Data Center Mechanical Engineer, Google Data Centers
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.
- Experience in design, construction, and commissioning of chilled water cooling systems, air handling systems, fire suppression systems, plumbing systems, or underground dry/wet utilities.
- Experience in the mechanical infrastructure of mission critical facilities.
- Experience in the operation of electrical, mechanical, or general construction safety procedures.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Engineering, Business, a relevant field, or a professional engineering license.
- Experience in design, construction, and commissioning of mechanical cooling plants, fire suppression systems, fuel oil systems, domestic water systems, and sanitary sewer systems in mission critical facility design and construction environment.
- Experience in the areas of design for medium-scale production, structural beams/elements, and international building codes.
- Experience in designing modular building scale assemblies.
- Knowledge of mechanical engineering and design principles.
- Understanding of mechanical tolerances and tolerance analysis.
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 Engineer, you will be technically focused on field level implementation and operational support of Google’s expanding data center portfolio. You will be responsible for on-site delivery and streamlining of construction and operational processes to bring our capacity to market safely, quickly, and with high quality.
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 $122,000-$174,000 + 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
- Provide technical support to data center services and operations teams to define mechanical system design requirements for multiple and simultaneous projects from inception through completion.
- Collaborate with internal teams to develop, implement, and manage the data center mechanical designs starting from basis of design to issued for construction data center services documents for new projects build outs, infrastructure upgrades, and renovations.
- Gain a detailed understanding of the mechanical project requirements on-going at the site. Respond to engineering requests for information (RFI) in coordination with the engineer of record (EOR).
- Participate in new technology insertions through collaboration with the core engineering team to provide site specific requirements during the development of site specific Basis of Design (BOD).
- Own and manage all site level mechanical system issues during the project execution phase.
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