Google

Data Center Plant Electrical Engineer

Google$115K — $165K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate's degree or equivalent experience in a technical field.
  • 7 years in critical operations like data centers or similar environments.
  • Ability to handle materials up to 50 lbs safely using OSHA-compliant safety gear.
  • Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, and troubleshooting tools.
  • Familiarity with mechanical systems in data centers.
  • Flexibility to work non-standard hours, including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect and repair data center systems, including piping and electrical components.
  • Assist technicians by interpreting blueprints and assessing system functionality.
  • Manage uptime and maintenance of water pumps, HVAC, UPS, and electrical distribution.
  • Monitor and respond to abnormal conditions in data center equipment.
  • Support integration and commissioning of new systems into infrastructure.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Generous paid time off and leave benefits.
  • Employee development programs and continuing education assistance.
  • Retirement savings plan with company match.
  • Wellness programs and mental health resources.
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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 working in critical operations for areas such as data centers, hospitals, power plants, or transmission operations.
  • 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.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, and troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration/diagnostic equipment.
  • Knowledge of the mechanical systems used in a data center environment (ex: Feeders, Transformers, Generators, Switchgear, UPS systems or similar)
  • Knowledge of the building management controls systems.
  • Ability to work non-standard hours, including working weekends, holidays, and on shift-based schedules.
  • Excellent adaptability and prompt problem-solving skills.


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 $115,000-$165,000 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 piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components.
  • Provide daily assistance to technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems, and assess their working order.
  • Manage the uptime and maintenance of water pumps and treatment systems, HVAC, UPS, generators, electrical distribution, and control and monitoring systems.
  • Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment.
  • Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new 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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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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