At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead innovative projects in data centre engineering and provide full life-cycle support.
- Company: Join Amazon, a global leader in cloud technology with a diverse and inclusive culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible work-life balance, mentorship, and career growth opportunities.
- Other info: Embrace diversity and unique experiences; all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on cutting-edge projects while collaborating with talented teams.
- Qualifications: 4+ years in engineering, preferably in mission-critical facilities; degree in Electrical Engineering.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 $ per year.
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. 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.
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.
We have an immediate opening for an Electrical Colo Regional Engineer in Melbourne. As an Electrical Colo Regional Engineer, you will provide full life-cycle support to Data Centers from design inception through site improvement and maintenance. You will be the ‘go to’ engineering resource for your region when technical advice is needed, and will use your subject matter expertise and engage with diverse teams.
As an ideal candidate you:
- Possess Strong Engineering Judgement and are able to provide recommendations despite uncertainty
- Are detail and data oriented
- Have experience managing engineering projects and consultants
- Build trust and relationships with different stakeholders (e.g., Operations, Commissioning, Construction and Design)
- Be inclined to get into the field to see things up close
Key job responsibilities include:
- Work with colo vendors to review the design for new Data Centers in your region, including design input, submittal review and incorporating AWS products to ensure the design is meeting AWS expectations
- Act as resident engineer during new colo construction projects. Support construction, commissioning, and handover
- Troubleshoot, conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and create Corrective Action (CA) documentation for site/equipment failure
- Directly support operational issues with ad-hoc training, complex operating procedure reviews, including essential equipment, and event support
- Provide technical support to the design for existing data center upgrades and design-solutions, which add capacity, improve availability, and increase efficiency
- Supporting operating partners to lead, review, and approve designs for existing co-location (colo) data center upgrades which improve availability/efficiency
- Interface with operating partners, data center design engineering team, server hardware team, environmental health and safety team to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability in services delivered by operating partners
- Work on concurrent projects, sometimes in multiple geographical regions
- Initiate and lead engineering site audits within leased or colo data centers. Produce reports outlining risks with recommended mitigations and remediation's
A day in the life involves interacting with different teams responsible for all aspects of the data centers. You will prioritise your activities to support data center capacity availability and safety focusing on the actions that are most impactful.
About the team: Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply.
Basic Qualifications:
- 4+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities experience
- 4+ years of commissioning experience
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities
Preferred Qualifications:
- Professional Engineer License
- Experience with building codes and regulations for your region
- Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
- Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents
Electrical Colo Regional Engineer in Melbourne employer: Amazon Inc.
At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we pride ourselves on being a leading employer in the cloud technology sector, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through extensive training programs and mentorship opportunities, ensuring that every team member can advance their career while enjoying a healthy work-life balance. With a culture that values diversity and inclusion, AWS provides a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in a supportive atmosphere, making it an exceptional place for Cloud Support Engineers to thrive.
