Senior Datacenter Engineer

Google; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC is seeking a Data Center Engineering lead to shape the mechanical design of mission-critical facilities across APAC. You will oversee HVAC, fire protection, plumbing design and coordinate with Architects and Engineers to meet safety, reliability and efficiency goals.

You will apply advanced methods such as CFD and pipe-stress analysis, adapt global designs to regional regulations, and drive improvements from site due diligence through construction and operation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience required.
• 5 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and review of critical mechanical systems for data center projects and upgrades.
• Resolve complex mechanical issues through cross-functional collaboration with internal and external teams.
• Localize global designs to satisfy regional regulations and drive cost, safety, schedule, and efficiency in APAC.
• Propose sustainable mechanical designs and oversee factory witness testing for crucial equipment.
• Update and maintain internal design specifications and standards, integrating improvements into future builds.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree in an Engineering or Business field, or equivalent practical experience

Tools

CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics)

Pipe stress analysis

AI-driven insights

Job description

For Singapore city candidates: Google will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require Google's sponsorship of a visa.

For Nong Yai city candidates: Google will be prioritizing applicants who have valid working rights in Thailand and do not require Google’s sponsorship of a visa.

For Changhuacity candidates: Google welcomes people with disabilities.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:

Singapore; Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia; Nong Yai, Nong Yai District, Chon Buri, Thailand; Changhua, Dazhu Village, Xihu Township, Changhua County, Taiwan

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.
  
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time as required.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in an Engineering or Business field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• 8 years of experience designing, constructing, commissioning, or operating large-scale mission-critical facilities and data center systems (e.g., cooling plants, fire suppression, water/sewer).
• Experience with sustainable mechanical systems design, water treatment, and recycling.
• Experience in mechanical design principles for medium-scale production, complex modular building assemblies, structural elements, and tolerance analysis.
• Knowledge of international building codes and operational construction safety procedures.

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.

With your technical expertise, you ensure compliance with codes and standards, develop infrastructure improvements and serve as an expert in your specialty (e.g., cooling, electrical).

In this role, you will apply your deep technical expertise to oversee data center infrastructure projects from initial site due diligence through design, construction, and operational support. You will drive the technical design and review of mission-critical facilities—including HVAC, heat rejection, water supply and drainage, fire protection, and utility interfacing—while partnering closely with external Architects and Engineers. Leveraging advanced methodologies such as computational fluid dynamics, pipe stress analysis, and AI-driven insights, you will ensure all designs meet Google's stringent requirements and scalable programmatic principles.

By providing strategic guidance, facilitating cross-discipline coordination, and successfully integrating cutting-edge technologies, you will enable fast, safe, and efficient construction that pushes the boundaries of our next-generation 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

• Lead the end-to-end design and review of critical mechanical systems (HVAC, fire protection, plumbing) for data center projects and infrastructure upgrades.
• Resolve complex, program-level mechanical issues through close collaboration with cross-functional teams, internal product groups, and external vendors.
• Localize global designs to satisfy regional regulations, driving optimal engineering execution across safety, quality, schedule, and cost for APAC facilities.
• Drive innovation by proposing sustainable mechanical designs and overseeing factory witness testing for crucial equipment.
  
• Update and maintain internal design specifications and standards, seamlessly integrating continuous improvements and lessons learned into future builds.

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.

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