Data Center Mechanical Engineer

Google; Finland; Hybrid; EUR 76,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a field mechanical engineer for the Finland campus as part of the Data Center Services team. You will support the TPM in localized design and delivery, ensuring schedule, cost, quality, compliance and safety for mechanical work.

You will coordinate with PMC, AE and SPC teams, oversee SPC installation activities, and maintain cross‑functional relationships with stakeholders to deliver projects safely and efficiently.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience in managing construction projects.
• Experience with data center equipment and mechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive mechanical outcomes of high complexity within Finland projects, coordinating stakeholders.
• Define mechanical scope, direction, and resource allocation across projects.
• Provide technical leadership to optimize design, schedule, and safety for mechanical discipline.
• Troubleshoot advanced mechanical events and contribute to cross-project procedures.
• Coordinate with authorities and inspection bodies to address deficiencies and corrective actions.

Skills

Project management

Mechanical systems experience

Data center experience

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Note: Google's hybrid workplace includes remote roles.

Remote location

Finland.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience in managing construction projects.
• Experience working with data center equipment/environments including switchgear, generators, controls, security monitoring systems, and fire safety systems.
• Experience in facility mechanical systems.

Preferred qualifications

• Understanding of startup/commissioning processes.
• Understanding of standard practices in the design and construction industry.
• Ability to build excellent relationships and deliver on action-oriented tasks.
• Ability to communicate in Finnish fluently to support client relationship management in this region.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time as needed.

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.

In this role, you will provide field mechanical engineering support and issue resolution for the Finland campus, supporting the Data Center Services (DCS) Technical Project Manager (TPM) in the localized design and delivery of the projects in line with the schedule, cost, quality, technical compliance and safety requirements.

You will serve as the primary contact between Google, the Project Management Consultancy (PMC), the Application Engineer (AE) and the Specialist Contractors (SPC), and coordinate with the PMC’s ORs and the SPC’s engineers for all mechanical field engineer efforts. You will be responsible for overseeing the appointed SPC’s mechanical installation activities and ensuring that the construction operations and SPC’s performance is in compliance with project EHS, quality and schedule requirements, whilst maintaining effective relationships when interfacing with project stakeholders.

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 channel 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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Finland: €76,000 – €78,000 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits.

Responsibilities

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• Drive project mechanical outcomes of high complexity and scope as a key contributor, integrating feedback from multiple stakeholders when necessary.
• Contribute to project mechanical scoping, direction, and manage project mechanical priorities and allocation of technical resources within the project.
• Provide technical leadership to the projects, support and optimize project design, scope, schedule, quality, commissioning, and safety for mechanical discipline. Provide feedback to the central partner teams on possible improvements.
• Troubleshoot advanced mechanical system events, escalating only the most complex issues as appropriate. Contribute to the development of cross-project, cross-functional, and cross-organizational procedures and ensure alignment of the mechanical engineer’s work with multiple teams/projects.
• Support interactions with the authorities, searching for possible solutions on inspections deficiencies, third‑party inspection agreements, and advance statements/instructions from the authorities’ correction requests.

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