Data Center Electrical Engineer, Google Data Centers

1 Hour ago • 3 Years + • Facilities Management

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Job Description

The Data Center Electrical Engineer at Google will manage large-scale technical projects in data center design, development, construction, and commissioning. Responsibilities include providing engineering oversight for facility modifications, resolving critical issues, supporting Data Center Operations, and optimizing project delivery strategies. The role requires expertise in electrical systems, AC/DC power distribution, and control systems within large-scale data centers. The engineer will coordinate with multiple teams, ensuring projects stay on schedule and meet requirements. This position demands strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage ambiguity in a rapidly evolving industry.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 3+ years mission-critical facility experience
  • Experience with data center electrical infrastructure
  • Manage large-scale projects from design to deployment
  • Resolve critical engineering issues
  • Support Data Center Operations
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in Engineering or PE license
  • Experience with high-voltage substations
  • Experience with power monitoring and SCADA tools
  • Experience with data center equipment (switchgear, generators, transformers)
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

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 mission critical facilities and their electrical infrastructure.

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 high voltage substations, medium or low voltage electrical distribution systems, AC/DC systems, and associated power management or 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 large-scale 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 large-scale technical projects in a rapidly 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 $117,000-$172,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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 .

Responsibilities

  • Maintain the responsibility of electrical scope on large-scale data center projects from design to deployment.
  • Provide engineering oversight for moves, adds, retrofits, renovations, and upgrades of existing facilities.
  • Resolve highly critical engineering issues within matrix organization while maintaining adherence to project requirements, timelines, and costs.
  • Support Data Center Operations as the primary internal customer throughout construction and post-occupancy as the system subject matter expert.
  • Develop a detailed understanding of trade contractor project delivery strategies, planning, zoning, work sequences/packaging, etc. to optimize and align to program requirements.
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$117.0K - $172.0K/yr (Outscal est.)
$144.5K/yr avg.
The Dalles, Oregon, United States

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