Data Center Facilities Technician, Controls

Google; Santiago; On-site; CLP 12,000,000 - 21,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Facilities Technician for its data centers to design, operate and maintain complex electrical, HVAC and control systems at scale. You will monitor power distribution, UPS, generators and environmental controls to ensure reliability.

You will work with a team of engineers to implement improvements, troubleshoot issues and participate in startup and commissioning of new equipment. The role requires flexibility in shifts and adherence to safety policies.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent practical training in a technical field.
• 5 years of experience in Controls/Automation/Electrical in industrial or commercial environments.
• Experience with PLC and SCADA systems.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs and use PPE.
• Willing to work non-standard hours and rotations.

Responsibilities

• Manage uptime and maintenance of electrical distribution, control and monitoring systems.
• Operate and monitor data center facilities systems and equipment.
• Support startup, commissioning and integration of new equipment.
• Follow environmental health and safety policies.
• Execute control systems programming and turnover on projects.

Skills

Controls/Automation/Electrical

PLC & SCADA

Instrumentation

Safety & PPE

Hours/shifts flexibility

Education

Associate's degree or trade school certification

Tools

Electrical meters

Hand tools

Calibration equipment

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, other certified training in a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in Controls/Automation/Electrical in an industrial or commercial environment
• Experience in controls, instrumentation, PLC and SCADA systems.
• Ability to participate in material handling tasks such as lifting, carrying or moving up to 50 lbs (23 kg) of equipment, the required use of safety equipment such as limited weight bearing work platforms, ladders, step stools and personal protective equipment (PPE) like safety harnesses.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and work rotations/shifts.

Preferred qualifications:

• 3 years of experience in Controls, Instrumentation, PLC and SCADA systems or the equivalent in a critical/construction/high-tech environment.
• Experience in data centers, hospitals, hotel industry, power plants, industrial plants, mining, woodworking, pulp and paper industry or other mission critical facility maintenance and operational experience.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical and controls systems, including: Chillers, Air handling units and CRAC units; Feeders, Transformers, Generators, Switchgear, UPS systems, ATS/STS units, PDU/PMM units.
• Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, and troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration/diagnostic equipment.

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 AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Responsibilities

• Manage the uptime and maintenance of electrical distribution, control and monitoring systems.
• Operate, monitor, maintain and respond to conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment.
• Support startup, commissioning and integration of new equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure.
• Demonstrate the ability to follow the site’s environmental health and safety policies.
• Execute control systems programming, startup, commissioning, documentation and facilities turnover on assigned projects.

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