Data Center Power Optimization Engineer

Google LLC; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC is seeking a Share Data Center Power Optimization Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA to lead power infrastructure design and optimization for critical data centers.

You will drive advancement of electrical systems, coordinate with structural, IT, security, and MEP teams, and influence senior-level decisions through data-driven recommendations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.
• Experience working with cross-discipline teams (structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, or architectural).
• Experience in people management and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Design, optimize, and manage power infrastructure for data centers, ensuring reliability and efficiency.
• Develop controls and commissioning strategies for electrical systems and power equipment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement optimization initiatives and drive improvements.
• Ensure compliance with codes and standards and lead infrastructure improvement projects.

Skills

People management

Technical leadership

Cross-discipline teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/Power Engineering

Job description

Share Data Center Power Optimization Engineer

corporate_fare Google Sunnyvale, CA, USA

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.
• Experience working with cross-discipline teams (e.g., structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, or architectural).
• Experience in people management and technical leadership.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Engineering, Business or other relevant field.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license.
• Experience in Estimating, Electrical design, Operation and Commissioning of substations, switchgear, ATP/ATS, emergency power systems and their control systems, power monitoring, and electrical protection.
• Experience in design, construction, and commissioning of high voltage substations, medium or low voltage electrical distribution systems, AC/DC systems, and associated power management or SCADA tools.
• Experience working with data center equipment/environments (e.g., switchgear, generators, transformers, controls, security monitoring systems, fire safety systems), with strong understanding of start up/commissioning processes.

About the job

Our thirst for technology is a part of everything we do. The Data Center Engineering team takes the physical design of our data centers into the future. Our lab mirrors a research and development department -- cutting-edge strategies are born, tested and tested again. Along with a team of great minds, you take on complex topics like how we use power or how to run state-of-the-art, environmentally-friendly facilities. You're a visionary who optimizes for efficiencies and never stops seeking improvements -- even small changes that can make a huge impact. You generate ideas, communicate recommendations to senior-level executives and drive implementation alongside facilities technicians.

With your technical expertise, you ensure compliance with codes and standards, develop infrastructure improvements and serve as an expert in your specialty (e.g., cooling, electrical).

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $171000 - $247000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

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• Research and develop new algorithms and methods for optimizing data center efficiency and performance.Design, validate, and implement controls algorithms to manage electrical and mechanical stability.
• Analyze and recommend approaches to manage dynamics of the electromechanical systems and their interactions within a data center.
• Conduct empirical statistical analysis/modeling on relevant data for use in data center controls.
• Optimize the entire data center system, with a view across data center architecture, electrical, cooling, and power management.
• Collaborate with the Engineering team to implement proposed strategies and algorithms in our technology system; develop Machine Learning algorithms for pattern recognition and Bayesian and non-linear systems.

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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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