Data Center Plant Engineer, Controls

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

* Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training

in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

* 7 years of experience in Controls/Automation in an industrial or commercial

environment.

* Ability to participate in material handling tasks such as lifting, carrying

or moving up to 50 lbs of equipment, the required use of OSHA standard safety

equipment such as limited weight bearing work platforms, ladders, step stools

and personal protective equipment (PPE) like safety harnesses.

* Ability to work non-standard hours and differing work rotations/shifts.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Master's degree in a related Engineering field

* 10 years of experience working in data centers, manufacturing, power plants,

or transmission operations.

* Experience collaborating with other business units to meet company goals and

standards.

* Experience with facility monitoring, automation, or controls systems,

including managing Building Management System (BMS) or Power Monitoring

System (PMS) networks and infrastructure.

* Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems in a data center environment.

* Effective people management and leadership skills, with the ability to

influence at all levels.

ABOUT THE JOB:

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated

electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and HVAC systems in the world.

Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support

physical facilities conditions. Some of these duties will include heating and

cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical

distribution and control and monitoring systems. You regularly help inspect,

maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical

electrical or mechanical system components).

As an advocate for best practices, you develop creative approaches to reducing

operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency. You ensure

that environmental and safety standards are consistently met, identifying

problems and making repairs quickly. In emergency situations or abnormal

conditions, you manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize

the recovery time from failures.

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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,

experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $122000 - $173000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Inspect, maintain, and repair data center systems, including servers, network

equipment, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), system administration,

access control, alarm investigation, and Supervisory Control and Data

Acquisition (SCADA) systems.

* Provide effective leadership for successful critical system troubleshooting,

unit commissioning, and repairs/replacements with minimal supervision in

quality, quantity, and timeliness as assigned.

* Respond to critical data center events and alarms and be responsible for

being a point of escalation on operational issues.

* Monitor plant efficiency (e.g., power usage effectiveness/water usage

effectiveness - PUE/WUE) at a data center. Act as an onsite technical lead in

these efficiency areas and work with technicians, leads, and managers to

drive site level programs.

* Interact with design engineers, and bring an operational mindset to

discussions around new infrastructure and technology.