Data Center Electrical Engineer

Google

Not available, NY

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Brownfield Redevelopment, Construction Design, Construction Schedule, Construction Support, Electrical Design, Electrical Engineering, Electricity, Engineering Drawing, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Industry Standards, Leadership, Low Voltage (LV), Maintain Compliance, Medium Voltage (MV), Mentoring, National Electrical Code, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Network Operations Center, On Site Support, Power Engineering, Project/Program Management, Request for Information (RFI), Research & Development (R&D), Research Laboratory, Safety/Work Safety, Switchgear, Technical Leadership, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Not available, NY
POSTED
Today
Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.Note: Google's hybrid workplace includes remote and in-office roles. By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:In-office locations: New York, NY, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Midlothian, TX, USA.Remote location(s): California, USA; New Jersey, USA; New York, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in electrical engineering, including power distribution and construction support for mission-critical facilities.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience with Low Voltage (LV) and Medium Voltage (MV) systems, including switchgear, transformers, and distribution networks, as well as reviewing NETA reports.
  • Experience managing contractors, leading technical resolution meetings, and providing clear technical guidance on complex brownfield or greenfield installations.
  • Experience leading electrical safety programs and managing workplace hazards specifically related to medium-voltage systems.
  • Ability to travel more than 50% of the time to provide on-site support across various project locations.

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 the Lead Technical Point of Contact (POC) for all electrical engineering and design matters on-site, this role requires a high degree of autonomy and the ability to make critical, real-time engineering decisions to maintain project momentum.In this role, you will serve as the bridge between design and execution, ensuring that power infrastructure is built safely and correctly.

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-$209,000 + 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

  • Serve as the primary technical liaison during construction. Resolve design ambiguities and provide engineering solutions to field-fit issues.
  • Perform periodic site walk-throughs. Review installation quality to ensure strict adherence to engineered drawings and specifications.
  • Identify and resolve conflicts between design intent and physical site constraints before they impact the construction schedule.
  • Apply local codes (e.g., NEC/NFPA) and industry standards to ensure every installation is compliant and safe.
  • Act as a technical mentor and advisor to electrical contractors, ensuring the Request for Information (RFI) process is streamlined and technically sound.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

About the Company

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Google

Build for everyone

Since our founding in 1998, Google has grown by leaps and bounds. Starting from two computer science students in a university dorm room, we now have thousands of employees and offices around the world. These Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe.

It starts with how we work together. We’re building a company where people of different views, backgrounds and experiences can do their best work and show up for one another. A place where every Googler feels like they belong.

So whether you develop new technology or creative campaigns, craft beautiful products or breakthrough partnerships, your work here is a chance to accomplish things that matter. Bring your insight, imagination, and healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.

Benefits

We strive to provide Googlers and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits are based on data, and centered around our users: Googlers and their families. They’re thoughtfully designed to enhance your health and wellbeing, and generous enough to make it easy for you to take good care of yourself (now, and in the future). So we can build for everyone, together.

Learn more about Google’s benefits on this site featuring Googlers’ experience.

How we Hire

Google’s hiring process is an important part of our culture. Googlers care deeply about their teams and the people who make them up. In order to  build for everyone, we know that we need a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and a fair hiring process is the first step in getting there.

Learn more about our hiring process.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer Software
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Paid Sick Days, Performance Bonus, Professional Development, 401K, Stock Options, Employee Events, Retirement / Pension Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Work From Home, Life Insurance, On Site Cafeteria
FOUNDED
1998
WEBSITE
https://goo.gle/4dbno6V