Senior Product Engineer - Power Generation, Power Generation Solutions

Description

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 what is possible in power systems? We are seeking an experienced engineer with extensive experience in power generation product development and design, including synchronous and inverter-based technologies, to support our growing requirements for novel solutions to delivering power to AWS data centers. We are looking for candidates with proven ability to influence technical teams, a track record of delivering complex products from design and specification through deployment, and a deep understanding of power generation designs.

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!

As a Senior Product Engineer, Power Generation, you will serve as the Subject Matter Expert and technical leader within the Power Generation Solutions team for the evaluation, development, design, and deployment of primary, temporary, and backup power products and equipment. You will own complex and ambiguous problems that span multiple teams and drive technical decisions that impact AWS’ global infrastructure strategy. You will lead developing different power and energy equipment to exceed our customer’s expectations for delivering power to our data centers. You will seek new ways to enhance the reliability, scalability, and cost effectiveness of our engineering products and designs. You will have the ability to drive change and make a substantial impact in the systems our customers rely on.

Additionally, you will have a key role in defining, modifying, evaluating, and validating product designs against AWS’ strict requirements for safety, availability, cost, and sustainability impacts. This may include equipment selection and sizing, product design development, engineering drawings and diagrams, specifications, and participate in project development. Your technical expertise on will guide cross-functional teams in making critical design decisions, evaluating trade-offs, integrating new technologies, 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.


Key job responsibilities
As a Senior Product Engineer, on the Power Generation Solutions team, you will be responsible for the following:

• Developing designs and analysis of different power generation sources (including, but not limited to; diesel generators, reciprocating engines, gas turbines, fuel cells, battery energy storage systems, microgrids, distributed energy resources, and renewable energy) to serve data center loads in grid connected or grid independent configurations
• Lead the technical development of power generation and energy products for different applications, including primary, temporary, or backup power
• Define the infrastructure, deployment, and operations requirements for power generation products you own
• Understand the design and functionality of the global data center fleet, including existing, upcoming, and unique site designs
• Interpret, evaluate, and develop Single Line Drawings (SLD) or process flow drawings, engineering layout drawings, equipment submittals, equipment specifications documentation, and performance data to advance concepts and solutions
• Providing feedback to the Design Engineering teams for design revisions for new data centers and to Field Engineering for operational data center upgrades
• Provide technical subject matter expertise to peers, senior management and partner teams
• Working on concurrent projects in multiple geographical regions
• Being a leader within the group as well as within other teams
• Being positive and offer creative, out of the box solutions
• 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.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
- Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities
- Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities
- Experience and knowledge of power generations equipment, systems, controls, including, but not limited to; diesel generators, distributed energy resources, gas turbines, battery energy storage systems.
- Experience with process safety, natural gas piping and infrastructure, and establishing requirements, reference designs, and technical direction
- Ability to interpret wiring diagrams, single and three-line diagrams, P&ID drawings, submittals, sequence of operations, and mechanical and electrical drawing packages.

Preferred Qualifications

- Professional Engineering or Architectural License
- Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region
- Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
- Master's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
- 10+ years of data center engineering or operations, or 10+ years of data center or mission critical facilities (example: hospital, military facility, public safety facility, etc.) experience
- Professional Engineering registration
- Familiarity with power flow studies, substation design, protection coordination, and utility interconnection requirements, emerging power generation and energy storage technologies, and power distribution for large scale mission critical facilities.
- Experience and knowledge of Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) studies, Layer of Protraction Analysis (LOPA), and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- In-depth knowledge of continuous operating redundant electrical systems and power infrastructure. This includes but is not limited to; uninterruptable power sources, medium and low voltage electrical switchgear, power distribution units, variable frequency drives, automatic/static transfer switches.
- Experience with gathering, compiling, and analyzing data to identify availability and/or performance risks within the design and operations of critical power infrastructure, including an understanding of data analysis methodologies and statistical techniques.
- Experience with developing solutions and executing plans on fast-track design/build projects and/or multiple significant upgrade projects
- Experience with commissioning and/or performance testing of critical infrastructure and the associated controls systems for mission critical environments
- Possess excellent attention to detail and communication skills in order to maintain high quality standards for being organized, setting priorities, meeting deadlines, and staying within budgets
- Possess leadership and problem-solving skills

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.