Data Center Engineer, Electrical Engineering

Google

Reston, VA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Automation, Bidding, Budgeting, Capital Project, Commissioning, Construction, Construction Design, Continuous Improvement, Control Systems, Cross-Functional, Disability Insurance, Documentation, Electrical Design, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Power Systems, Electricity, Employee Benefits, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Life Insurance, Maintain Compliance, Manufacturing, Netscape IFC (Internet Foundation Classes), Network Operations Center, Power Management, Professional Engineer, Project Lifecycle, Purchasing/Procurement, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Requirements Management, Research & Development (R&D), Research Laboratory, Site Evaluation, State Laws and Regulations, Statement of Work (SOW), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Systems Administration/Management, Systems Analysis, Total Cost of Ownership
LOCATION
Reston, VA
POSTED
16 days ago
The application window will be open until at least June 2, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.
In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
  • Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
  • Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Reston, VA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Papillion, NE, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience with mission-critical facility infrastructure.
  • 10 years of experience in the bidding, design, operation, and commissioning of electrical distribution systems from MV to branch circuits.
  • 5 years of experience with electrical design, construction, or maintenance of commercial or industrial facilities.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • Professional Engineer (P.E.) license.
  • Experience with automation and control systems (e.g., SCADA, BMS).
  • Proficiency in software packages for the design and analysis of electrical power systems (e.g., ETAP, SKM).

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 Data Center Electrical Engineer you will be involved in the development of complex electrical infrastructure from site assessments and concept design to greenfield construction and major modifications of existing infrastructures on global capital projects. You will prepare documentation including Statements of Work (SOW), Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis, concept designs, drawing markups, budgets, schedules, factory test documents, final commissioning reports, and the review of as-builts and submittals.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: $171000 - $248000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefitsLearn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with core teams to understand and develop data center electrical designs, from Basis of Design (BOD) to Issue for Construction (IFC), for new data center projects and infrastructure upgrades.
  • Manage all power system issues throughout the project lifecycle, including concept design, detailed design, procurement, bidding, manufacturing, delivery, and site installation.
  • Generate scopes of work for equipment portions of major infrastructure upgrades and update internal design specifications, drawings, and standards with lessons learned to ensure continuous improvement.
  • Interface closely with global commodities, manufacturers, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver electrical solutions, ensure vendor QA/QC, and achieve successful product delivery per internal and external standards.
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