
Controls Application Engineer, Controls Design eXecution
Herndon, VAJob$117–160K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
Amazon Web Services is seeking a Mechanical Controls Engineer for its Data Center Engineering team. The role focuses on the operational integrity and reliability of critical data center infrastructure systems. The engineer will maintain infrastructure, investigate failures, support maintenance and commissioning, and collaborate on capacity delivery and improvements. The position also contributes to operating procedures, continuous improvement, and technical mentorship.
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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.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a talented and motivated Mechanical Controls Engineer to join our Data Center Engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the operational integrity and reliability of critical data center infrastructure systems that power the world's largest cloud computing platform.
Key job responsibilities
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Operate and maintain critical data center infrastructure including electrical, mechanical, and control systems to ensure maximum uptime and availability
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Perform root cause analysis on infrastructure failures and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence
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Execute preventive and predictive maintenance programs for all data center critical systems
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Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and construction teams to support capacity delivery and infrastructure improvements
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Develop and refine standard operating procedures (SOPs) and emergency operating procedures (EOPs) for infrastructure systems
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Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system reliability, efficiency, and safety across the data center portfolio
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Support commissioning and validation activities for new infrastructure deployments and upgrades
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Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing
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
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4+ 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
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Experience in commissioning
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Bachelor's degree
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
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Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents
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5+ 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
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 .
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How this job compares
Set against the 2,292 open Controls Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$117–160K/yr
- Virginia median$111–180K/yr69 salary ranges
- US median$111–160K/yr1,323 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $138K, is 7% below the Virginia median midpoint ($149K) — in the middle half of Controls Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 87 open Controls Engineer jobs in Virginia and 2,292 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Controls Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,948 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,186 of the 2,292 open Controls Engineer jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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