Amazon
Sr. Power Generation Engineer - Availability, Global Energy
$137K–$185K
Austin, TX +3 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 4, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Seattle, WA
Herndon, VA
Houston, TX - Experience
- 6+ years required; 10+ years in data center or mission critical facilities preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field; Master's degree in Electrical Engineering preferred.
About the job
Leads power generation availability modeling and engineering design decisions for AWS data center power systems, evaluating configurations for reliability, safety, cost, and sustainability.
What you'll do
- Develop availability models and analyses for power generation sources and configurations serving data center loads.
- Guide power generation design development, equipment selection, drawings, specifications, and design evaluations.
- Advise cross-functional teams on technical trade-offs, risks, grid interconnection, and infrastructure upgrades.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
- 6+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities, including data centers, power generation, or oil and gas facilities.
- Experience constructing electrical engineering systems, including large-scale power distribution/generation gear, and mechanical engineering systems including cooling systems.
- Experience with availability modeling software (ReliaSoft or similar software), FMEA, outage and maintenance data, and interpreting engineering drawings and documentation.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Professional Engineer License.
Pay
136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually (base salary); 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually (base salary); 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually (base salary); 136,600.00 - 184,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
ReliaSoft, FMEA, SCADA, Python, R, SAS, Matlab
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