Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Commitment: 40 hours per week (5 days) (12months)

Location: AWS Dublin Office (DUB19) (Onsite 5 days/week)

Pay rate: €231.63 per day / €28.95 per hour

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About the Role

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) is seeking a mid-level to senior Electrical Design Engineer to join our electrical engineering team. This role will provide support to AWS’s EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) design engineering team. You’ll work closely with senior engineers and stakeholders across design, construction, and sustainability to help support design activities of new build data centres across EMEA.

At AWS you will be responsible for working on multi-million dollar designs that support our array of businesses and wide variety of customers. Great ideas are encouraged and supported. Ingenuity is the main mechanism which supports our focus on quality, speed, and cost. If you can design an electrical system, have an understanding of the critical equipment needs for a data centre, and understand the constructability of varying designs you may be a good fit.

This position is based onsite supporting multiple construction projects across the Zaragoza region with a fixed 5-day-per-week schedule. Office space, tools, computational resources and support will be fully provided during this time.

What You’ll Do

• • Support general electrical design activities for critical infrastructure within new build data centres across EMEA.

• • Work on concurrent projects in multiple geographical regions.

• • Review and approve equipment submittals.

• • Manage design consultancy firms to create, review and release data centre designs.

• • Work with internal teams to understand user requirements.

• • Work with internal teams to trouble shoot problems and conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective Action (CA) for design related problems.

• • Define project scopes and provide support during construction phases.

• • Work with regional vendors and manufactures to specify the appropriate electrical equipment

• • Travel for site review and conduct engineering evaluations, audits, and site launches

• • Participate in knowledge-sharing, learn AWS-specific standards.

• • Be positive and always offer creative, out of the box solutions.

• Basic Qualifications

• • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.

• • Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel.

• • Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities.

• • Experience in commissioning.

• • Experience with building codes and regulations for your region.

Preferred Qualifications

• • Professional Engineer License.

• • Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities.

• • Previous contractor negotiation and management skills associated with design, construction and project execution.

• • Experience with fast-track design/build projects and or multiple significant upgrade projects.

• • Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production.

• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.

• A day in the life

Imagine your day as a creative problem-solver, where every design decision impacts millions of users worldwide. You'll collaborate with diverse engineering teams, translating complex technical requirements into ground-breaking Electrical systems. Your work will involve innovative design conceptualization, site selection reviews, and driving technical solutions that push the boundaries of data centre engineering.

About the team

We are a collaborative, forward-thinking group of engineers dedicated to solving complex infrastructure challenges. Our team thrives on innovation, mutual support, and a shared commitment to delivering world-class cloud services. We value diverse perspectives and empower each team member to contribute unique insights that drive technological advancement.

Why AWS?

Client Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

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Briefing call notes:

⚡ Electrical Design Engineer Position:

1. Contract Type: 12-month contract (potential for permanent conversion)

2. Location: Dublin office

3. Experience Requirements:

• 5-10 years of experience

• Experience in industrial, pharmaceutical, data center projects

• Knowledge of: transformers, generators, electrical systems

1. Key Skills:

• Low and medium voltage electrical system design

• Comprehensive project approach

Recruitment Process Details:

• Interview Process: 1-2 interviews in January

• Interview will cover:

• Technical assessment

• Situational questions

• Client Leadership Principles elements (ownership, innovation)

• Office Work: 5 days per week

• Possible business travel (about a week every 6 weeks)

Additional Information:

• Team size: Approximately 80 people

• Expected quick candidate adaptation

• Initial onboarding and training provided

• No company credit card, travel expenses reimbursable

Division: eTeam Workforce Limited-Ireland Reference: 25-07485