Google

Data Center Electrical Engineer

Google Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands · €92K–€94K/yr

Software Development · 10,001+ employees

13 h ago
Mid (2-5 yrs) Full-time Netherlands
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About the role

Lead electrical engineering outcomes for complex data center projects, including project scoping, design, delivery, commissioning, safety, and resolution of critical field issues. Troubleshoot advanced electrical events, coordinate technical resources and stakeholders, support operational upgrades and warranty issues, and contribute to cross-functional procedures and improvements.

What they look for

Electrical Engineering Data Center Equipment Facility Electrical Systems Switchgear Generators Electrical Controls Security Monitoring Systems Fire Safety Systems Construction Project Management Commissioning Electrical Design Field Engineering Troubleshooting Project Scheduling Resource Allocation Stakeholder Management

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience, plus at least three years of experience with data center equipment and facility electrical systems. Candidates should also have international construction project management experience; commissioning knowledge, design and construction industry practices, and the ability to travel up to 25% are preferred.

Benefits

Bonus Equity Benefits

Full description

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 3 years of experience working with data center equipment/environments including switchgear, generators, controls, security monitoring systems, and fire safety systems.
  • Experience managing construction projects, within an international working environment.
  • Experience in facility electrical systems.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Understanding of start up/commissioning processes.
  • Understanding of standard practices in the design and construction industry.
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
  • Ability to build excellent relationships and deliver on action-orientated tasks.
  • Effective skills in requirement gathering, resource organization, task prioritization, scheduling, problem-solving, and achieving goals.

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 -- 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.

As an Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for the technical support of the localized design effort (i.e. campus plan through to detailed design) for field engineering through project delivery and commissioning, and for engineering reviews of the close out documentation. In addition, and depending on the campus activities, you will support the electrical design and delivery on Moves, Adds, Retrofits, Changes, Upgrades, and Security projects (MARCUS) within operational data centers. You will liaise with the Data Center Operations team on all electrical warranty issues.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.

Netherlands: €92000 - €94000 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google. Responsibilities:

  • Drive project electrical outcomes of high complexity and scope as a key contributor, integrating feedback from multiple stakeholders when necessary, and provide electrical technical leadership to resolve critical field issues.
  • Contribute to project electrical scoping and direction, and manage project electrical priorities and allocation of technical resources within the project.
  • Provide technical leadership to the projects, support and optimize project design, scope, schedule, quality, commissioning, and safety for the electrical discipline, and provide feedback to the central partner teams on possible improvements.
  • Troubleshoot advanced electrical system events, and escalate only the most complex issues as appropriate.
  • Contribute to the development of cross-project, cross-functional, and cross-organizational procedures and ensure alignment of the Electrical Engineers' work with multiple teams/projects.