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 - strategies are born, tested and tested again. Along with a team of great minds, you take on 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).

In this role, you will serve as a highly motivated Electrical Engineer and Technical Program Manager, leveraging your demonstrated design, construction, equipment operation, and maintenance experience in the area of mission-critical facilities. You will be involved in the development of electrical systems ranging from incoming utility design down to the rack. Your involvement will span the entire project life-cycle, starting at due diligence, progressing through construction and commissioning, and developing into sustaining support for the internal operations team. You will provide technical leadership in a matrix organization, preparing critical documentation such as facility audits, total cost of ownership (TCO) analyses, and concept design reviews to ensure successful product delivery.

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 $144,000-$211,000 + 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

• Manage power system issues across the project life-cycle, including concept design, detailed design, procurement, bidding, manufacturing, delivery, installation, and on-site commissioning.

• Perform technical evaluations and due diligence of market-available multi-tenant facilities (colocation) to evaluate designs based on program requirements, redundancy, availability targets, and risks.

• Collaborate with cross-functional groups, such as Third-Party Data Center Operations (3PDC-Ops), Energy and Land Strategy (ELS), and Front-End Planning (FEP) teams, to deliver electrical solutions.

• Drive technical due diligence and Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) to reinforce standards across all regions, ensuring consistency and successful product delivery per Google’s standards.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 5 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.

• 5 years of experience with mission-critical facilities, with a specific focus on market-available data center multi-tenant facilities (colocation).

• 5 years of experience in bidding, designing, operating, and commissioning electrical distribution systems from high voltage (HV) transformer to branch circuits.

• 5 years of experience performing power system analysis and utilizing common engineering software packages.

• 5 years of experience identifying and resolving electrical infrastructure issues raised by cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering, Business or other relevant field or a professional engineering license or a Professional Engineering (PE) license.

• Experience with cross-functional teams to demonstrate an understanding of interrelated issues, including structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, and architectural aspects.

• Experience preparing technical documentation including facility review checklists, facility audits, statements of work (SOW), and total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis.

• Ability to demonstrate fluency in design software and analysis of electrical power systems within a matrix organization.

• Ability to travel 30% of the time domestically and internationally.