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Controls Engineer, AWS Controls Engineering

Amazon

Location

Herndon, VA

Type

Full-time

Posted

11/13/2026

Compensation

$111,300 - $186,100 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.1% approval+9% YoY
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Job description

The Data Center Controls Engineer will work within 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 multiple projects, vendor relationships, and ensure compliance with operational standards. The team is dedicated to supporting AWS data centers and ensuring reliable infrastructure for customers.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of industrial controls and automation experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent engineering science plus 5+ years of relevant controls experience, OR 10+ years of relevant controls experience in lieu of a degree
  • 4+ years of general contractor and vendor management work associated with construction and project execution experience
  • Experience with industrial control systems, both hardware and software
  • 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
  • Demonstrated understanding of engineering documentation, electrical and mechanical diagrams, and standard operating procedures
  • Ability to manage multiple stakeholder deliverables and navigate difficult situations
  • Experience designing data centers or critical MEP infrastructure
  • Registered as a Professional Engineer (PE) or certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

Responsibilities

  • Train and assist internal customers and stakeholders with the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning, and operation of BMS and EPMS systems
  • Provide technical assistance and support to operations during the life cycle of the data center
  • Develop BMS and EPMS project scope of work, schedule, budget, and level of efforts to projects requested by customers and stakeholders
  • Manage scope, schedule, finance, and execution of BMS and EPMS improvement projects in AWS data centers
  • Assist in procurement related activities including request for quotation/proposals and review of vendors' proposals
  • Participate in AWS global on-call schedule to provide immediate BMS and EPMS technical support to in-service data centers
  • Attend project related meetings and coordinate with project leaders while regularly reporting status to Controls and stakeholders’ management
  • Support Controls projects related commissioning activities in the data centers
  • Review, implement, troubleshoot, and iterate on the controls sequence of operation and provide necessary feedback to the design team
  • Develop and modify controls logic programming and graphical user interfaces
  • Financially manage BMS and EPMS service contracts
  • Frequently visit assigned in-operation and/or under construction data centers to troubleshoot and supervise vendor’s 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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