Full-Time

Senior Datacenter Engineer

Google

Google

10,001+ employees

Tech giant offering search, ads, cloud

No salary listed

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Dulles, VA, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid schedule; on-site Sterling, VA facility with up to 50% travel.

Bachelor's, Master's

Category
Electrical Engineering (2)
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Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a Datacenter Engineering-related occupation.
  • Alternatively, will accept a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related field, and 3 years of experience in the job offered or in a Datacenter Engineering-related occupation.
  • Position requires 3 years of experience in the following: Data center architecture and system design; Applying engineering tools and analytical methods to verify system design; Implementing Controls engineering, including control system programming; Building Management System (BMS) or Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) operation; and Process improvement for critical infrastructure projects.
Responsibilities
  • Define system-level architecture and product strategy for next-generation data centers and become an expert on Google data center electrical canonical designs.
  • Conduct engineering analysis and research innovative designs for data center equipment and facilities, and mentor junior electrical engineers in the region and the overall Google Data Centers program.
  • Develop and document standard operating and maintenance procedures for critical systems, and collaborate with Operations teams and engineers for retrofits and critical issues’ resolution. Implement process improvements across critical infrastructure projects to boost operational efficiency.
  • Validate that all designs and installations meet specified cooling, structural, and performance requirements. Apply controls engineering principles to design and implement automated mission-critical systems and collaborate with equipment engineers and program design engineers for all modifications and design changes on projects.
  • Regional travel required at least 50% of the time to various unanticipated worksites.

Google provides internet services and products, including a widely used search engine and a large ecosystem of tools for individuals and businesses. It works by processing user queries and ranking results with relevance and personalized data, while its advertising platforms show targeted ads to users. Its products span cloud computing (Google Cloud), productivity software (Google Workspace), and hardware like Pixel phones and Nest devices, all connected through data and machine learning. Its goal is to organize the world’s information so it is universally accessible and useful, while supporting a sustainable business model built on ads and a growing software, cloud, and hardware portfolio.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

1998

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