Facilities Technician, Electrical

Google LLC; Saint-Ghislain; On-site; EUR 78,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google LLC in Belgium is seeking Facilities Technicians to design, operate and support data center electrical, mechanical and HVAC systems. You will inspect, maintain and repair critical infrastructure, monitor control room streams, respond to abnormal conditions, and help minimize downtime.

The role emphasizes uptime, cost reductions, safety compliance, and collaboration with a creative, team-driven Data Center group.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or certified training in a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years' experience with mechanical/electrical system assembly or component repairs.
• Experience diagnosing and troubleshooting operating systems and server hardware.
• Experience with networking protocols.

Responsibilities

• Support commissioning and integration of new equipment and systems into a new facilities infrastructure.
• Inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems.
• Operate, monitor, maintain and respond to abnormal conditions in data center facilities systems and equipment.
• Monitor multiple information streams in the control room and make accurate decisions.
• Ensure uptime, maintenance, and troubleshooting of electrical distribution systems and power monitoring.

Skills

Associate degree

5+ years experience

OS/server hardware

Networking protocols

Non-standard hours

Education

Associate degree or cert

Job description

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• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with assembly of mechanical or electrical systems, or performing component-level repairs and troubleshooting on technical equipment.
• Experience with diagnosing and troubleshooting operating systems, computer hardware and server hardware.
• Experience with networking protocols.
• Ability to work non-standard hours, including working weekends, night shifts, holidays and on shift-based schedules as required.

Preferred qualifications:

• 4 years of experience in maintenance and monitoring of server systems.
• Experience with performing component-level repairs and troubleshooting on IT equipment or in a similar role (e.g., systems administration, network deployment engineer, help desk technician, etc.).
• Experience working within a data center or network operation center environment.

About the job

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and HVAC systems in the world. Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions. Some of these duties will include heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control and monitoring systems. You regularly help inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components).
As an advocate for best practices, you develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency. You ensure that environmental and safety standards are consistently met, identifying problems and making repairs quickly. In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, you manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize the recovery time from failures.

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are an upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Belgium: €78000 - €79500 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefitsLearn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Support commissioning and integration of new equipment and systems into a new facilities infrastructure.
• Inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems.
• Operate, monitor, maintain and respond to abnormal conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment.
• Monitor multiple information streams in the control room and make accurate decisions.
• Ensure the uptime, maintenance, and troubleshooting of electrical distribution systems and power monitoring.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right.