Data Center Plant Engineer, Controls

Google; Monrovia (IN); On-site; USD 122,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Google seeks a Data Center Plant Engineer, Controls to join the AI and Infrastructure team. You will oversee data center control systems, participate in maintenance, and lead critical troubleshooting efforts to minimize downtime.

You’ll collaborate with design engineers to implement scalable, reliable infrastructure across facilities. The role emphasizes reducing operational costs while improving data center efficiency, with a focus on safety, environmental standards, and proactive issue

Qualifications

• Associate degree or certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in Controls/Automation in industrial or commercial environments.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and use OSHA safety equipment.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and shifts.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, and repair data center systems including PLCs, network equipment, SCADA and control systems.
• Provide leadership for critical system troubleshooting, commissioning, and repairs with minimal supervision.
• Respond to critical data center events and alarms as escalation point for operational issues.
• Monitor plant efficiency metrics such as PUE and WUE and lead site programs.
• Interact with design engineers to bring an operational mindset to new infrastructure discussions.

Skills

Controls/Automation

Electrical systems knowledge

Data center environment familiarity

Leadership and people management

Education

Associate degree or technical training

Tools

PLC/SCADA systems

BMS/PMS experience

Job description

Data Center Plant Engineer, Controls

Minimum qualifications:

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 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.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and differing work rotations/shifts.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in a related Engineering field
• 10 years of experience working in data centers, manufacturing, power plants, or transmission operations.
• Experience collaborating with other business units to meet company goals and standards.
• Experience with facility monitoring, automation, or controls systems, including managing Building Management System (BMS) or Power Monitoring System (PMS) networks and infrastructure.
• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems in a data center environment.
• Effective people management and leadership skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

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: $122000 - $174000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, and repair data center systems, including servers, network equipment, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), system administration, access control, alarm investigation, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.
• Provide effective leadership for successful critical system troubleshooting, unit commissioning, and repairs/replacements with minimal supervision in quality, quantity, and timeliness as assigned.
• Respond to critical data center events and alarms and be responsible for being a point of escalation on operational issues.
• Monitor plant efficiency (e.g., Power Usage Effectiveness/Water Usage Effectiveness - PUE/WUE) at a datacenter. Act as an onsite technical lead in these efficiency areas and work with technicians, leads, and managers to drive site level programs.
• Interact with design engineers, and bring an operational mindset to discussions around new infrastructure and technology.

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