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Critical Infrastructure Electrical Engineer, Field Engineering

Amazon

Location

Culpeper, VA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/14/2026

Compensation

$116,800 - $160,000 per year

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.1% approval+9% YoY
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Job description

As an Amazon Field Engineer, you will provide full life-cycle support to AWS Data Centers, focusing on design, maintenance, and operational excellence. You will engage with diverse teams and serve as the fire protection engineering expert, ensuring safety and efficiency across multiple projects. The role combines office and field work, allowing you to interact with various stakeholders and contribute to innovative solutions. This position requires a US citizen with the ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
  • Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities
  • Experience in commissioning
  • Professional Engineer License
  • Experience with building codes and regulations for your region
  • Experience problem solving and conducting root cause analysis
  • Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings and specifications

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the recognized fire protection engineering expert for a broad range of fire and life safety issues.
  • Develop relationships with authorities having jurisdiction to provide safe and effective solutions.
  • Perform design and equipment submittal review for new Data Centers in your region.
  • Troubleshoot and conduct Root Cause Analysis for site and equipment failures.
  • Mentor and train customers and partner engineers in fire protection principles.
  • Own the conceptual design for existing data center upgrades and design solutions.
  • Interface with internal teams to promote standards for consistency and reliability.
  • Develop innovative solutions for AWS’s data centers.
  • Initiate and lead engineering audits including on-site visits.
  • Act as resident engineer during new construction projects.

Benefits

  • Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Amazon Com Services Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

3,290

FY2026

Approval rate

99.1%

FY2026

LCA certified

32,937

FY2026

Entry-level share

10.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+9%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-44%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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