Principal Controls Engineer, Data Center Systems

The AWS Data Center Systems team seeks a Principal Controls Engineer to influence, guide, and architect the next generation datacenter infrastructure controls system. This role is both broad and deep, with responsibility for the long-term controls and monitoring direction for industrial control systems at the core of AWS data center infrastructure. This is an opportunity to build a global cloud-managed industrial control system from the ground-up, with the flexibility to accommodate various controls applications, including various HVAC and Electrical systems. These systems directly contribute to the high availability of AWS data centers, and Amazon’s sustainability goals.

Key job responsibilities
As a Principal Controls Engineer you will ensure that data center systems are designed with high reliability and flexibility from the outset. You will establish control sequence standards, best practices, and drive operational excellence throughout the organization. The relationships you build with peers will help ensure the group is using the right methodologies for the company’s scale, while recognizing the unique requirements of the data center systems problem space. Additionally, as a Principal Controls Engineer, you will:

Fully decompose complex problems into simple solutions
Engage with teams across Amazon that have worked on similar problems to learn from their effort and discover where we can leverage existing solutions.
Develop the careers of others through active mentorship and being a role model
Contribute to intellectual property through patent submissions
Exert technical influence across multiple teams, increasing their contributions by sharing your knowledge and experience

Key job responsibilities
The Pincipal Controls Engineer will set the mechanical and electrical controls and monitoring strategy for new data center building designs. The Principal Controls Engineer will drive the vision and design with more junior engineers, to deliver high quality and extensible control sequences.

A day in the life
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

About the team
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have a number of employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Arlington, VA, USA | Denver, CO, USA | Seattle, WA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or other related engineering discipline. Will also accept equivalent domain specific experience in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years of experience in the design programming, and/or startup/commissioning systems and controls systems for industrial applications.
• Experience with controls in data centers or other critical facilities
• Experience programming control logic systems in any of the following systems (or similar): Siemens, Tridium, Distech, Struxureware, or Alerton.
• Expert in common controls communication protocols (Modbus, BACnet, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in Controls Engineering
• Experience with large scale/industrial control systems (design, development and deployment) utilizing DDC/PLC.
• Experience with developing SCADA based control systems.
• Prior experience designing and deploying control systems for buildings or data centers.
• Understanding of EPMS and BMS systems.
• Experience in designing, configuring, programming, installing, or servicing two or more of the following products: Siemens, Honeywell, Schneider Electric, Rockwell Automation, Ignition, Tridium Niagara, Eaton, ABB, Johnson Controls, APC, or other
• Ability to work independently and also as part of a diverse team of product and program managers, mechanical and electrical engineers.
• Demonstrated understanding of engineering documentation, electrical and mechanical diagrams, and standard operating procedures.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, requirements, and navigate difficult si