Controls Design Engineer, DC Design Engineering
Amazon
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
We are looking for engineers with hands-on controls design experience across the project lifecycle from concept design through construction, to commissioning and handover. 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.You must be able to lead a small international team of controls engineers and depend on others to accomplish the required work. As a controls engineer at Amazon you will be working with other internal groups as well as external groups including utilities, manufacturers, vendors, consultants and contractors. Amazon has a global presence and, following COVID travel restrictions, a 25% travel will be expected as part of this role. Projects will be throughout the region and a degree of international travel and support will be necessary.We are the leaders in our industry. We always strive to improve in every aspect of our business. Continuous improvement through Lean Engineering practices is fundamental to our business. As an engineer within our team you will spend a regular part of your time analyzing and improving every aspect of our value stream.The Data Center Controls Engineer will be responsible for the following:
- Work with internal teams to understand and respond to evolving user requirements.
- Lead a team of data center controls engineers across APAC.
- Own the controls engineering designs in collaboration with other disciplines to create a coordinated construction document set.
- Understanding of: electrical diagrams, control diagrams, BMS, EPMS, building operations, control circuits and industrial HVAC.
- Ability to read and interpret specifications and implementing those specifications as they apply the work environment.
- Ability to lead external consultant to deliver project specifications to AWS standards and challenge them technically.
- Creation of designs which meet or exceed our quality requirements and fall within our budgetary requirements.
- Work with regional vendors and manufacturers to specify the appropriate controls equipment.
- Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to, and during construction phases.
- Development of drawings for control panels, power distribution, junction boxes included in the drawings are the general arrangement, internal layout, schematics and interconnection and wire diagrams.
- Development of logic diagrams in the International Automation format for complex logic devices such as Programmable Logical Controller and Distributed Control System.
- Preparation of cable tray routing plans and schedules.
- Provide technical assistance as needed to internal customers.
- Coordinate work internally within the department and externally with other departments to ensure on-time completion of projects within budget.
- Review and approval of equipment submittals.
- Work with commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical systems.
- Ability to work on concurrent projects in multiple geographical regions.
- Travel to sites for site review and work with onsite controls deployment engineers, as well as provide engineering evaluations, controls system startup assistance as needed.
- Be a leader within the global group as well as within internal and external teams that support Amazon's data centers.
- Having fun and offering creative, out of the box solutions.We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Singapore, SGPBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- B.S. in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, HVAC, or other related engineering degree, OR 10+ years related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 5+ years of experience in project coordination with multiple teams or vendors to meet project requirements
- Experience with design, configuration, or servicing, one or more of the following products; Siemens: Apogee, Honeywell: Building Controls, Trend: Building Controls, Schneider Electric: Power Logic/Struxureware, Rockwell Automation: FactoryTalk, Tridium: Niagra, Eaton: Foreseer, ABB: Decathalon, Johnson Controls: Metasys
- Must be business proficient in English.
- Able to work in a diverse teamPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Masters in Electrical, Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering,
- 5+ years of experience in project coordination with multiple teams or vendors to meet project requirements
- Experience with design, configuration, or servicing, one or more of the following products; Siemens: Apogee, Honeywell: Building Controls, Trend: Building Controls, Schneider Electric: PowerLogic/Struxureware, Rockwell Automation: FactoryTalk, Tridium: Niagra, Eaton: Foreseer, ABB: Decathalon, Johnson Controls: Metasys
- Must be business proficient in English.
- Able to work in a diverse team