Data Center Engineer

Google • Austin, TX

1d • $122,000 - $174,000

About The Position

Our thirst for technology is a part of everything we do. The Data Center
Engineering team takes the physical design of our data centers into the future.
Our lab mirrors a research and development department -- cutting-edge strategies
are born, tested and tested again. Along with a team of great minds, you take on
complex topics like how we use power or how to run state-of-the-art,
environmentally-friendly facilities. You're a visionary who optimizes for
efficiencies and never stops seeking improvements -- even small changes that can
make a huge impact. You generate ideas, communicate recommendations to
senior-level executives and drive implementation alongside facilities
technicians.

With your technical expertise, you ensure compliance with codes and standards,
develop infrastructure improvements and serve as an expert in your specialty
(e.g., cooling, electrical).

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google
customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and
Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our
customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users
worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering
the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing
power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable
developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping
the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the
development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking,
Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.
• Experience with industrial control platforms (e.g., Power SCADA Operations, Ignition, FactoryTalk, etc.).
• Experience with building management systems (BMS) for mechanical plants, including chiller and boiler controls, and HVAC sequences of operation.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Engineering, Business, or relevant field, or a Professional Engineering (PE) license.
• Experience in estimating, electrical design, operation, and commissioning of substations, switchgear, ATP/ATS, emergency power systems and their control systems, power monitoring, and electrical protection.
• Experience in design, construction, and commissioning of high voltage substations, medium or low voltage electrical distribution systems, AC/DC systems, and associated power management or SCADA tools.
• Experience working with data center equipment and environments, with an understanding of start up/commissioning processes.
• Experience with cross-discipline teams (e.g., structural, civil, IT/telecom, security, mechanical, architectural).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal teams to develop and review data center monitoring and control system designs for both electrical and mechanical systems.
• Be responsible for the successful delivery of vendor products and services according to Google's design and hardware standards.
• Work with site operations teams to troubleshoot and resolve control system issues across all facility infrastructure. Implement and manage operational technology (OT) security protocols for our industrial control systems (e.g., vulnerability assessment, threat detection, and qualification and deployment of patches for OT devices and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems).
• Create and manage scopes of work, update internal design specifications, and maintain all controls and monitoring system interface documents. Develop protocols to manage critical operational data.
• Analyze trends related to power usage effectiveness and other key metrics to drive continuous improvement and plant efficiency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level