High Voltage Commissioning Engineer, APJC ACx

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud growing. We support all AWS data centers critical infrastructures, power and cooling equipment supporting all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we're looking for talented people who want to help.

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, security and quality 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.

Are you experienced in Critical Infrastructure Commissioning Processes? Amazon Data Center Commissioning (ACx) is looking for a dynamic High Voltage Commissioning Engineer (CxE) to support the delivery of AWS Substations and Data Centers. As a Data Center Commissioning Engineer, you will be part of a highly creative, efficient team tasked with tackling fascinating and challenging problems, building, retrofitting and improving AWS owned critical infrastructures within the APJC and globally. We understand, evaluate, define and manage the expectations of construction and equipment quality in accordance to engineering design specifications. Working backwards from our customers, we innovate and are committed to deliver with customers' satisfaction.

Key job responsibilities

The responsibilities of the ACx High Voltage Commissioning Engineer (CxE) include, but are not limited to, oversight and coordination of multi-discipline division of work related to pre-commissioning and commissioning of Amazon critical infrastructure construction and special projects.

You are responsible for managing and supporting commissioning vendors, contractors and other teams involved in the construction and commissioning of various systems including high, medium and low voltage power systems, Generators, UPS, HVAC, Chilled Water, BMS and EPMS systems. You will provide multi-discipline input into scheduling, designing, planning of project execution and innovation projects. In addition, you will be required to review all multi-discipline integrated systems testing and commissioning documents to ensure they are compliant with the basis of design, project specifications and standards.

In this role, you will have APJC and global presence, this will include traveling to sites located in-country, across APJC and globally. You will be responsible to ensure that all commissioning procedures follow the appropriate safety practices, policies and procedures. You will participate in all project and company safety programs and also audit commissioning activities to ensure compliance with environmental, quality, and safety requirements. You will report to the ACx Regional Manager and ensure that the applicable test documents are created in accordance with all commissioning requirements. You are responsible for weekly reporting of commissioning progress and metrics for assigned projects. You will work in a high velocity environment, on multiple strategic initiatives, continuous improvement projects and deliver projects simultaneously under tight deadlines and according to prescribed metrics.

Systems Analysis

1. Understand the design concept and intent by reviewing mechanical and electrical construction documentation, including drawings, specifications, vendor submittals and sequences of operations.
2. Provide recommendations and feedback regarding the design, equipment selection, pre-functional checklists, startup and functional test scripts developed by others, maintainability, construct-ability and commission-ability.
3. Review documentation for compliance with Amazon standards, industry standards, and design specifications.
4. Assess the capability of commissioned systems to match the design and find opportunities for improvements.

Systems Validation

1. Verify the system's performance, including establishing acceptance criteria, obtaining and reviewing completed reports, performing verification and validation.
2. Validates in as-built documentation and review for accuracy and completeness.
3. Communicates commissioning issues, questions and concerns through proper channels in a timely manner.
4. Partners with internal and external teams to ensure commissioning regime has sufficient depth and breadth.
5. Supports commissioning audits.

Project Management

1. Managing and executing commissioning of critical infrastructure to validate installation, operation and performance of mechanical, electrical and controls systems.
2. Acting as the point of contact for commissioning vendors' escalations, developing mitigation plans to unblock obstacles.
3. Managing vendors via audits of deliverables and setting expectations with commissioning vendors to work in accordance with Amazon requirements.
4. Developing project schedules and plans, not limited to project deliveries, strategic initiatives and innovation projects.
5. Representing ACx in projects coordination meetings with external vendors and contractors and internal stakeholders.
6. Maintaining quality of commissioning documentation.
7. Managing concurrent projects across multiple geographical regions and time zones.

A day in the life

About the team

Diverse Experiences

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About the team

The AWS Data Center Commissioning Team (ACx) is an independent critical infrastructure validations team within the Data Centre Global Services (DCGS) organization. We are a team of professional Electrical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Controls Engineers, Project Managers, Operators and seasoned Amazonians are uniquely positioned to provide deeply detailed engineering and operational review and testing of equipment designs, operational functionality and construction practices. We are focused on ensuring the rapid delivery of a quality product while maintaining full transparency, recording metrics of manufacturer/contractor/equipment issues in new builds, upgrade projects and identifying opportunities for all our peers and customers.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline, with 5+ years' experience in High Voltage Commissioning, High Voltage Electrical Design, Construction Project Management, Control System installation or maintenance, Substation Facilities operations and/or maintenance.
2. Ability to interpret construction documents (design drawings, control diagrams, specifications, etc.).
3. Ability to develop and execute test procedures for mechanical or electrical systems/components based on design intent and approved equipment submittals.
4. Advanced knowledge of mechanical, electrical and control systems and basic knowledge of fire alarm/life safety systems.
5. Proven track record in delivering mission critical/complex infrastructure.
6. Experience with stakeholder management and dealing with ambiguity.

Additional role requirements

1. Required to provide personal transportation for meetings and job visits away from the office.
2. Required to work longer than eight hours in duration occasionally, with potential for night and weekend work.

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