Controls Technician, Data Center Capacity Delivery, Amazon Data Services, Inc

Global Controls Team Member

As a member of the Global Controls Team, you will collaborate with highly motivated operators, engineers, and technicians in the data center industry to maintain and optimize critical infrastructure systems. You will be responsible for troubleshooting and maintaining the Building Management System (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) while developing new processes and standards that drive innovation in the controls space.

AWS data centers utilize sophisticated industrial control systems to automatically operate mechanical equipment, maintaining optimal temperature and pressure conditions throughout the facilities. These systems integrate and monitor multiple critical components, including generators, uninterruptible power sources, diesel generators, electrical switchgear, power distribution units, variable frequency drives, automatic and static transfer switches, air-cooled and water-cooled chillers, pumps, cooling towers, heat exchangers, Computer Room Air Handlers (CRAHs), and air economizers. Within this industrial control system infrastructure, the BMS serves as the primary control platform for all mechanical systems within the data center, while the EPMS functions as the primary monitoring platform for all electrical systems. This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in mission-critical environments while contributing to the reliability and efficiency of AWS's global infrastructure.

Key job responsibilities include primarily working in and supporting multiple data centers by deploying, servicing, and upgrading BMS and EPMS systems. You will mentor and train Facilities team members on the operation and control of BMS and EPMS systems, audit, maintain, and manage computer enterprise asset management systems for BMS and EPMS installations, manage small to medium-sized projects and programs, perform point-to-point checkouts between field devices and controllers, perform first-line diagnostics, troubleshooting, and maintenance of programming code and hardware associated with BMS and EPMS in data centers, execute provisioning processes for servers, controllers, industrial PCs, and network configurations, including communication testing between third-party devices and controllers or servers, install, replace, configure, and calibrate sensors, read and interpret electrical schematics and control panel drawings with a basic understanding of closed-loop controls, field sensor scaling, and functions typically performed by industrial controllers, supervise low-voltage electrical contractors performing wiring and installation of field devices in compliance with AWS requirements, and provide commissioning and systems-level testing support.

Basic qualifications include an associate's degree or above, basic understanding of industrial controls system, knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, relays and troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration/diagnostic equipment in a data center, hospitals, large commercial complex, water, power, oil & gas or similar industries, ability to work non-standard hours and differing work rotations/shifts and overtime as required, and associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field with 1 years of relevant industrial Controls or HVAC controls experience, OR 2 years of relevant industrial or HVAC controls experience in lieu of a degree.

Preferred qualifications include International Society of Automation (ISA) Certified Controls System Technician (CCST) Level I or higher certification, experiencing using common communication protocols (MQTT, BACnet, and/or MODBUS), 5+ years of experience in controls/automation, construction or related field in a technical environment, demonstrated understanding of engineering documentation, electrical and mechanical diagrams, and standard operating procedures, experience in data centers or mission critical environment, fundamental knowledge of network design and layout as well as low voltage (copper/ fiber) cabling, prior AWS/Amazon experience, and 4+ Yr. Military Service.

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