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Controls Design Engineer, Controls Design Engineering

Amazon 🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States of America

Hybrid $116,800 - $160,000 Full-time Mid-level

Develop and maintain global design standards for Building Management Systems (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS) across AWS data centers. Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to manage scope of work, vendor selection, and the deployment of critical infrastructure controls.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain deep expertise in building operations, mechanical plant strategies, BMS/EPMS programming concepts, control diagrams, industrial HVAC systems, electrical lineups, one-line diagrams, and complex environmental and electrical concepts
  • Create, maintain, and disseminate specification documents and Basis of Design standards for global projects
  • Develop and maintain project-specific Scope of Work (SOW) documents incorporating global design standards
  • Drive innovation of new solutions to support team initiatives and company goals

Requirements

  • 4+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities
  • 4+ years of engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning of electrical and mechanical systems experience
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel
  • Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities
  • Good understanding of electrical diagrams, control diagrams, building operations, control circuits, industrial HVAC

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave
  • Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)
  • Flexible working culture
  • Opportunities for career growth and development

Key Skills

Electrical engineering Mechanical engineering Data center design Building Management System (BMS) Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) Control systems Automation Project management Leadership Collaboration Communication Microsoft Office Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word Microsoft Outlook Industrial HVAC Electrical diagrams Control diagrams Building operations Control circuits Problem-solving Analytical skills Time management Budgeting Quality control Safety protocols Customer service Client relations Market trends Best practices Design thinking User-centered design Agile methodology Scrum framework User research Usability testing A/B testing Prototyping Wireframing Design systems Cross-functional collaboration Mentoring Coaching Team management

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one. Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world. Our mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our actions, goals, projects, programs, and inventions begin and end with the customer top of mind. You'll also hear us say that at Amazon, it's always "Day 1."​ What do we mean? That our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon's very first day - to make smart, fa

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