Data Center Facilities Technician, Electrical

Google Inc.; Leesburg (VA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Inc. in Leesburg, VA is seeking a Facilities Technician to operate, monitor and support data center facilities, including electrical distribution, UPS, generators, HVAC and related systems.

The role requires the ability to work non-standard hours and lift up to 50 pounds with OSHA safety practices. You will read blueprints and cooperate with technicians to maintain uptime, respond to abnormal conditions, and assist in startup, commissioning and integration of new equipment.

Qualifications

• Associates degree, trade certification, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in electrical maintenance, safety, and infrastructure systems.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and use OSHA safety equipment.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain and repair data center electrical and mechanical systems.
• Read blueprints and sequence of operations to support system tours.
• Manage uptime of UPS, generators and electrical distribution.
• Respond to abnormal conditions to minimize recovery time.
• Collaborate with contractors on maintenance or upgrades.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Electrical safety

Equipment troubleshooting

Reading blueprints/schematics

Non-standard hours

Education

Associate's degree or trade certification in a relevant field

Job description

corporate_fare Google place Leesburg, VA, USA

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

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

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in electrical maintenance, electrical safety, electrical systems, electrical infrastructure systems, and generators.
• Ability to participate in material handling tasks such as lifting, carrying or moving up to 50 lbs of equipment, required use of OSHA standard safety equipment such as limited weight bearing work platforms, ladders, step stools and personal protective equipment like safety harnesses.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and differing work rotations/shifts.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in maintenance and operations of electrical distribution systems or technical environments.
• Experience in data centers, power plants, HV electrical substations, or other mission critical facility maintenance and operational experience.
• Knowledge of electrical systems used in a data center environment (e.g., Feeders, Transformers, Generators, Switchgear, UPS systems, ATS/STS units, PDU/PMM 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.

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 force 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.

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

Learn more about benefits at Google .

• Inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems.
• Provide daily assistance to technicians as you read blueprints/schematics/sequence of operations, conduct tours of systems, and assess their working order.
• Manage the uptime and maintenance of 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 electrical 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 .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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