Data Center Facilities Technician II, Electrical

Google•Clarksville, TN

1d•$105,000 - $145,000

About The Position

The Data Center Facilities Technician operates, monitors, and supports physical facilities conditions in Google data centers. The role works with electrical and mechanical infrastructure, HVAC, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution, and control and monitoring systems. Technicians inspect, maintain, and repair data center systems and components, and help ensure environmental and safety standards are met. They identify problems, make repairs, and respond to emergencies or abnormal conditions to minimize recovery time and outages. The position also supports operational efficiency and cost-reduction efforts. The role requires an associate's degree, trade school certification, other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience, plus five years of electrical experience in an industrial or commercial environment. It involves material handling and using safety equipment, and may require non-standard hours and differing work rotations or shifts.

Requirements

Associate's degree, trade school certification, other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Five years of electrical experience in an industrial or commercial environment, such as experience with electrical testing equipment, electrical distribution, electrical safety, electrical maintenance, mechanical infrastructure systems, or electrical infrastructure systems.
Ability to participate in material handling, including lifting, carrying, or moving equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
Ability to use OSHA-standard safety equipment, including limited-weight-bearing work platforms, ladders, step stools, and personal protective equipment such as safety harnesses.
Ability to work non-standard hours and differing work rotations or shifts.

Nice To Haves

Five years of experience maintaining electrical distribution systems or working in a construction or technical environment, or a related field.
Experience in data centers, hospitals, or power plants.
Knowledge of electrical systems used in data centers, such as feeders, transformers, generators, switchgear, UPS systems, ATS/STS units, and PDU/PMM units.
Knowledge of meters, devices, and sensors, and troubleshooting using standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration and diagnostic equipment.
Ability to communicate with contractors performing maintenance or upgrade work on data center systems.

Responsibilities

Inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems.
Assist technicians by reading blueprints, schematics, and sequences of operations; conducting system tours; and assessing equipment working order.
Manage the uptime and maintenance of UPS systems, generators, electrical distribution, and control and monitoring systems.
Operate, monitor, and maintain data center facilities systems and equipment, and respond to abnormal conditions.
Support the startup, commissioning, and integration of new electrical equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure.
Identify problems and make repairs quickly while ensuring environmental and safety standards are met.
Help develop approaches to reduce operational costs and improve data center efficiency.
Manage data center performance issues and outages during emergencies or abnormal conditions to minimize recovery time.