Data Center Facilities Technician

Google LLC; Haskell (TX); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

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Equity program

Bonus target

Benefits package

Job summary

Google LLC in Haskell, TX is seeking a Facilities Technician to operate, monitor, and support critical data center facilities. You will inspect, maintain, and repair piping, electrical and mechanical systems while ensuring safety and efficiency across the data center environment.

You will work with contractors, read blueprints, and manage uptime for pumps, HVAC, UPS, generators, and distribution systems. The role requires non-standard hours and onsite work to meet operational needs.

Qualifications

• 5 years of mechanical/ electrical infrastructure experience in industrial or commercial environments.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and use OSHA PPE and safety equipment.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and shifts.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, and repair data center systems including piping and electrical/mechanical components.
• Provide daily assistance to technicians reading blueprints and conducting system tours.
• Manage uptime and maintenance of water pumps, HVAC, UPS, generators, and electrical distribution.
• Operate and respond to abnormal conditions in data center facilities.
• Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new equipment.

Skills

Mechanical Systems

Electrical Systems

Maintenance & Testing

Safety Compliance

Controls/Automation

Contractor Coordination

Education

Associate's degree or certified training in related field

Job description

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X This role is not eligible for U.S. immigration sponsorship. Candidates must be able to work 100% onsite.

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of Mechanical Infrastructure Systems, Mechanical Maintenance/Testing, Electrical Infrastructure Systems, Safety and Maintenance, Mission Critical Systems, Control Panels, Generators, Controllers or Controls/Automation experience in an industrial/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:

• Experience in data centers, hospitals, or power plants.
  
• 5 years of Electrical, Mechanical/HVAC, or controls/automation, or construction/technical environment or a related field.
• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems used in a data center environment (e.g., Feeders, Transformers, Generators, Switchgear, UPS systems, ATS/STS units, PDU/PMM units, Chillers, Air handling units, and CRAC 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).

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 a Facilities Technician, you will operate, monitor, and support physical facilities conditions for our 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 team 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.

• Inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components.
  
• Provide daily assistance to technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems, and assess their working order.
  
• Manage the uptime and maintenance of water pumps and treatment systems, HVAC, UPS, generators, electrical distribution, and control and monitoring systems.
  
• Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment.
  
• Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure.
  

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

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US: $105000 - $145000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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