Controls Design Engineer

About the Role

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking an exceptional Controls Design Engineer to join our Data Center Global Services (DCGS) Controls Design Engineering (CDE) team. This role will focus on Building Management System (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) design standards and coordination across AWS's global data center portfolio. The Controls Design Engineering team is responsible for developing, maintaining, and enhancing global data center design standards with a focus on controls, automation, and electrical power monitoring systems. As the primary owner of BMS/EPMS specifications, Controls Points Lists (CPL), Basis of Design (BOD) documents, and scope of work within AWS's infrastructure engineering organization, CDE ensures consistency and excellence across all data center control systems.

In this role, you will serve as a single point of contact for multiple internal and external stakeholders across:

• New construction builds (Leased/Owned, Build-to-Suit, and Colocation facilities)
• Legacy site enhancement and retrofit projects
• Data center support projects
• Special initiatives and innovation projects

You will drive significant cost reductions by minimizing change orders, eliminating scope gaps between contractors, reducing construction schedule delays, optimizing vendor pricing, and decreasing project management and engineering labor costs through standardization and clear documentation. The ideal candidate brings a comprehensive knowledge in data center environmental controls systems, IT infrastructure, networking, mechanical facility operations, electrical power monitoring, and project management, combined with strong leadership and collaboration skills.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Standards Development

• 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.
• Apply knowledge of data center redundancy, mechanical failure strategies, Single Point of Failure (SPOF) analysis, energy and water conservation best practices, and data reporting analytics.
• 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.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the central point of contact for multiple internal and external groups regarding BMS/EPMS controls standards.
• Lead and facilitate collaboration with construction teams, controls programmers, MEP/ACS engineers, Design Engineering, Colocation Regional Engineering (CRE), and project managers to accomplish initiative goals.
• Coordinate personally with regional project managers to review and finalize project SOWs.
• Manage and prioritize requests for information across new construction builds, existing facility support, and legacy site enhancement projects.

Vendor & Procurement Management

• Lead vendor selection processes, bid reviews, and RFI support and coordination.
• Evaluate and approve Modbus Device Templates (MDT) for electrical meters and control devices.
• Review vendor submittals and technical documentation for compliance with AWS standards.

Operations & Support

• Operate successfully in high-security, mission-critical environments while maximizing productivity and maintaining safety standards.
• Interact with AWS cloud services and applications to present, archive, and analyze accumulated control system data.
• Participate in on-call rotations to support the global data center control system infrastructure.
• Anticipate roadblocks and risks while providing escalation management and resolution.
• Travel globally as needed to manage and support project initiatives.

Continuous Improvement

• Collaborate through design reviews to drive consistent standards across all delivery methods (Leased/Owned, Build-to-Suit, Colocation).
• Collect feedback data and lessons learned to arrive at unified, documented solutions.
• Support risk identification and mitigation efforts during site assessments and project lifecycle phases.

Additional Responsibilities Highlighted

• Interpret and develop a combination of mechanical, electrical and plumbing drawings.
• Ensure systems are deployed and commissioned to our documented standards.
• Strive for frugality through budgetary review and approval with a strong customer focus.
• Work quickly and autonomously to deep dive and resolve unexpected challenges.
• Effectively manage external consultants’ performance ensuring high quality delivery.
• Review vendor bid packages and make selection recommendations.
• Work across multiple projects simultaneously.
• Solve problems to drive results whilst handling multiple tasks.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed (circa 25% of the time).

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Experience with the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of mission critical facilities, especially data centers.
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region.
• Knowledge of commercial or industrial power systems or mechanical systems.
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production.
• Experience using a variety of web-based and other software tools for calculation and data processing.