Senior Data Center Controls Engineer

Google LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement match

PTO 20 days

Sick time 40h

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Google LLC in San Francisco is seeking a senior controls engineer to manage high-stakes data center infrastructure, including BMS/EPMS systems. You will troubleshoot, design improvements, and oversee life-cycle projects from concept through commissioning.

The role emphasizes collaboration with facilities teams, adherence to codes, and driving standardization across sites while enabling efficient operations and cost-effective performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience on critical infrastructure projects related to process improvements.
• Experience with mission critical systems (24x7 and no-fail) and operations (e.g., data center, power generation, etc.).
• Experience implementing controls engineering.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis for BMS and EPMS issues in Google data centers, providing immediate technical support.
• Develop project scopes, budgets, and schedules for BMS/EPMS improvements from design to commissioning.
• Review maintenance results and conduct site visits to supervise vendor performance and ensure compliance with design standards and codes.
• Manage stakeholder deliverables and train internal customers while leading procurement and contracts.
• Coordinate project meetings, report status, and travel up to 30% for site and lab support.

Skills

Engineering degree

Controls engineering

BMS/EPMS experience

Project management

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Master's degree

Tools

Ignition

Factory Talk

TCP/IP

MODBUS

Job description

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees.

Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Reston, VA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience working on critical infrastructure projects related to process improvements.
• Experience with mission critical systems (24x7 and no-fail) and operations (e.g., power generation, data center, refinery, chip fabrication, chemical plant processing, etc.).
• Experience implementing controls engineering.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or in a related field.
• Experience designing, configuring, programming, installing and troubleshooting BMS and Electrical SCADA systems application specific controllers and software such as Ignition and Factory Talk.
• Experience with TCP/IP, EtherNet IP, BacNet, MODBUS, or IEC 61850 communication protocols.
• Experience with management of change, office productivity software, project management software, engineering documentation, PMS/BMS drawings, and standard operating procedures.
• Ability to cultivate strong relationships with internal stakeholders, vendors, or customers.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, organizational and problem-solving skills.

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).

As part of the global controls team, you will work with motivated experts and innovators in the data center industry. You will be responsible for troubleshooting, project management, and maintaining the building management system (BMS) and electrical power monitoring system (EPMS). Using Google leadership principles, you will develop new processes and standards while innovating in the controls space.

Google Data centers have multiple components such as generators, UPS, electrical switchgear, power distribution units, variable frequency drives, automatic/static transfer switches, chillers, pumps, cooling towers, heat exchangers, etc. These components have local control systems that interact with each other via open or proprietary communications protocols. The BMS is the primary method of control of all mechanical systems within a data center. The EPMS is the primary method of monitoring all electrical systems within a data center.

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: $144000 - $208000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis for BMS and EPMS issues in Google data centers, providing immediate technical support, resolving quarterly maintenance actions, and supporting life-cycle operations.
• Develop comprehensive project scopes, budgets, and schedules for BMS/EPMS improvements, overseeing the entire life-cycle from design through commissioning to ensure seamless integration and high-level operational excellence.
• Review quarterly maintenance results and conduct site visits to supervise vendor performance, ensuring strict compliance with design standards, local codes, and resolving corrective actions for in-service facilities.
• Manage stakeholder deliverables and train internal customers while leading procurement, including RFQs, vendor proposal reviews, and financial management of service contracts and purchase order issuance.
• Coordinate project meetings, report status, and navigate complex requirements, requiring up to 30% site and lab travel to provide essential technical assistance and critical operational support throughout facilities.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .