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AWS Infrastructure Services is responsible for the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We are the backbone that ensures the cloud remains operational.

Our team supports all AWS data centers and oversees the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling systems that guarantee our customers' uninterrupted access to the innovations they depend on.

We tackle complex challenges, navigating thousands of variables that influence the supply chain — and we seek talented individuals eager to contribute.

Joining our diverse team means collaborating with software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain experts, security professionals, operations managers, and other essential roles.

We work together across AWS to uphold the highest standards of safety and security while delivering seemingly limitless capacity at the most competitive cost for our customers.

Experience an inclusive culture that encourages bold ideas and empowers you to see them through to fruition.

If you have expertise in Critical Infrastructure Commissioning and are looking for a dynamic and innovative environment, the Data Center Commissioning Engineer (CxE) role is for you. You will be part of a highly skilled, efficient team dedicated to solving intriguing and complex challenges in the construction and operation of Amazon-owned data centers.

The Amazon Commissioning team (ACx) is focused on understanding, assessing, defining, and managing construction quality expectations in line with engineering designs to fulfill customer requirements.

The CxE plays a vital role in supporting vendors, contractors, and other teams involved in the construction and commissioning of various systems, including:

Medium and low voltage power systems
Generators

UPS
HVAC (Air Handlers / Exhaust Fans / VFD)
Chilled Water Systems
Building Management Systems (BMS)
Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS)
Testing and balancing
Pumps and Hydronic systems
Physical Requirements
Navigate job sites with uneven terrain
Work at heights and utilize ladders
Regularly walk, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
Lift and/or move up to 49 pounds; participate in group lifts for 50 pounds or more
Carry objects weighing up to 49 pounds over short distances
Work shifts exceeding eight hours, including potential night and weekend shifts
Perform physical tasks throughout the day without excessive fatigue
Ability to manipulate small wires and objects with ease
Work in a noisy environment
Adapt to environments that are colder or hotter than a typical office setting
Additional Job Requirements
Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for up to 25% of the year.
Personal transportation is required for meetings and job visits away from the office; expenses will be reimbursed.
Key Responsibilities
The Commissioning Engineer (CxE) provides oversight for testing and validation of AWS data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure.

CxEs review design documents, lead Factory Witness Testing (FWT), and manage third-party commissioning vendors during onsite pre-functional, functional, and integrated systems testing.

They take ownership of their projects' successes by diving deep to resolve technical issues and exhibiting a bias for action to address evolving schedules and coordination demands onsite.

Additionally, CxEs share lessons learned and continuously collaborate on program enhancements.
The CxE will contribute multi-disciplinary input into scheduling, test script development, design, and project planning.

Moreover, the CxE will review component submittal packages, lead Factory Witness Testing (FWT), and perform system-level and integrated system testing.

During commissioning, the CxE will consistently audit activities to ensure compliance with environmental, quality, and safety standards.

Furthermore, the individual will be responsible for comprehensive weekly reporting on the status of all ongoing projects and lessons learned to enhance the quality of our program.

This position encompasses oversight of multiple ongoing projects with aggressive timelines.
A Day in the Life

In a typical project, the CxE collaborates with AWS engineering, capacity delivery, operations, and contractor teams to coordinate site activities, prioritize tasks, and ensure that each issue has a clear resolution path.

The CxE manages the project commissioning vendor, whose primary responsibility is to identify issues, assess their criticality, propose solutions, and document findings.

If project turnover is at risk, the CxE escalates the matter to the appropriate stakeholders.

Upon project completion, the CxE communicates lessons learned to assist peers on similar projects and participates in initiatives aimed at improving the commissioning program.

About the Team
The AWS Data Center Commissioning Team (ACx) operates as an independent business within the DCGS organization.

This team comprises seasoned professional Electrical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Controls Engineers, Architectural Engineers, Project Managers, Operators, and experienced Amazonians who are uniquely equipped to provide detailed engineering and operational reviews and testing of equipment designs, operational functionality, and construction practices.

We focus on ensuring the rapid delivery of a quality product while maintaining full transparency, recording metrics of manufacturer/contractor/equipment issues pre-PFHO, and identifying opportunities for our peers and customers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
3+ years of engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning of electrical and mechanical systems
1+ years of field-level project support/execution
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or a relevant discipline
U.S. Citizen

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
1+ years of commissioning or startup experience related to mission-critical facilities or data center infrastructure
Certification or training specific to NETA, ASHRAE, or commissioning-specific education courses
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, Outlook required; advanced knowledge of SharePoint (or similar) preferred
Effective communication skills, detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to work in high-stress environments while maintaining calm and respectful interactions with multiple teams
Advanced knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and controls systems for critical infrastructures
Ability to read and edit construction documents (design drawings, control diagrams, specifications, etc.)
Experience developing and executing test procedures for mechanical or electrical systems/components based on design intent and approved equipment submittals
Meets/exceeds Amazon's leadership principles requirements for this role
Meets/exceeds Amazon's functional/technical depth and complexity for this role
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