Data Center Facilities Technician, Mechanical (English)

Google; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Data Center Facilities Technician to inspect, maintain, and repair data center systems. The ideal candidate will have 2 years of experience with Mechanical/HVAC systems in critical environments and be fluent in English and Bahasa Melayu. This role involves supporting physical facilities conditions, managing maintenance tasks, and ensuring operational efficiency in a high-tech environment.

Benefits

Equal opportunity workplace

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience with Mechanical/HVAC systems in mission-critical environments.
• Ability to lift/carry/move up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work non-standard hours.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and repair data center systems.
• Manage maintenance of HVAC and water treatment systems.
• Assist in startup and integration of new equipment.

Skills

Mechanical systems knowledge

Fluent English

Communication in Bahasa Melayu

Troubleshooting proficiency

Education

Associate's degree or certified training in a related field

Tools

HVAC systems

Blueprints and schematics interpretation tools

Job description

Data Center Facilities Technician, Mechanical (English)

Minimum qualifications

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with Mechanical/HVAC systems in mission-critical facility environments (e.g., data centers, hospitals, power plants, or production factories).
• Ability to participate in material handling tasks, including lifting, carrying, or moving up to 50 lbs (23 kg) of equipment, and using safety equipment, ladders, and personal protective equipment (PPE) aligned with guidelines.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and work rotations/shifts.
• Ability to communicate in English fluently to interact with cross functional stakeholders in this region.

Preferred qualifications

• 5 years of experience in maintenance of mechanical/cooling distribution systems or construction/technical environments or a related field.
• Knowledge of mechanical systems used in a data center environment (e.g., Chillers, Air Handling Units, pumps, and Computer Room Air Conditioning/Computer Room Air Handling (CRAC/CRAH) units).
• Knowledge of meters, devices, and sensors and troubleshooting proficiency using standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration/diagnostic equipment.
• Ability to communicate with contractors who perform maintenance or upgrade work on the data center systems.
• Ability to communicate in Bahasa Melayu fluently in order to communicate with local stakeholders.

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). You provide daily assistance to senior technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems and assess their working order.

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.

As a Facilities Technician, you will operate, monitor, and support physical facilities conditions for the data centers.

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

• Inspect, maintain, and repair multiple data center systems such as piping and mechanical system components.
• Provide daily assistance to technicians, including interpreting blueprints, schematics, and sequence of operations, conducting system tours, and assessing their working order.
• Manage the uptime and maintenance of water pumps and treatment systems, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and control and monitoring systems.
• Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment.
• Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new mechanical equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur, MY

19h ago