Data Center Facilities Technician, Controls

Google Inc.; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 95,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Google Inc. is seeking a Facilities Technician for its data center team in Reno, Nevada to inspect, maintain, and repair systems related to HVAC, power supply, and other critical infrastructure. This role requires 5+ years of experience in controls/automation and knowledge of PLC systems, along with a relevant degree or training. The position offers a salary range of $95,000-$134,000 plus bonuses and benefits, ensuring a supportive work environment focused on safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in controls/automation in an industrial or commercial environment.
• Ability to read blueprints, schematics, and ladder logic.
• Industry standard certifications related to system administration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems.
• Control, monitor, log, and respond to abnormal conditions.
• Support integration of new controls equipment into facilities.

Skills

Ability to participate in material handling tasks

Proficiency in scripting languages

Knowledge of meters and troubleshooting

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent training

Tools

PLC

SCADA

Job description

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

Ability to work non-standard hours and differing work rotations/shifts.

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 personal protective equipment (PPE) like safety harnesses.

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.
• Proficiency in scripting languages.
• Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, relays 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 US base salary range for this full-time position is $95,000-$134,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems such as servers, network equipment, PLCs, system administration, access control, alarm investigation, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (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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