Data Center Electrical Technician II (Elektro Technicus/Technicus Elektro) (Dutch)

Google; Eemshaven; On-site; EUR 68,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Data Center Operations seeks an Electrical Technician to ensure 24/7 reliability of critical infrastructure, including high/medium voltage distribution, UPS, generators, and cooling interfaces. You will inspect, maintain, and repair data center systems, aligning with safety and environmental standards.

You will read blueprints/schematics, assist senior technicians, and help minimize downtime during outages.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of electrical experience in an industrial or commercial environment.
• Ability to participate in material handling tasks up to 50 lbs (23 kg) with PPE.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and different shifts.
• Ability to communicate in Dutch with colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, and repair data center systems.
• Provide daily assistance to technicians reading blueprints/schematics.
• Manage uptime and maintenance of UPS, generators, and electrical distribution.
• Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new electrical equipment.
• Operate, monitor, and respond to abnormal conditions in data center facilities.

Skills

Dutch language

Shift flexibility

Safety awareness

Manual handling

Education

Associate's degree or related technical training

Tools

Electrical testing equipment

Job description

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of Electrical experience (e.g., electrical testing equipment or electrical distribution) in an industrial or commercial environment.
• 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 in accordance with safety and ergonomic guidelines and assessments.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and differing work rotations/shifts.
• Ability to communicate in Dutch to engage in day-to-date operations, and with colleagues.

Minimum qualifications:

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of Electrical experience (e.g., electrical testing equipment or electrical distribution) in an industrial or commercial environment.
• 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 in accordance with safety and ergonomic guidelines and assessments.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and differing work rotations/shifts.
• Ability to communicate in Dutch to engage in day-to-date operations, and with colleagues.

Preferred qualifications:

• 2 years of experience in maintenance of electrical distribution systems or construction/technical environment or a related field.
• Experience in data centers, hospitals, or power plants.
• Knowledge of electrical systems used in a data center environment (e.g., 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.
• Ability to communicate with contractors who perform maintenance or upgrade work on the data center systems.

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 an Electrical Technician, you will ensure 24/7 reliability of our physical infrastructure. Your core duties involve operating, monitoring, and supporting Electrical systems critical to data center performance, including: High/Medium Voltage distribution, Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS), standby generators, and the power interfaces for mechanical cooling systems (HVAC/Chillers). You will regularly inspect, maintain, and repair these systems. Google commits to your professional growth, offering access to certifications and limitless opportunities to realise your full potential in this rapidly evolving field.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.

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

Netherlands: €68000 - €69500 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems.
• Provide daily assistance to technicians as you read blueprints/schematics/sequence of operations, conduct tours of systems, and assess their working order.
• Manage the uptime and maintenance of UPS, generators, electrical distribution, and control and monitoring systems.
• Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new electrical equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure.
• Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment.

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 .