Data Center Facilities Technician II, Mechanical

Google•Sterling, VA

3d•$105,000 - $145,000

About The Position

The Data Center Facilities Technician operates, monitors, and supports the physical facilities conditions of Google data centers. The role works with sophisticated mechanical engineering and HVAC systems, including heating and cooling of air and water, and helps inspect, maintain, and repair data center systems such as piping and mechanical system components. The technician helps maintain reliable operations, identify problems, and make repairs quickly while ensuring environmental and safety standards are met. In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, the role responds to facilities performance issues and outages to minimize recovery time. The position also supports best practices and creative approaches to reducing operating costs while improving data center efficiency. The role provides daily assistance to technicians through blueprint and schematic reading, systems tours, and assessments of equipment condition. It manages uptime and maintenance for water pumps and treatment systems, HVAC, and control and monitoring systems, and supports startup, commissioning, and integration of new mechanical equipment into facilities infrastructure.

Requirements

Associate's degree, trade school certification, other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Five years of Mechanical/HVAC maintenance or mechanical infrastructure systems experience in an industrial or commercial environment.
Ability to participate in material handling tasks, 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 mechanical or cooling distribution systems, or experience in a construction or technical environment or related field.
Experience in data centers, hospitals, or power plants.
Knowledge of mechanical systems used in data centers, such as chillers, air handling units, pumps, and CRAC/CRAH 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 who perform maintenance or upgrade work on data center systems.

Responsibilities

Inspect, maintain, and repair data center systems, including piping and mechanical system components.
Assist technicians by reading blueprints, schematics, and sequences of operations; conducting system tours; and assessing equipment working order.
Manage uptime and maintenance of water pumps and treatment systems, HVAC, and control and monitoring systems.
Operate and monitor data center facilities systems and equipment, maintain them, and respond to abnormal conditions.
Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new mechanical equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure.
Help identify problems and make repairs quickly while ensuring environmental and safety standards are met.
Respond to emergency facilities performance issues and outages to minimize recovery time.
Develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs and improving data center efficiency.