Data Center Electrical Engineer

Google; Bridgeport (AL); On-site; USD 144,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Data Center Services Electrical Engineer to lead design, construction and commissioning of complex electrical distribution systems for our rapidly expanding data centers. You will oversee site-level electrical issues, ensure code compliance, and work with vendor teams on power infrastructure across multiple DC projects.

The role requires on-site work five days a week and a strong background in high/medium/low voltage systems, with emphasis on commissioning and start-up

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction.
• Experience in electrical infrastructure.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license (preferred).
• Experience with data center equipment and commissioning processes, including switchgear, generators and controls.

Responsibilities

• Own and resolve site-level electrical issues during project execution.
• Maintain DC-related electrical design requirements and interface documents.
• Ensure compliance with the change control process.
• Partner with core engineering to integrate new technologies.
• Provide site-specific requirements during BOD development.
• Coordinate schematics with the EOR to meet local requirements.
• Understand ongoing electrical project requirements.
• Respond to RFIs with the Engineer of Record (EOR).
• Manage the site bug process with cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with DCDE core teams to develop and manage site electrical designs.
• Cover BOD to IFC for new builds, upgrades, renovations.
• Provide technical support to operations and data center services.
• Define electrical design requirements for multiple DC projects from inception to completion.

Skills

Electrical engineering experience

Mission-critical facilities experience

Electrical infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SCADA tools

Job description

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.
• Experience in electrical infrastructure.

Preferred qualifications

• Professional Engineering (PE) license.
• Experience working with data center equipment and environments (e.g., switchgear, generators, transformers, controls, security monitoring systems, fire safety systems), with a strong understanding of start up/commissioning processes.
• Experience in design, construction, and commissioning of high voltage substations, medium or low voltage electrical distribution systems, AC/DC systems, and associated power management or SCADA tools.
• Experience in estimating, electrical design, operation, and commissioning of substations, switchgear, ATP/ATS, emergency power systems and their control systems, power monitoring, and electrical protection.

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).

As a Data Center Services Electrical Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the field-level implementation and operational support of Google’s rapidly expanding data centers. You will be responsible for overseeing the design, construction, and commissioning of complex Electrical distribution systems, ensuring projects are delivered safely, swiftly, and with high quality. This involves managing site-level electrical engineering issues, ensuring compliance with design standards and local regulations, supporting quality assurance, and providing technical guidance to vendor teams. We're looking for a strong communicator and collaborator who thrives on construction sites and has experience with complex mechanical systems, ideally within mission-critical facilities, heavy industrial, oil and gas, or semiconductor industries.

Ability to be onsite 5 days a week.

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

US: $144000 - $208000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Own and resolve site-level electrical issues during project execution. Maintain all DC-related electrical design requirements, interface documents, and ensure compliance with the change control process.
• Partner with core engineering to integrate new technologies, providing site-specific requirements during BOD development and coordinating schematics with the EOR to meet local requirements.
• Understand ongoing electrical project requirements, respond to Requests for Information (RFIs) with the Engineer of Record (EOR), and manage the site bug process with cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with DCDE core teams to develop and manage site electrical designs—from Basis of Design (BOD) to Issued for Construction (IFC)—for new builds, upgrades, and renovations.
• Provide technical support to operations and data center services to define electrical design requirements for multiple DC projects from inception to completion.

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 .