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Amazon

Sells products online and rents cloud computing

Electrical Field Engineer

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
$96.6k - $160k/yr+ Sign-on payments + Restricted stock units (RSUs)
Mid
Bachelor's
Herndon, VA, USA
In PersonThe role combines office and field work and includes on-site data center visits; travel across multiple regions may occur.
Electrical Engineering
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • Possess strong engineering judgment and be able to provide recommendations despite uncertainty or ambiguity.
  • Be detail- and data-oriented.
  • Have experience solving problems with engineered solutions.
  • Have experience managing engineering projects and consultants.
  • Build trust and relationships with stakeholders across Operations, Controls, Construction, Design, Commissioning, Product Management, and Technical Program Management.
  • Be adaptable and inclined to work in the field.
  • Have a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
  • Have a valid and active driver's license.
Responsibilities
  • Provide full life-cycle support to AWS data centers from design inception through site improvement and maintenance.
  • Serve as the regional engineering resource for technical advice, applying subject matter expertise and engaging with diverse teams.
  • Troubleshoot equipment or site failures, conduct root cause analysis, and create corrective action documentation.
  • Provide direct support for operational issues through ad hoc training, reviews of complex operating procedures involving critical equipment, and event support.
  • Own conceptual designs and design solutions for existing data center upgrades that add capacity, improve availability, and increase efficiency and sustainability.
  • Interface with data center operations, data center design engineering, server hardware, and environmental health and safety teams to promote standards that maintain service consistency and reliability.
  • Develop innovative solutions for AWS data centers.
  • Work on concurrent projects, sometimes across multiple geographical regions.
  • Initiate and lead engineering audits, including on-site data center visits, and produce reports outlining risks and recommended mitigations and remediations.
  • Act as resident engineer during new construction projects and support construction, commissioning, and turnover.
  • Lead projects to fit out data centers to meet customer needs as the fleet expands.
  • Prioritize daily activities to support data center capacity availability and safety, focusing on the most impactful actions.
  • Work on a mix of office and field activities.
Desired Qualifications
  • Knowledge of regional building codes and regulations.
  • Knowledge of commercial or industrial power systems or mechanical systems.
  • Experience carrying design concepts through exploration and development into deployment or mass production.
  • Experience using a variety of web-based and other software tools for calculation and data processing.

About the company

Amazon runs the largest online store in the United States and rents cloud computing to businesses and governments through Amazon Web Services. AWS pioneered renting computing power over the internet, and Amazon built its own delivery network to get orders to customers quickly. Shoppers buy from Amazon and from independent sellers on its store, and Prime members pay a subscription for fast free shipping, streaming video and music, and other perks. AWS rents out computing power, storage, databases, and AI tools so companies can run software without owning servers, and Amazon also makes Kindle e-readers and Echo speakers with the Alexa assistant. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994, and it is based in Seattle, Washington.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington

Founded

1994

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What believers are saying

  • AI drives growth: AWS's AI and custom-chip sales each more than doubled, passing $25 billion a year by June 2026.
  • Stock grants gained value: shares hit a record in August 2026, making Amazon the fifth company to reach $3 trillion.
  • Ads are a third engine beside stores and AWS: they grew 26% to $19.8 billion in the June 2026 quarter.

What critics are saying

  • AWS's lead is shrinking: in the June 2026 quarter, Google Cloud grew 82% and Microsoft's Azure 43%, versus AWS's 37%.
  • Job security has slipped: Amazon cut 30,000 corporate jobs in October 2025 and January 2026 to reduce management layers.
  • Expect five office days a week: Amazon ended its three-day hybrid policy for corporate staff in January 2025.

What makes Amazon unique

  • Most of Amazon's profit comes from cloud: AWS made 21% of sales but 60% of operating profit in mid-2026.
  • Amazon is America's biggest parcel carrier by volume: it handled 6.9 billion packages in 2025, more than the Postal Service.
  • Writing matters more than slides: Amazon meetings open with silent reading of a six-page memo instead of PowerPoint.

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