Amazon Electrical Design Engineer APAC Data Center Engineering 

Australia, New South Wales, Sydney 

196271975

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. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.You must be able to work within a team and depend on others to accomplish the required work. As an electrical engineer at Amazon you will be working with other internal groups as well as external groups including utilities, manufacturers, vendors, consultants and contractors.
Key job responsibilities
The Electrical Engineer will be responsible for the following:
• Lead Data center electrical designs in collaboration with other disciplines to create a coordinated construction document set
• Participate in site selection reviews and work with local utilities to understand and define site utility requirements
• Critical Data Center equipment design including site-wide MV infrastructure, Generators, Uninterruptible Power Supplies, Switchgear, Transformers and Earthing
• Creation of designs which meet or exceed our quality requirements and fall within our budgetary requirements
• Work with regional vendors and manufacturers to specify the appropriate electrical equipment
• Work with local agencies having jurisdiction to ensure compliance with IEC requirements, the various APAC wide design codes and other jurisdictional requirements
• Review and approval of equipment submittals and ability to work on concurrent projects in multiple geographical regions
• Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to, and during construction phases
• Work with commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical systems
• Travel to sites for site review and work with onsite field engineers, as well as provide engineering evaluations, electrical systems audits, and startup as needed
About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Inclusive Team CultureMentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.Work/Life Balance
Sydney, NSW, AUS

• Degree in an Electrical Engineering field and 3+ years of experience directly related to data center or mission critical facility design
• Comprehensive understanding of the various code requirements across the APAC region
• Fundamental understanding of critical MV and LV electrical equipment

• Detailed understanding of MV system modelling, relays, protections schemes, circuit breakers, power and distribution transformers electrical switchgear, grounding and earthing
• Previous consultant negotiation and management skills associated with design, construction and project execution
• Experience with fast track design/build projects and or multiple significant upgrade projects
• Experience with large scale technical operations or large-scale compute farms and knowledge of building codes and regulations
• Ability to research new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities and to carry new design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment/construction
• The ability to perform complex business case analysis to justify technical decisions and present the justification to management in a high level review