Google

Data Center Facilities Technician, Controls

Google$95K — $134K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate's degree, trade school certification, or equivalent practical experience in a technical field.
  • 5 years of relevant Electrical, Mechanical/HVAC, or Controls/Automation experience.
  • Ability to perform physically demanding tasks, including lifting and moving equipment up to 50 lbs.
  • Willingness to work non-standard hours and varying shifts.
  • Industry certifications in system administration are preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect, maintain, and repair data center systems including servers and network equipment.
  • Assist technicians by interpreting blueprints, schematics, and conducting system tours.
  • Log, control, and monitor alarm systems.
  • Respond to and manage abnormal conditions in the facility systems.
  • Support integration of new controls equipment into existing infrastructure.

Benefits

  • Access to cutting-edge technology and infrastructure.
  • Opportunities for ongoing career development and skill enhancement.
  • Work within a team that drives innovation in AI and infrastructure.
  • Impact on global Google services and numerous users worldwide.
Full Job Description
info_outline X This role is not eligible for U.S. immigration sponsorship. Minimum qualifications: • Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. • 5 years of Electrical, Mechanical/HVAC, or Controls/Automation experience in an industrial/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: • Industry standard certifications related to system administration (e.g. CompTIA A , CompTIA Network , CompTIA Security , Certified Windows or Linux system administrator,). • 5 years of experience in controls/automation, or construction/technical environment or a related field. • Experience in data centers, hospitals, power plants, or laboratories. • Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, relays and troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration/diagnostic equipment. • Experience with scripting language. • Ability to communicate with contractors who perform maintenance or upgrade work on the data center systems. 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. As a Facilities Technician, you will operate, monitor, and support physical facilities conditions for our data centers. 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. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $95,000-$134,000 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 • Inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems such as servers, network equipment, PLCs, system administration, access control, alarm investigation, and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) management. • Provide daily assistance to technicians as you read blueprints/schematics/ladder logic/sequence of operations, conduct tours of systems, and assess their working order. • Control, monitor, log, and alarm systems. • Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment. • Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new controls equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure.

About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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Size
156,500 employees
Market Cap
$1,115.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+23.3%
Revenue
$182.5 billion
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