Location
Herndon, VA
Type
Full-time
Posted
10/20/2026
Compensation
$111,300 - $186,100 per year
Job description
The Data Center Controls Engineer will be part of the global controls team, focusing on troubleshooting, project management, and maintaining building management and electrical power monitoring systems. This role involves collaborating with experts in the data center industry to innovate and develop new processes. The engineer will manage vendor relationships and oversee the execution of improvement projects within AWS data centers. The team is dedicated to ensuring reliable operations and high standards for safety and security in AWS infrastructure.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience with industrial controls in critical environments
- Experience with industrial control systems, both hardware and software
- 4+ years of general contractor and vendor management work
- Knowledge of engineering documentation, electrical diagrams, and standard operating procedures
- Experience designing, configuring, programming, installing, troubleshooting, or servicing HVAC Controls or Electrical SCADA systems
- Experience using common industrial communication protocols such as MQTT, BACnet, and/or MODBUS
- Registered as a Professional Engineer (PE) or certified Project Management Professional (PMP) is a plus
Responsibilities
- Train and assist internal customers with the creation and operation of BMS and EPMS systems
- Provide technical assistance and support to operations during the data center life cycle
- Develop project scope of work, schedule, budget, and level of efforts for BMS and EPMS projects
- Manage scope, schedule, finance, and execution of BMS and EPMS improvement projects
- Assist in procurement activities including request for quotation and review of vendor proposals
- Participate in the global on-call schedule to provide immediate technical support
- Attend project-related meetings and report status to management
- Support commissioning activities related to controls projects in data centers
- Review and implement controls sequence of operation and provide feedback to the design team
- Develop and modify controls logic programming and graphical user interfaces
- Manage multiple stakeholder deliverables and navigate challenging situations
- Financially manage BMS and EPMS service contracts
- Visit assigned data centers to troubleshoot and supervise vendor work
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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