Data Center Controls Technician — Equity Eligible

Google Inc.; Council Bluffs (IA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Council Bluffs, IA, USA operates data center facilities with a focus on electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems. Facilities Technicians monitor and support physical facilities, including power, cooling, and monitoring systems, ensuring reliability and efficiency for Google’s global infrastructure.

The role emphasizes collaboration, adherence to safety standards, and readiness to support startup and integration of new control systems within a fast-paced data center environment.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in Controls/Automation 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 PPE like safety harnesses.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and differing work rotations/shifts.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, and repair data center systems such as servers, network equipment, PLCs, system administration, access control, alarm investigation, and SCADA management.
• Provide daily assistance to technicians reading blueprints/schematics/ladder logic/sequence of operations.
• Control, monitoring, logging, and alarming systems.
• Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment.
• Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new controls equipment and systems.

Skills

Controls/Automation

Team collaboration

Non-standard hours

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent in technical field

Trade school certification or equivalent

Tools

Meters & sensors

Scripting languages

Calibration/diagnostic equipment

Job description

Google Council Bluffs, IA, USA operates data center facilities with a focus on electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems. Facilities Technicians monitor and support physical facilities, including power, cooling, and monitoring systems, ensuring reliability and efficiency for Google’s global infrastructure.

The role emphasizes collaboration, adherence to safety standards, and readiness to support startup and integration of new control systems within a fast-paced data center environment.