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Job Description
Power Generation Engineer Role Summary
Power Generation Engineer responsible for designing, developing, and implementing innovative energy solutions for AWS data center power generation and transmission infrastructure.Job Responsibilities
As a key member of the Datacenter Engineering Power Generation Solutions team, you will:
- Capture requirements and develop well-defined, achievable, and testable specifications and solutions.
- Design and construct utility-scale generation plants, energy storage systems, and associated substations.
- Develop design proposals that meet or exceed quality requirements and fall within budgetary constraints.
- Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to create construction document sets.
- Participate in site selection reviews and work with local utilities, developers, and grid operators to define interconnection requirements.
- Work with internal teams to understand user/customer requirements and with regional vendors and manufacturers to specify electrical equipment.
- Ensure compliance with IEEE/ANSI, UL, IEC, EU requirements and building codes.
- Review and approve equipment submittals, including test and commissioning requirements.
- Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to and during research and development projects.
- Communicate clearly and effectively with people from various technical backgrounds.
- Produce clear and concise documentation, such as detailed design specifications, functional test scripts, reports, and version release notes.
- Safeguard implementation of the Global Electrical and Mechanical Basis of Design (BoD) through constant auditing.
- Travel to sites for site reviews and work with onsite field engineers, as needed.
- Oversee construction, maintenance, and upgrade projects using project management skills.
- Work with control systems, SCADA, and other power plant automation technologies.
- Manage concurrent projects in multiple geographical regions.
About the Team
Datacenter Engineering Power Generation Solutions is an engineering and technical strategy team that works to deliver energy innovations enabling reliable, available, and sustainable capacity to our growing business.
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering.
- 5+ years of experience with design and operation of utility-scale power plants in a utility or project development company.
- Understanding of US ANSI, UL, NERC, FERC, NESC, and European EN & IEC standards.
- Knowledge of building codes and regulations, including Life Safety, IBC, NFPA, NEC, and OSHA.
- Knowledge of Carbon Neutrality and Global Net-Zero Carbon Objectives.
- Knowledge of Greenhouse Gas and Global Air Quality Emissions Reduction techniques.
- Technical expertise in relay protection schemes, HV & MV circuit breakers, power and distribution transformers, electrical switchgear, grounding, and earthing schemes.
Preferred Qualifications
To be considered for this role, you will need:
- Master's degree or higher in electrical engineering.
- 7+ years of relevant design experience deploying utility-scale power plants across the United States.
- Direct experience with the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of generation plants, nuclear plants, energy storage assets, and substations.
- Understanding of mechanical equipment and system design.
- Experience with fast-track design/build projects and/or multiple significant upgrade projects.
- Experience with Hyperscale Distributed Energy Projects, including Battery Energy Storage, Long Duration Energy Storage, Fuel Cells, Solar, and Wind.
- Experience with designing, deploying, operating utility-scale power plants and interconnections.
- Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and high-quality standards.