Data Center Facilities Technician, Controls

Google; Monrovia (IN); On-site; USD 105,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus Target

Benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking a Data Center Facilities Technician, Controls in Monrovia, IN. The role focuses on operating, monitoring, and supporting data center facilities, including HVAC, power, and control systems. Candidates should have 5+ years in controls/automation and be able to work non-standard hours.

The position offers growth, equity, and a strong benefits package. US: $105000 - $146000 (USD) with a 15% bonus target and equity.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or certified training in a related technical field.
• At least 5 years in Controls/Automation in industrial or commercial settings.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs and use PPE (ladders, platforms, harnesses).
• Willing to work non-standard hours and shifts.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, and repair data center systems including servers, network equipment, PLCs, and SCADA.
• Read blueprints and ladder logic; assist tours and assessments of systems.
• Control, monitor, log, and alarm data center systems.
• Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in data center facilities systems and equipment.
• Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new controls equipment and systems.

Skills

Controls/Automation

Safety compliance

Scripting

Education

Assoc degree or cert

Tools

Meters and sensors

Calibration equipment

Job description

Data Center Facilities Technician, Controls

Monrovia, IN, USA

This role is not eligible for U.S. immigration sponsorship.

Minimum 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, and using 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:

• Industry standard certifications related to system administration (e.g., CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, Certified Windows or Linux system administrator).
• 5 years of experience in controls/automation, or construction/technical environment or a related field.
• Experience in data centers, hospitals, power plants, or laboratories.
• Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, relays and troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration/diagnostic equipment.
• Scripting language proficiency.
• 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.

US: $105000 - $146000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems such as servers, network equipment, PLCs, system administration, access control, alarm investigation, and SCADA management.
• Provide daily assistance to technicians as you read blueprints/schematics/ladder logic/sequence of operations, conduct tours of systems, and assess their working order.
• 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 into facilities infrastructure.

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