Amazon Web Services is seeking Controls Engineers to become part of a global engineering team, pioneering and developing the next generation of automation systems for AWS data centers. We are passionate about controls and get our energy through challenge, innovation and design. Success is measured against the possible, not the probable, and we strive to find answers to every unknown.
Engineers at Amazon work to design resilient, cost effective systems. As engineers at Amazon we are responsible for achieving a world class uptime for our customers. We justify and communicate the technical decisions we make to Sr. Management and work hard to drive continuous advancements and improvements with our designs. As an engineer at Amazon you have the ability to drive change and define/design the systems our customers rely on.
Amazon offers a fast paced, fun, and exciting work environment. We continue to grow at exponential rates and are looking for individuals that can support our speed to market, enjoy a challenge, and have a desire for professional growth and continuous learning experiences. Amazon’s work environment is unique in every aspect and offers an exceptional opportunity for the right candidate.
If you are a creative, smart and driven individual that enjoys working with complex problems we want YOU! At Amazon you will be responsible for working on multi-million dollar designs that support our array of businesses and wide variety of customers. Great ideas are encouraged and supported. Ingenuity is the main mechanism which supports our focus on quality, speed, and cost.
We are looking for engineers with hands on control automation experience. In this role you will work with the Principals and the Senior Engineers to drive the standardization of designs across the global region in production data centers and resolve open technical issues in the controls space. As part of the team, you will work with highly motivated experts and innovators in the data center industry. You will drive multiple projects, including controls deployments and retrofitting legacy equipment's. Utilizing Amazon Leadership principles, you will develop new processes or standards and test new innovations in the controls space. You will participate in the research and development of new technologies and designs applicable to our products or services. You will be also responsible for writing technical documentation for such projects. You must be capable of defining critical equipment specifications and approving equipment submittals. You will be relied on as a subject matter expert in the controls engineering field. At Amazon we highly support continued learning opportunities and focus on continued employee development.
At Amazon team work is absolutely necessary for us to accomplish our goals. You must be able to work within a team and depend on others to accomplish the required work. As an engineer at Amazon you will be working with other internal groups as well as external groups including manufacturers, vendors, and contractors.
Amazon has a global presence. Travel will be necessary but shouldn’t be more than 25%. International support will be part of the job and some international travel will be necessary. Support could consist of working on international teams and require developing schematic and/or design document packages so an understanding of international electrical design requirements is preferable.


Key job responsibilities
The Sr Controls Engineer's key job responsibilities will be leading technical electrical controls and SCADA in both the existing and new generational designs. They support deep dives of large scale events in the existing fleet for root cause analysis to find lessons learned and shape future designs. They develop and approve changes to the Controls Basis of Design documentation. They are a subject matter expert for electrical and controls in the datacenter security and monitoring devices space.

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

Austin, TX, USA