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Sr. Electrical Controls Engineer, Controls Design eXecution

Amazon

COLUMBUS, OHJob$137–185K/yrSeen 3mo agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$137–185K/yr
Location
COLUMBUS, OH
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Amazon AWS Infrastructure Services seeks a Senior Electrical Controls Engineer to design, implement, and sustain electrical control systems for global data center infrastructure, focusing on reliability, efficiency, and scalability of power distribution, cooling, and building automation.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Electrical Controls DesignPower DistributionCooling SystemsBuilding AutomationMonitoring Platforms IntegrationTechnical Specification DevelopmentTroubleshootingAutomation InitiativesContinuous Improvement

Qualifications

6+ Years Data Center Design, Construction, Operations, or Facility Maintenance Experience6+ Years Industrial or Commercial Engineering in Mission Critical FacilitiesBachelor's Degree in Engineering or Related FieldExperience Researching New Designs, Technologies, and Construction Methods of Data Center Equipment and FacilitiesProfessional Engineering or Architectural LicenseKnowledge of Building Codes and Regulations for Your RegionExperience Carrying Design Concepts Through Exploration, Development, and Into Deployment or Mass ProductionExperience Reading, Interpreting, and Creating Construction Drawings, Specifications, and Submittal Documents

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Description

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

The Controls Design eXecution team seeks a Senior Electrical Controls Engineer to design, implement, and sustain electrical control systems for Amazon's global data center infrastructure. This role focuses on ensuring reliability, efficiency, and scalability of mission-critical control systems that power our data center operations.

Key job responsibilities

  • Lead design and implementation of electrical control systems for power distribution, cooling, and building automation

  • Integrate control systems with infrastructure equipment and monitoring platforms

  • Maintain and optimize existing control systems across the data center portfolio

  • Develop technical specifications, standards, and best practices for electrical controls

  • Troubleshoot complex control system issues and implement sustainable solutions

  • Partner with Controls Design Engineering, Data Center Delivery, Field Engineering, and Commissioning teams

  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and field technicians

  • Drive automation initiatives and continuous improvement projects

About the team

Why AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Diverse Experiences

Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Basic Qualifications

  • 6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience

  • 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

  • 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

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

  • Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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 .

USA, OH, COLUMBUS - 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually

USA, TX, Austin - 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Herndon - 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Bellevue - 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually

How this job compares

Set against the 450 open Data Center Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$137–185K/yr
  • US median$146–245K/yr402 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $161K, is 21% below the US median midpoint ($204K) — in the middle half of Data Center Engineering salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 21 open Data Center Engineering jobs in Ohio and 450 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Data Center Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 10 years at the median (303 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 124 of the 450 open Data Center Engineering jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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