Data Center Facilities Technician, Generators

Google; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 680,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Sweden is seeking a Facilities Technician to maintain and inspect generator sets and electrical systems within its data centers. You will help ensure reliable power, cooling, and infrastructure, while following safety standards and cost-efficient practices.

The role involves collaborating with contractors, supporting startup and commissioning of equipment, and contributing to continuous improvement in operational efficiency and environmental safety across the facilities.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree, trade certification, or related certified training in a technical field.
• 5 years generator experience in industrial or commercial environments.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and use OSHA PPE.
• Willingness to work non-standard hours and rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine inspections and preventive maintenance on generator sets.
• Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical failures using diagnostic tools and manuals.
• Perform major and minor repairs on engines, alternators, control panels, and electrical systems.
• Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in data center facilities systems.
• Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new generator equipment and systems.

Skills

Generator experience

Safety & PPE

Non-standard hours

Material handling 50 lbs

Education

Associate's degree / trade certification

Tools

Hand tools

Calibration equipment

Digital metering

Job description

Minimum qualifications

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of generator experience (e.g., generator inspection, maintenance, and operations) in an industrial or commercial environment.
• Ability to participate in material handling tasks such as lifting, carrying or moving up to 50 lbs of equipment, the required use of OSHA standard 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 differing work rotations/shifts.

Preferred qualifications

• 5 years of experience in maintenance of generator systems or construction/technical environment or a related field.
• Experience in data centers, hospitals, or power plants.
• Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, and troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration/diagnostic equipment.
• Knowledge of generator systems used in a data center environment (e.g., engines, alternators, control panels, and electrical systems, etc.).
• 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. 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. You bring the ideas of our data center engineers to life and develop creative approaches to reducing operational cost while improving efficiencies. You troubleshoot problems, do repairs on infrastructure equipment, supervise, and support contractors to deliver quality service to Google. You ensure a safe working environment for you and your colleagues by adhering to safety standards and doing risk assessments to determine preventive measures.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine inspections and scheduled preventive maintenance on generator sets.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose mechanical and electrical failures using diagnostic tools and technical manuals.
• Perform major and minor repairs on engines, alternators, control panels, and electrical systems.
• Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment.
• Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new generator equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure.

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

Sweden: kr680000 - kr700000 (SEK) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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.