Full-Time

Controls Engineer

Deployment, Data Center Capacity Delivery

Amazon

Amazon

10,001+ employees

Global online marketplace and cloud services

Compensation Overview

$111.3k - $186.1k/yr

+ Sign-on payments + RSUs

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Reston, VA, USA

In Person

Bachelor's, Master's

Category
Electrical Engineering (1)
Required Skills
AWS

Get referred to Amazon

See people who can refer or advise you

Requirements
  • 5+ years of industrial controls and automation experience
  • 4+ years of general contractor and vendor management work (request for proposals, bidding, change orders, quality control, RFI/submittal tracking) associated with construction and project execution experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent engineering science plus 5+ years of relevant controls experience, OR 10+ years of relevant controls experience in lieu of a degree.
Responsibilities
  • Train and assist internal customers and stakeholders with the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning and operation of BMS and EPMS systems.
  • Provide technical assistance and support to operations during life cycle of the data center.
  • Review results and action items from the quarterly maintenances for BMS and EPMS and take actions to get them resolved.
  • Develop BMS & EPMS projects scope of work, schedule, budget, and level of efforts (LOE) to projects requested by customers and stakeholders.
  • Manage scope, schedule, finance and execution of BMS and EPMS improvement projects in AWS data centers.
  • Assist in procurement related activities including request for quotation/proposals, responding to request for information, review of vendors proposal and issuance of purchase orders.
  • Participate in AWS global on-call schedule to provide immediate BMS and EPMS technical support to in-service data centers.
  • Attend project related meetings, coordinate with project leaders and regularly report status to Controls and stakeholder’s management.
  • Support Controls projects related commissioning activities in the data centers.
  • Review, implement, troubleshoot and iterate on the controls sequence of operation (SOO) and provide necessary feedback to the design team.
  • Develop and modify controls logic programming and graphical user interfaces.
  • Manage multiple stakeholder deliverables, requirements and navigate challenging situations.
  • Financially manage BMS and EPMS service contracts.
  • Frequently visit (locally) assigned in-operation data centers to troubleshoot, meet customers, supervise vendor’s work to ensure compliance with the scope, design, SOO and applicable local codes.
Desired Qualifications
  • Master's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent, or MS degree
  • Experience designing, configuring, programming, installing, troubleshooting or servicing HVAC Controls or Electrical SCADA systems application specific controllers, software and networks.
  • Experiencing using common industrial communication protocols (MQTT, BACnet and/or MODBUS).
  • Demonstrated understanding of engineering documentation, electrical and mechanical diagrams, and standard operating procedures.
  • Ability to manage multiple stakeholder deliverables, requirements, and navigate difficult situations.
  • Experience designing data centers or critical MEP infrastructure
  • Registered as a Professional Engineer (PE), or certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

Amazon operates a global e-commerce platform with a large online marketplace that connects consumers to both direct sales and third-party sellers across many product categories. It earns money from product sales and marketplace fees, Amazon Prime subscriptions, and AWS cloud services, plus a large Amazon Associates affiliate network. The platform combines fast shipping, streaming, cloud computing, and digital services to reach customers across numerous countries. Its goal is to be the world’s most customer-centric company by offering convenient access to a wide range of products and services.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington

Founded

1994

Get referred to Amazon

See people who can refer or advise you

Simplify Jobs

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • AWS revenue grew 37% in Q2 2026, its fastest pace in four years.
  • Amazon expanded AI shopping tools and won new AWS customers like AppFolio and BrightSign.
  • Prime grocery pushes in India and Australia deepen purchase frequency and member retention.

What critics are saying

  • FTC v. Amazon heads to trial in February 2027, threatening marketplace remedies.
  • Amazon faces ongoing Prime cancellation and warehouse safety cases, including Staten Island and California.
  • $220 billion 2026 capex and memory shortages squeeze margins if AWS growth slows.

What makes Amazon unique

  • Amazon’s three-sided flywheel links Prime, marketplace selection, and AWS infrastructure at scale.
  • AWS turned internal shopping AI into a retailer-facing agentic commerce product in 2026.
  • Amazon’s logistics network still compresses delivery times across groceries, media, and household essentials.

Help us improve and share your feedback! Did you find this helpful?

Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Company Equity

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

1%
Yahoo Finance
Aug 22nd, 2026
Wall Street demands proof AI spending pays off as tech firms commit over $700B

Investor sentiment around artificial intelligence is shifting towards demanding concrete returns rather than just ambitious spending promises. Tech companies plan to invest over $700 billion in AI this year, with expectations of further increases. Recent earnings revealed a clear divide. Microsoft, Amazon, and Palantir saw double-digit stock price jumps after demonstrating strong results. Microsoft maintained $19.9 billion in quarterly free cash flow despite heavy AI investments, whilst Amazon's cloud division posted its fastest growth in four years, with its AI business exceeding a $25 billion annual run rate. Meanwhile, Meta Platforms, Alphabet, and Tesla faced investor scepticism over their substantial AI expenditures without comparable proof of returns. The market has entered what analysts call the "show me" phase, where tangible financial results from AI investments now matter more than spending commitments alone.

Fortune
Aug 21st, 2026
Amazon hikes Echo, Fire TV, and Kindle prices up to 60% due to memory chip shortage

Amazon has raised prices across its hardware product line, including Echo smart speakers, Fire TV devices, Kindle e-readers, and eero networking systems. The Echo Dot increased from $49.99 to $79.99, whilst the Kindle Paperwhite rose from $159.99 to $199.99. Fire TV Stick 4K Max jumped from $59.99 to $84.99. An Amazon spokeswoman confirmed the increases stem from significant rises in memory and storage component costs affecting the consumer electronics industry. The company said it absorbed these costs as long as possible before adjusting prices. The move follows similar actions by Apple, Microsoft, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Asus, all responding to memory chip shortages driven by AI compute demand. Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy recently revealed the company expects to spend $220 billion this year on capital expenditures, primarily for AI data centres.

Yahoo Finance
Aug 21st, 2026
Starlink hits 11,000 satellites in orbit while Amazon's Kuiper lags at 394

Elon Musk announced that Starlink now has 11,000 satellites in orbit, vastly outpacing Amazon's Kuiper constellation, which has only 394 satellites. OneWeb sits in second place with 654 satellites. According to the KeepTrack satellite catalogue, Starlink accounts for more than half of all 19,447 tracked payloads in Earth orbit. SpaceX has launched 12,444 Starlink satellites since May 2019, with roughly 1,660 already reentered. Amazon missed its 1,600-satellite July milestone and pushed its timeline to 2028. Meanwhile, Starlink already serves 12 million paying subscribers through SpaceX's Connectivity segment, which posted $4.29 billion in Q2 2026 revenue, up 66% year over year. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company plans to begin initial satellite internet service this year.

Yahoo Finance
Aug 21st, 2026
Amazon slips 0.5% as Walmart's weak sales signal pickier US consumers

Amazon shares fell approximately 0.5% to $258.72 on Friday, underperforming the broader market after Walmart's weak comparable sales highlighted consumer caution. While Americans continue spending, they are becoming more selective—a shift that affects Amazon's retail business. The company's second-quarter results showed sales jumping 20% to $200.6 billion and operating income reaching $27.5 billion. Amazon Web Services revenue surged 37% to $42.2 billion. However, Amazon expects roughly $220 billion in capital expenditures for 2026 as it invests heavily in AI chips, data centres, and cloud capacity. The stock trades 5.15% above its estimated fair value at roughly 21 times trailing earnings, leaving investors questioning when the massive spending will translate into substantial cash flow.

Yahoo Finance
Aug 21st, 2026
Major US retailers pocket $5B in tariff refunds as Walmart gets $2.9B, Target $994M, but shoppers see little benefit

Major US retailers have received over $5 billion in tariff refunds this week alone, with Walmart getting $2.9 billion, Target $994 million, and Home Depot $730 million. The Trump administration is refunding approximately $166 billion in tariff revenue after the Supreme Court struck down its sweeping tariff policy, having returned $100 billion so far. Despite studies showing consumers bore the brunt of initial tariff costs through higher prices, most companies are reinvesting the refunds rather than passing savings to shoppers. Retail executives indicated in earnings calls they plan to put the money back into their businesses. Consumers have filed class-action lawsuits against companies receiving refunds, but none have concluded. Americans have limited recourse to recover funds if companies don't voluntarily lower prices.