems in clear and concise language. We contribute to our global body of knowledge and drive a cycle of continuous improvement at a global scale. We are looking for engineers with hands-on electrical design experience across the project lifecycle from concept design through construction, to commissioning and handover. You will be relied on as a subject matter expert in the electrical engineering field. At Amazon, we highly support continued learning opportunities and focus on continued employee development.
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, consultants, and contractors.
Amazon has a global presence and a 25% travel will be expected as part of this role. Projects will be throughout the region and a degree of international travel and support will be necessary.
We are the leaders in our industry. We always strive to improve in every aspect of our business. Continuous improvement through Lean Engineering practices is fundamental to our business. As an engineer within our team, you will spend a regular part of your time analyzing and improving every aspect of our value stream.
Key job responsibilitiesThe Electrical Engineer will be responsible for the following:
Lead Data center electrical designs in collaboration with other disciplines to create a coordinated construction document setParticipate in site selection reviews and work with local utilities to understand and define site utility requirementsCritical Data Center equipment design including site-wide MV infrastructure, Generators, Uninterruptible Power Supplies, Switchgear, Transformers and EarthingCreation of designs which meet or exceed our quality requirements and fall within our budgetary requirementsWork with regional vendors and manufacturers to specify the appropriate electrical equipmentWork with local agencies having jurisdiction to ensure compliance with IEC requirements, the various APAC wide design codes and other jurisdictional requirementsReview and approval of equipment submittals and ability to work on concurrent projects in multiple geographical regionsDefine project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to, and during construction phasesWork with commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical systemsTravel to sites for site review and work with onsite field engineers, as well as provide engineering evaluations, electrical systems audits, and startup as neededAbout the teamAbout AWS
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS• Degree in an Electrical Engineering field and 3+ years of experience directly related to data center or mission critical facility design• Comprehensive understanding of the various code requirements across the APAC region• Fundamental understanding of critical MV and LV electrical equipment• Detailed understanding of MV system modelling, relays, protections schemes, circuit breakers, power and distribution transformers electrical switchgear, grounding and earthing
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS• Previous consultant negotiation and management skills associated with design, construction and project execution• Experience with fast track design/build projects and or multiple significant upgrade projects• Experience with large scale technical operations or large-scale compute farms and knowledge of building codes and regulations• Ability to research new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities and to carry new design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment/construction• The ability to perform complex business case analysis to justify technical decisions and present the justification to management in a high level review
Posted: August 19, 2024 (Updated 21 days ago)
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