DCEO Engr 3 at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Boardman, OR

Summary: Amazon Web Services (AWS) operates cloud infrastructure and mission-critical data centers worldwide. The Data Center Engineering Technician will maintain, operate, monitor, troubleshoot, and repair electrical, mechanical, safety, and facility systems to ensure reliable data center operations and uptime.

Responsibilities:
- Daily building rounds to monitor and record information from electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment to ensure 24/7 reliability and availability
- Monitor Building Management Systems (BMS) and Electrical Power Management System (EPMS)
- Assist in troubleshooting of facility and rack-level events within internal Service Level Agreements (SLA)
- Perform rack installs and rack decommissioning within internal SLA
- Perform PM, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and repair of electrical and mechanical equipment
- Technical writing to support change management program
- Monitor daily work requests and manage to resolution, and execute projects from conception to completion
- On-site support of contractors, sub-contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work performed is in accordance with established practices, procedures & local legislation
- Work schedule changes depending on specific site needs. Shifts can be up to 12 hours and may rotate on a predefined schedule. Some locations have on-call rotations
- Role may support more than one location/site
- Willingness and demonstrated ability to work in the following physical conditions with reasonable accommodations:
- Regularly lift and/or move up to 39 pounds independently
- Participate in group lifts for 40+ pounds
- Maintain balance and perform construction tasks while on a ladder
- Regularly walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, climb stairs, twist, bend, work above shoulders, grasp, carry, push and pull objects into position
- Work in an environment requiring provided ear protection
- This role supports data centers in various operational stages. The position may be assigned to a facility still under development, which could require travel to established locations for training until your designated site becomes fully operational
- Ability to travel to or commute between data center locations as needed
- Willingness to temporarily work at alternative sites during training periods or until assigned facility is operational
- Travel frequency will vary based on business needs and operational status of assigned facility
- Candidates must be able to travel (over 50 miles) or commute (less than 50 miles) to active data center sites as required by business needs
- This role acts as Amazon’s front line when it comes to hands-on electrical and mechanical equipment preventative maintenance (PM) and troubleshooting, reporting to a site’s Data Center Facility Manager (FM)
- They will maintain, operate, and troubleshoot mission-critical data center facility equipment including stand-by diesel generators and related fuel systems, 3 phase electrical systems such as switchgear, UPS units, PDUs, and wet cell batteries and associated systems
- Mechanical equipment includes CRAHU units, centrifugal chillers, cooling towers, water systems, air handlers and associated systems, pumps, and motors
- Additional support equipment is included in the scope of the role which includes fire/life safety equipment, building automation systems, and general facilities equipment

Required Qualifications:
- • Ability to travel to or commute between data center locations as needed
- • Willingness to temporarily work at alternative sites during training periods or until assigned facility is operational
- • Travel frequency will vary based on business needs and operational status of assigned facility
- • Candidates must be able to travel (over 50 miles) or commute (less than 50 miles) to active data center sites as required by business needs
- • Willingness and demonstrated ability to work in the following physical conditions with reasonable accommodations:
- • Regularly lift and/or move up to 39 pounds independently
- • Participate in group lifts for 40+ pounds
- • Maintain balance and perform construction tasks while on a ladder
- • Regularly walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, climb stairs, twist, bend, work above shoulders, grasp, carry, push and pull objects into position
- • Work in an environment requiring provided ear protection
- • This role supports data centers in various operational stages. The position may be assigned to a facility still under development, which could require travel to established locations for training until your designated site becomes fully operational
- • 1+ years of electrical or mechanical, or 1+ years of data center or mission critical facilities (example: hospital, military facility, public safety facility, etc.) experience
- • 1+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience
- • Work flexible schedule including weekends, nights, and holidays
- • PDX is an AWS GovCloud region. As required by our contracts with the federal government, effective February 24, 2026, logical access to the AWS GovCloud region will be restricted to Amazon employees who are U.S. Citizens. (GovCloud may NOT be accessed from outside of the United States)

Preferred Qualifications:
- • 2+ years of data center engineering experience
- • Technical (Military Trade School) training
- • Associate or higher education in related field

Required Skills: Electrical Systems, Mechanical Systems, Data Center Engineering, Microsoft Office

Benefits: Lump sum stipend will be provided to eligible candidates who relocate for this position., EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, 401(k) matching, Endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources