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Cluster Project Design Electrical Engineer, Fleet Remediation Engineering

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Compensation
$117–160K/yr
Location
Herndon, VA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Amazon’s Fleet Remediation Project Design Electrical Engineer leads electrical design projects in operational data centers, including upgrades, remediation, and infrastructure additions. The role provides lifecycle support from design through implementation and works with engineering, construction, commissioning, and operations teams. The engineer reviews short-circuit coordination studies and equipment submittals, supports project delivery and turnover, and serves as a technical subject matter expert across concurrent projects.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Electrical Systems DesignMechanical Systems DesignConstruction Drawing InterpretationConstruction Drawing CreationSpecification InterpretationSubmittal Document InterpretationData Center Equipment ResearchFacility Design ResearchEngineering JudgmentDesign and Construction ProcessesEngineering Project ManagementConsultant ManagementStakeholder Relationship BuildingDrawing and Document ManagementProgress ReportingField WorkBuilding Codes and RegulationsDesign Concept DeploymentData Center Electrical TopologyData Center Mechanical Topology

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Related Field4+ Years Mission Critical Facilities EngineeringProfessional Engineer License

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 an Amazon Fleet Remediation Project Design Engineer, you will lead design projects in operational data centers, that remediate issues, upgrade our existing infrastructure or add new services. You will be the 'go to' engineering resource for these projects and will provide lifecycle support from design through implementation. You will use your electrical expertise to:

  • Own the design for existing data center upgrades and design-solutions which add data center infrastructure, capacity, improve availability, and/or increase sustainability.

  • Prepare/review short circuit coordination studies and maintain the software models to martch as-built site conditions.

  • Perform design and equipment submittal review for Data Centers in your region.

  • Interface with internal and external data center design engineering team, server hardware team, environmental health and safety team, field engineering, and controls engineering to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability in services delivered.

  • Work on concurrent projects, sometimes in multiple geographical regions.

  • Act as a technical subject matter expert for your given discipline during new remediation projects.

  • Support construction, commissioning, operations, and turnover.

We have an immediate opening for a Fleet Remediation Project Design Electrical Engineer in the IAD Cluster. If you meet these qualifications, exude passion, and enjoy the challenge of innovative projects at hyper-scale, this job is for you!

Key job responsibilities

Amazon's vision is to be the world's most customer-centric company, and this role is key to that vision. As a Fleet Remediation Project Design Electrical Engineer, you will be leading projects to fit out our data centers to meet ever-evolving customer needs as we continue expanding our fleet to hyper-scale. As an ideal candidate you:

  • Possess Strong Engineering Judgement and are able to provide design and recommendations despite uncertainty

  • Are detail and data oriented with familiarity with design/construction processes

  • Have experience managing engineering projects and engineering consultants.

  • Build trust and relationships with different stakeholders (e.g., Operations, Commissioning, Construction and Design)

  • Manage design and as built drawings and documents

  • Prepare and present progress reports to all relevant stakeholders

  • Be inclined to get into the field to see things up close

A day in the life

Each day you will interact with different teams responsible for all aspects of the data centers. You will prioritize your activities to support data center safety, remediation projects, capacity, and availability, focusing on the actions that are most impactful. You will have the opportunity to work on projects locally and globally.

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 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

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

  • Knowledge of mechanical or electrical systems design

  • 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

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

  • 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 Engineer License

  • Experience with building codes and regulations for your region

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

  • Knowledge of both mechanical and electrical equipment or design related to data center electrical and mechanical topology

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, VA, Herndon - 116,800.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

How this job compares

Set against the 10,401 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$117–160K/yr
  • Virginia median$103–159K/yr292 salary ranges
  • US median$107–166K/yr6,770 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $138K, is 6% above the Virginia median midpoint ($130K) — in the middle half of Electrical Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 370 open Electrical Engineer jobs in Virginia and 10,401 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (8,644 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,715 of the 10,401 open Electrical Engineer jobs (65%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 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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