
Electrical Engineer, Data Center
Application completed on Google
About This Role
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, a related
technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
* 10 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction
environments.
* Experience in electrical infrastructure.
* Experience in high/medium/low-voltage (HV/MV/LV) systems including utility
grid interfaces, site substation, standby generators, transformers,
switchgears, UPS systems and distribution networks.
* Ability to travel up to 25% of the time across APAC countries as required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* Master's degree in Engineering, Business or other relevant field or a
Professional Engineering (PE) license.
* Experience in estimation, electrical design, operation, and commissioning of
substations, switchgear, ATP/ATS, emergency power systems and their control
systems, power monitoring, and electrical protection.
* Experience with medium voltage systems.
* 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 with cross-discipline teams (e.g., structural, civil, IT/Telecom).
* Experience working with data center equipment and environments, with a strong
understanding of start up/commissioning processes.
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).
Our multidisciplinary engineering team provides engineering support in the
design, construction, and operation of Google's data centers.
As a Senior Electrical Engineer based in Australia, you will drive the
engineering outcomes for mission-critical complex third-party development,
leased and colocation data center sites across the APAC region. You will serve
as the primary technical authority representing the company’s design,
engineering, and operational standards during technical due diligence, design
document reviews, and construction submittal reviews and commissioning ensuring
that complex power infrastructure is built safely and correctly. You will be
evaluating new facility opportunities, supporting major infrastructure expansion
and retrofit projects, optimizing colocation deployments, and ensuring our
critical infrastructure is delivered safely, reliably, and efficiently.
Leveraging your deep technical expertise, you will collaborate with
cross-functional partner teams, lead technical assessments, and mentor other
engineers.
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 team 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.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Lead technical due diligence assessments for potential new leased and
colocation data center facilities across APAC, focusing on the entire
electrical system including utility, HV, MV and LV to the racks.
* Conduct comprehensive design document reviews (basis of design, detailed
electrical drawings, and single-line diagrams) submitted by external A/E or
colocation partners.
* Lead the field-side RFI process, identifying potential spatial or electrical
conflicts and providing immediate engineering solutions to avoid rework.
* Serve as the APAC electrical engineering authority for design, engineering
and field issues in leased and colocation data center projects.
* Review and approve equipment submittals, electrical studies (e.g.,
short-circuit, arc-flash, protection coordination, power modeling), and
transient stability analyses.
Required Skills
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