- 3+ years of relevant work experience in a data center or other critical environment.
- 4+ years of experience of the electrical and mechanical systems involved in critical data center operations such as: generators, transformers, switchgear, UPS systems, ATS units, PDU units, pumps, air handling units, and CRAC units.
- 3+ years of experience with BMS and EPMS control systems and data collection/trending
Amazon Data Services Inc. is currently hiring for a Edge DCEO Engineer to support our data centers in the Midwest region, primarily in the Chicago area. The Edge DCEO Engineer responsible for ensuring that all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center is operating at peak efficiency. This involves planned preventative maintenance of equipment, daily corrective work, and emergency response. They are expected to be a singular focal point for all facility operations within a given data center. The Edge DCEO Engineer manages small-to-medium projects from planning to completion, obtains and tracks quotes for all necessary costs and documenting project results for future implementation at other facilities.
This candidate must be familiar with equipment primarily found in data centers, which includes, but is not limited to, stand-by diesel generators, switch gear, UPS’s, PDU’s, AHU’s, cooling towers, chemical treatment systems, pumps, motors, VFD’s, and building automation systems.
This is a 50% travel position and the successful candidate will be expected to travel primarily in the midwest USA region, but also have occasional travel throughout the USA.
This position is also expected to respond off hours to site events and emergency issues
Key job responsibilities
- Oversee the day-to-day operations and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment in a data center.
- Operate independently with limited direct management.
- Act as an escalation point for all facilities-related issues within the data center, escalating to the ORD Regional Manager as appropriate.
- Perform root cause analysis of equipment failures.
- Troubleshoot and report of facility and data sever-level events within internal SLA.
- Create and deploy new standard practices for the Edge DCEO team and vendor support teams.
- Provide training and guidance to DCEO technicians
- Ensure all safety procedures are adhered to by vendors and Amazon staff.
- Communicate complex technical information to a non-technical audience.
- Fully comply with all physical security procedures and policies.
- Respond to off hour emergency calls related to his data centers and help with the investigation, mitigation, and recovery of the issue(s).
- Candidates should be able to lift up to 40 lbs and or work in elevated locations.
- Ability to work in an environment that operates 24/7 with an ability to provide after-hours support as needed. All physical requirements are expected with reasonable accommodations
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About the team
The AWS Edge team has multifaceted functions supporting many organizations and a many customers. There is never a dull moment. We embrace wearing many hats and strive to always deliver 100% of the time.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Chicago, IL, USA
- Bachelor's or College's degree in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent work experience in Mechanical/Electrical Field.
- Electrical or Mechanical trade (Post Secondary Education).