Commissioning Engineer, AMER-West ACx
Amazon· Operations, IT, & Support Engineering
Umatilla, OR, Sparks, NV, Avondale, AZ$116.8k - $160kFull-timePosted 4mo ago
About the role
AWS Infrastructure Services commissioning engineer responsible for testing, validation, and coordination of electrical/mechanical infrastructure in AWS data centers across AMER-West, including vendor management, FWT, and multi-discipline integration with safety and environmental requirements.
Responsibilities
- The Commissioning Engineer (CxE) provides testing and validation oversight of AWS data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
- CxEs review design documents, lead Factory Witness Testing (FWT), and manage third-party commissioning vendors in the performance of onsite pre-functional, functional, and integrated systems testing.
- Take ownership of projects’ successes by diving deep to resolve technical issues and bias for action to address schedule and coordination demands onsite.
- Communicate lessons learned and collaborate on program improvements.
- Provide multi-discipline input into scheduling, test script development, designing, and planning of projects.
- Review component submittal packages, lead Factory Witness Testing (FWT), perform system level and integrated system testing.
- Continuously audit commissioning activities to ensure compliance with environmental, quality, and safety requirements.
- Prepare comprehensive weekly status reports and lessons learned to improve the commissioning program.
- Cover multiple inflight projects and tight timelines.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning of electrical and mechanical systems experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or 5 years of relevant discipline work experience
- High technical competency in either mechanical or electrical or control systems for critical infrastructures, with ability to learn others
- Understand design concept by reviewing mechanical or electrical design documentation, vendor submittals, sequences of operations, and provide feedback per Amazon standards
- Develop or review commissioning documentation such as test plans, scripts and reports to ensure accuracy against design requirements
Skills
Required:Project managementTest planning and executionVendor management
Benefits
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
- Basic Life & AD&D insurance with optional supplemental life plans
- EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Sign-on payments and RSUs included in compensation package
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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