Commissioning Engineer
Amazon· Operations, IT, & Support Engineering
USA, GA, Atlanta, USA, NC, Charlotte, USA, TX, Austin, USA, TX, Dallas, USA, TX, Houston$116.8k - $160kfull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
AWS Data Services commissioning role focused on testing, validation, and coordination of electrical and mechanical infrastructure in AWS data centers. Responsible for vendor management, factory witness testing, and on-site commissioning of critical systems, with emphasis on safety, quality, and program improvements.
Responsibilities
- - Provides testing and validation oversight of AWS data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
- - Reviews design documents, leads Factory Witness Testing (FWT), and manages third-party commissioning vendors for onsite pre-functional, functional, and integrated systems testing.
- - Owns projects’ success by diving deep to resolve technical issues and addressing schedule/coordination demands onsite.
- - Communicates lessons learned and collaborates on program improvements.
- - Provides multi-discipline input into scheduling, test script development, design, and project planning.
- - Reviews submittal packages, leads FWT, and performs system-level and integrated testing.
- - Audits commissioning activities to ensure environmental, quality, and safety compliance.
- - Produces comprehensive weekly status reports and lessons learned to improve the commissioning program.
- - Works across AWS engineering, capacity delivery, operations, and contractor teams to coordinate site activities and resolutions.
- - Manages commissioning vendor performance and escalation if turnover is at risk.
- - Shares lessons learned to help peers on similar projects.
Qualifications
- - 5+ years of engineering, installation, or startup/commissioning of electrical and mechanical systems experience
- - Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or 5+ years of relevant discipline work experience
- - High technical competency in mechanical or electrical or control systems used in critical infrastructure, with ability to learn others
- - Ability to review design documentation (drawings, specs, vendor submittals, sequences of operations) and provide feedback per Amazon standards
- - Ability to develop or review commissioning documentation (test plans, scripts, reports) for accuracy and design alignment
Skills
Required:Electrical and mechanical commissioningDesign document reviewFactory Witness Testing (FWT)Vendor management
Benefits
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
- Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
- EAP, Mental Health Support
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Sign-on payments and RSUs (as part of compensation)
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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