Data Center Infrastructure Electrical Engineer
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.
- 8 years of experience in electrical design, construction, or maintenance of commercial or industrial facilities.
- 8 years of experience with data center or critical power infrastructure (UPS, generators, Power Distribution Unit (PDU)).
- 8 years of experience with power system analysis software (e.g., ETAP, SKM) for basic load and fault studies.
- 2 years of experience with National Electrical Code/International Electrotechnical Commission codes and mission-critical power distribution topologies (e.g., N, N+1, 2N).
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Engineering, Business or a Professional Engineering (PE) license.
- Experience working with data center equipment and environments (e.g., switchgear, generators, transformers, controls, security monitoring systems, fire safety systems), with an understanding of start up/commissioning processes.
- Experience with cross-discipline teams (e.g., structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, architectural).
- Experience with medium voltage 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 the 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 work as an Individual Contributor responsible for supporting the design, validation, construction, and commissioning of Low Voltage (LV) and Medium Voltage (MV) electrical systems for global data center projects, ensuring designs comply with electrical codes and corporate reliability standards.
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.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
- Execute electrical design and calculation packages (e.g., load calculations, voltage drop, short circuit analysis) for Low Voltage (LV) distribution systems, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), and emergency power generation.
- Assist engineers in reviewing single-line diagrams, electrical schematics, and equipment submittals (e.g., switchgear, transformers) from external design partners for technical compliance.
- Support the field commissioning and Integrated Systems Testing (IST) of electrical infrastructure, performing quality checks and troubleshooting issues.
- Maintain and update design standards, specifications, and CAD/Building Information Modeling (BIM) models for electrical systems.
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