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Data Center Electrical Engineer, Google Data Centers

Google
Full-time
On-site

Minimum qualifications:

  • 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 in the electrical infrastructure of mission critical facilities.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree in Engineering or other relevant field or a Professional Engineering (PE) license.
  • Experience in 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 medium voltage and low voltage electrical distribution systems to include AC and DC systems and associated power management systems and SCADA tools.
  • Experience working with data center equipment and environments (e.g., switchgear, generators, transformers, controls, security monitoring systems, fire safety systems).

About the job

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).

As a Data Center Services Electrical Engineer, you will have experience with data center design, development, construction and commissioning projects. You will provide support for all electrical systems of data centers, networking, AC/DC power distribution and control systems. You will be tasked with coordinating the needs of multiple partner teams, while managing changes and maintaining a focus on keeping the project on schedule.

In this role, you will manage technical projects in a changing industry, and grow in ambiguity and demonstrated problem-solving leadership. You should be able to conceptualize and describe the delivery of a data center facility from start to commissioning and understand the nuances and risks that you need to manage.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $122,000-$174,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical support to data center services and operations teams to define electrical system design requirements for multiple DC projects from inception through completion.
  • Develop, implement, and manage the DC electrical designs at site starting from basis of design to issued for construction data center services documents for new data center projects build outs, infrastructure upgrades, and renovations.
  • Respond to site specific engineering Requests For Information (RFI) in coordination with the Engineer of Record (EOR).
  • Collaborate with core engineering team to provide site specific requirements during the development of site specific Basis of Design (BOD) and coordinate system level schematics with EOR.
  • Own and manage site level power system issues during the project execution phase. Identify and resolve issues with cross-functional teams, maintain all Data Center (DC) related electrical system design requirements and interface documents.
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