Electrical Design Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering

Amazon Web Services is looking for a Jr. Electrical Engineer to join our global engineering team, who will be responsible for designing and innovating our rapidly expanding data center footprint. Engineers at Amazon work to create resilient, cost-effective electrical distribution systems, ensuring a world-class uptime for our customers. We justify and explain our technical decisions to senior management and strive to constantly advance and enhance our designs. As an engineer at Amazon, you have the ability to drive change and design the systems our customers depend on. We offer a fast-paced, enjoyable and exciting work environment at Amazon. We are growing rapidly and are in need of individuals who can keep up with our market speed, thrive on challenges, and have a desire for professional growth and continuous learning. Amazon offers an exceptional opportunity for the right candidate with a unique work environment. If you are a creative, smart and driven individual who enjoys tackling complex problems, we want YOU! At Amazon, you are responsible for working on multi-million dollar designs that support a range of businesses and a wide array of customers. We encourage and support great ideas. Ingenuity is our primary tool for maintaining our focus on quality, speed, and cost. We are seeking engineers with hands-on electrical design experience. If you have designed an electrical system, understand the critical equipment needs for a data center, and are aware of the constructability of various designs, you might be a good fit. As we grow, we are structuring our team to conduct more of our engineering in-house. Engineers will be responsible for taking designs from concept to permit and construction document set. You should be capable of defining critical equipment specifications and approving equipment submissions. Engineers will directly support construction, from site selection review to commissioning and ultimately turnover. At Amazon, we strongly support continuous learning opportunities and employee development. Teamwork is vital at Amazon in accomplishing our goals. You must be able to work as part of a team and rely on others to get the job done. As an electrical engineer at Amazon, you will work with other internal groups, as well as external groups including utilities, manufacturers, vendors, and contractors. Amazon has a global presence. This position, being based out of Austin, TX, requires travel to our data centers (located in Northern Virginia and throughout the AMER region), annual team off-sites and vendor factory visits. Travel could constitute up to 20% of your time. At AWS, we embrace our differences and are committed to promoting a culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters around the world. Responsibilities include data center electrical designs, creating designs which meet our quality and budgetary requirements, compliance with federal, state and municipal building codes, and approval of equipment submissions. You will also provide technical support for information requests prior to and during the construction, working with commissioning teams to test and validate electrical systems and manage multiple projects in various regions. We value work-life balance and offer a flexible schedule to support a healthy work and personal life. We offer an inclusive team culture where learning and curiosity are encouraged. We also provide mentorship and career growth opportunities. Hiring candidates can be based out of Atlanta, GA, USA | Austin, TX, USA | Columbus, OH, USA | Herndon, VA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA. 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. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets, with a base pay for this position ranging from $77,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $219,700/year in our highest geographic market, varying depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Besides, we may provide equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation along with full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. You can apply via our internal or external career site.