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Data Center Electrical Engineer

Google
11 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
The Dalles, OR
$121,000 - $174,000 USD yearly

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Google is seeking a Data Center Electrical Engineer in The Dalles, OR, full-time onsite to lead electrical design, implementation, and management for mission-critical data centers, collaborating with the Engineer of Record to ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency. The role requires at least three years in estimating, design, operation, and commissioning of substations, switchgear, ATP/ATS, emergency power systems, and their controls, plus experience in mission-critical facility environments; preferred qualifications include a Master’s degree, a PE license, and HV/LV substations with SCADA. Responsibilities include defining design requirements, producing basis of design and construction documents, coordinating RFI responses, and owning site power issues. To apply, tailor your resume to highlight relevant projects, quantify improvements, demonstrate cross-functional collaboration, and show readiness to work onsite in The Dalles, with a track record of code compliance and efficiency gains.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 3 years of experience in estimating, electrical design, operation, and commissioning of substations, switchgear, Automatic Transfer Panel (ATP)/Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS), emergency power systems, and their control systems.
  • 3 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.
  • Experience in the electrical infrastructure of mission critical facilities.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
  • Professional Engineering (PE) license.
  • 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 an Electrical Engineer, you will join our growing team. In this role, you will play a key part in the design, implementation, and management of electrical systems for our data centers. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including the Engineer of Record, to ensure our facilities are built to the highest standards of safety, reliability, and efficiency.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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $121000 - $174000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

  • Provide expert technical support to data center services and operations teams, defining electrical system design requirements for multiple data center projects from inception to completion.
  • Develop, implement, and manage the electrical designs at the site level, starting from the basis of design through to the issuance of construction documents for new builds, infrastructure upgrades, and renovations.
  • Collaborate effectively with the Engineer of Record to respond to site-specific engineering Requests for Information and ensure alignment between Google's requirements and the overall design.
  • Work closely with the core engineering team to provide site-specific requirements during the development of the Basis of Design and coordinate system-level schematics with the Engineer of Record.
  • Own and manage site-level power system issues during project execution and maintain comprehensive documentation of all data center-related electrical system design requirements and interface documents.