Power Systems Engineer, AWS Global Energy

Amazon.com Inc

Seattle, WA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Analysis Skills, Capacity Utilization, Channel Strategies, Cloud Computing, Computer Engineering, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness Analysis, Cross-Functional, Electrical Engineering, Emerging Technology, Energy & Utilities, Energy Efficiency, Finance, High Availability, Legal, Mathematics, Network Operations Center, Performance Management, Physics, Power Engineering, Power Generation, Product Engineering, Product Lifecycle, Project Lifecycle, Public Policy, Risk Management, Sales/Support Engineering (SE), Team Player, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Total Cost of Ownership, Vehicle Fleets, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Seattle, WA
POSTED
7 days ago

Are you passionate about large power infrastructure systems? Do you love to innovate, discover, and apply your knowledge to advance world-class systems? Do you get excited about the idea of pushing the boundaries of power systems to handle the latest emerging technology? We are seeking a power systems engineer with experience in power systems, energy storage, and power generation with a deep understanding of the physics and mathematics of energy systems to support our growing requirements for novel solutions to delivering power to AWS data centers.

We are looking for a candidate with a track record of working on difficult power system problems and deep understanding of energy and power systems. As a Power Systems Engineer, you will work within the Power Generation Solutions team to develop advanced electrical systems, microgrid implementations, and optimization efforts to maximize the capacity out of our systems. You will own challenging problems that span multiple teams and drive technical decisions that impact AWS' global infrastructure strategy. You will work on the technical strategy of different power and energy configurations, including developing optimization and control logic to ensure that we can exceed our customers' expectations for delivering highly available power at the lowest costs for our data centers. You will work across multiple organizations, including utility-facing teams, data center and hardware engineering teams, compute and software teams, operations, finance, legal, and public policy teams to advance new concepts. Your technical expertise on power systems will guide cross-functional teams in making critical design decisions, evaluating trade-offs, and managing technical risks across complex power systems.

Amazon has a global presence, therefore, domestic and international travel may be necessary. Teamwork is absolutely necessary for us to accomplish our goals. You must be able to work within a team and collaborate with others to accomplish the required tasks. This includes working with internal groups as well as external suppliers and consultants, including utilities, manufacturers, vendors, and contractors.

At Amazon Web Services (AWS), our data centers are industry leading examples of innovation in the areas of data center critical infrastructure design, space utilization, energy efficiency, and cost effectiveness. We are known for our speed to market, reliability, and lowest total cost of ownership. Our Engineers are on the forefront of creating and delivering the most innovative products to our customers and are known for being a diverse and upbeat team that is continually improving the world of cloud computing. We continue to grow and are looking for individuals that can support our mission, enjoy a challenge, and have a desire for professional growth and continuous learning. AWS's work environment is unique 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!

Key job responsibilities

As a Power Systems Engineer on the Power Generation Solutions team, you will be responsible for:

  • You understand current trends in data center power demands and grid integration of large loads
  • Have a deep understanding of analytical methods for evaluating power demands throughout the data center architecture and means to maximize capacity and utilization
  • Understand grid interconnection standards and requirements, including working on microgrid design and controls, and distributed energy resources
  • Understanding the design and functionality of the global data center fleet, including existing, upcoming, and unique site designs
  • Provide input and direction to Data Center Engineering teams for design revisions for new data centers as well as to Field Engineering for operational data center upgrades to meet critical strategic requirements
  • Evaluate and support the development of power generation configurations for different applications, including primary, temporary, or backup power
  • You work independently and have frequent reviews with Senior and Principal Engineers in the team and with partner teams
  • Working on concurrent projects in multiple geographical regions
  • Being positive and offer creative, out of the box solutions
  • Continuously learning curious about how things work, and willing to test and push new ideas
  • Having fun and working hard!

About the team

The Power Generation Solutions team creates and delivers product and engineering solutions in for power and energy to help advance AWS' mission to deliver world-leading cloud services. Our solutions are guided by four main principles; unlocking capacity growth, maintaining high infrastructure uptime, minimizing infrastructure costs, and advancing our net-zero carbon Climate Pledge. To deliver these solutions, our team provides technical input to realize a shared vision and strategy with partner teams and provides engineering support across the project or product lifecycle to deliver the solution. We also provide grid analytics and manage and develop models for determining the total energy and water use within our fleet of data centers and work with partners on improving overall performance.

About the Company

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Amazon.com Inc

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COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Retail
FOUNDED
1994
WEBSITE
http://Amazon.com/militaryroles