Data Center Mechanical Engineer

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience in mission-critical facilities, with at least 2 years specifically in data center projects.
• 3 years of experience in performing mechanical system analysis and utilizing common engineering software packages.
• 3 years of experience in supporting technical due diligence for data center projects in collaborating with cross-discipline teams (e.g., structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, architectural) within a project environment.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in bidding, designing, operating, and commissioning large capacity cooling systems, including understanding of the sequence of operation and control strategies.
• Familiarity with mission-critical infrastructure systems beyond core mechanical.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed (up to 20% of time).

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.

As a Data Center Mechanical Engineer, you have demonstrated experience with data center design, development, construction and commissioning projects. You will provide management of complex mission-critical mechanical systems at multiple scales, from incoming utility down to the rack. You will be tasked with juggling and coordinating the desires and needs of multiple partner teams, while managing changes and maintaining a focus on keeping the project on schedule and budget.

You'll have experience managing large scale technical projects in a changing industry, ability to grow in ambiguity, and demonstrated problem-solving leadership. You should be able to conceptualize, describe, and execute the delivery of a data center facility's mechanical infrastructure from due diligence through construction and commissioning, evolving into sustaining support for the internal operations team.

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.

Responsibilities:

• Resolve critical engineering issues within the matrix organization while maintaining adherence to project requirements, timelines, and costs.
• Support Data Center Operations as the primary internal customer throughout construction and post-occupancy as the system subject matter expert.
• Develop a detailed understanding of trade contractor project delivery strategies, planning, zoning, work sequences/packaging, etc. to optimize and align to program requirements.
• Collaborate with the team to identify and implement opportunities for optimization and improvement of standard engineering programs for technical due diligence.