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Data Center Controls Engineer, Controls team

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Compensation
$100–168K/yr
Location
Ridgeland, MS
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Data Center Controls Engineer will manage and improve automation systems across AWS data centers, including building management systems (BMS) and electrical power monitoring systems (EPMS). The role covers controls deployment, design review, project and vendor management, maintenance, troubleshooting, and programming. The ideal candidate has a construction management, mechanical, electrical, or technology background and can align building controls and automation with broader business objectives.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Design Concept DeploymentMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordWindows Operating SystemsPower Management SystemsPower Monitoring SystemsProject ManagementCritical Data Center EquipmentEngineering DocumentationElectrical DiagramsStandard Operating ProceduresBuilding Codes and RegulationsData Center Engineering OperationsData Center InfrastructureConstruction Specifications and Drawings

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or Related Field5+ Years Project Management

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.

As part of the AWS Controls Team, you will work with highly motivated experts and innovators in the data center industry. You will be responsible for innovating, deploying, optimizing, and maintaining the automation systems within the data centers. Automation systems consist of building management system (BMS) and electrical power monitoring system (EPMS). Using Amazon leadership principles, you will develop new processes and standards while innovating in the controls space.

The ideal candidate will possess a construction management, mechanical, electrical or technology background that enables them to undertake the challenges of sophisticated controls platforms and a demonstrated ability to think broadly and strategically in aligning building controls and automation with the larger objectives of the business.

Key job responsibilities

  • Manage scope of Building Management System (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) for construction of AWS data centers.

  • Ensure data center controls are deployed in accordance with scope of work (SOW) and specifications.

  • Review and provide feedback on mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) drawings.

  • Develop controls bill of material (BOM).

  • Manage multiple stakeholder deliverables, requirements and navigate difficult situations.

  • Work under tight project timelines.

  • Financially manage both construction and service contracts.

  • Act in a project sponsor/lead capacity.

  • Provide vendor management.

  • Develop scope of work for site improvement projects.

  • Provide technical assistance and support to internal customers during life cycle of the data center.

  • Perform controls root cause analysis for service of controls for AWS data centers.

  • Schedule and supervise Quarterly maintenance for BMS and EPMS.

  • Review controls sequence of operation and provide feedback to design.

  • Participate in a global on-call schedule.

  • Grow in technical ability by learning a multitude of different automation platforms.

  • Develop building automation controls drawings and wiring diagrams.

  • Size controls valves and damper actuators and select controls devices.

  • Develop and modify control logic programming.

  • Develop and modify graphical user interface.

  • Travel up to 25%

About the team

Diverse Experiences

AWS 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.

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.

Inclusive Team Culture

AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship & 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.

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.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

  • Experience carrying new design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production

  • Experience in MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems

  • Experience with power management and power monitoring systems

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5+ years of project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure experience

  • Knowledge of critical data center equipment

  • Knowledge of engineering documentation, electrical diagrams and standard operating procedures

  • Knowledge of building codes and regulations including Life Safety, BOCA, NFPA, NEC, or OSHA

  • Experience in project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure

  • Experience in Data Center Engineering Operations, with a deep understanding of electrical and mechanical data center infrastructure

  • Experience reading and interpreting construction specifications and drawings for all domains

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, MS, Ridgeland - 100,200.00 - 167,500.00 USD annually

How this job compares

Set against the 2,292 open Controls Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$100–168K/yr
  • Mississippi median$113–167K/yr20 salary ranges
  • US median$111–160K/yr1,323 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $134K, is 5% below the Mississippi median midpoint ($140K) — in the middle half of Controls Engineer salary ranges in Mississippi.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 41 open Controls Engineer jobs in Mississippi and 2,292 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Mississippi
Experience
Controls Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 6 years (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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