Regional Lead, Data Center Electrical Engineer

Google; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 214,000 - 298,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off 20 days/year

Sick time 40 hours/year (69 hours/year

Maternity leave 28–30 weeks

Baby bonding leave 18 weeks

13 paid holidays

Job summary

Google is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer within Data Center Services to drive consistency in technical planning and execution across North America. You will be a technical subject matter expert for on-site teams, sharing best practices and guiding design through BoD to construction documents for new builds and upgrades.

You will ensure compliance with codes, lead infrastructure improvements, and serve as a senior advisor on electrical systems and power management across complex data center

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.
• 12 years of experience in electrical design, operations, and commissioning of substations, switchgear, ATP/ATS, emergency power systems, power monitoring, and electrical protection.
• 12 years of experience as a practicing engineer.
• 5 years of experience in leadership roles.
• Experience in electrical infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical support and leadership to on-site DCS teams across North America, sharing lessons learned, best practices, and advocating continuous improvement.
• Represent DCS in the development, implementation, and management of electrical designs at the site and regional portfolio level, starting from the Basis of Design (BoD) through to the issuance of construction documents for new builds, infrastructure upgrades, and renovations.
• Act as escalation point for on site engineers when responding site-specific engineering RFIs, ensuring alignment between Google's requirements and the overall design.
• Work closely with the core engineering team to provide site-specific requirements during the development of the Basis of Design (BOD) and coordinate system-level schematics.
• Provide leadership to on-site DCS engineers, general contractors, and vendors to manage site-level power system issues during project execution.

Skills

Leadership

Electrical engineering knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Professional Engineering (PE) license

Job description

Google is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer within Data Center Services to drive consistency in technical planning and execution across North America. You will be a technical subject matter expert for on-site teams, sharing best practices and guiding design through BoD to construction documents for new builds and upgrades.

You will ensure compliance with codes, lead infrastructure improvements, and serve as a senior advisor on electrical systems and power management across complex data center