Sr. Power Generation Engineer - Availability, Global Energy

Amazon • Austin, TX

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About The Position

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 system
availability? We are seeking an experienced electrical engineer with extensive
experience in power infrastructure design, including power generation, and
reliability and availability modeling 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 power systems from design and specification through
deployment, and a deep understanding of availability modeling.

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 Power Generation Availability Engineer, you will serve as the
Subject Matter Expert and technical leader within the Power Generation Solutions
team for power system availability modeling. You will own complex and ambiguous
problems that span multiple teams and drive technical decisions that impact AWS’
global infrastructure strategy. You will lead availability modeling of different
power and energy configurations, including new strategies and technologies to
ensure that we can exceed our customers expectations for delivering power to our
data centers.

Additionally, you will have a role in defining power generation designs and
evaluating designs against AWS’ strict requirements for safety, availability,
cost, and sustainability impacts. This may include equipment selection and
sizing, conceptual design development, creating single line diagrams,
specifications, and participate in project development. Your technical expertise
on system availability 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
• 6+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities experience
• Knowledge of electrical systems in critical Data Center operations that include but are not limited to utility substation feeds, transformers, switchgear, VFI Class UPS, DRUPS, PDUs, ATS, STS, SLA/VRLA batteries and associated systems, diesel/gas turbine generators and related fuel systems, Surge Suppression, Active Harmonic Filtering, battery monitoring systems, branch circuit monitoring systems or SCADA systems
• Experience constructing electrical engineering systems including large scale power distribution/generation gear and mechanical engineering systems including cooling systems
• Experience with availability modeling software (ReliaSoft or similar software), familiarity with Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), outage data, and maintenance data of key high voltage, medium voltage, and low voltage electrical distribution equipment, energy storage equipment, and power generation equipment
• Ability to interpret wiring diagrams, single and three-line diagrams, P&ID drawings, submittals, sequence of operations, and mechanical and electrical drawing packages.
• Ability to analyze data and provide quantitative answers for outage rates, probability of outages, mean-time-between-failures (MTBF), mean-time-to-repair (MTTR), and additional metrics to evaluate power availability.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
• Professional Engineer License
• 10+ years of data center or mission critical facilities (example: hospital, military facility, public safety facility, etc.) experience
• 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.
• System Matter Expert level of understanding of both electrical equipment and designs related to data centers and power generation equipment
• 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.
• Ability to produce analyses that ensure data centers satisfy defined design requirements, including availability goals, power quality specifications, and predicted performance targets.
• 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
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, R), or statistical/mathematical software (e.g., R, SAS, Matlab, etc.)
• 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

Responsibilities

• Developing availability models and analysis of different power generation sources (including, but not limited to; utility sources, diesel generators, reciprocating engines, gas turbines, fuel cells, battery energy storage systems, and renewable energy) to serve data center loads in grid connected or grid independent configurations
• Support the development of power generation configurations for different applications, including primary, temporary, or backup power
• Understanding the design and functionality of the global data center fleet, including existing, upcoming, and unique site designs
• Interpreting, evaluating, and developing Single Line Drawings (SLD), engineering 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 as well as to Field Engineering for operational data center upgrades
• Understanding grid interconnection standards and requirements, including working on microgrid design and controls, and distributed energy resources
• 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!

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level