Data Center Plant Engineer, Controls

Google•Monrovia, IN

10h•$122,000 - $173,000

About The Position

The Data Center Plant Engineer, Controls works within Google’s Data Center team, which designs and operates sophisticated electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems. The role supports the operation, monitoring, maintenance, and repair of data center facilities and control systems. Relevant facility systems include heating and cooling, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution, and monitoring and control systems. The role promotes best practices and develops approaches to reduce operating costs while improving data center efficiency. It helps maintain environmental and safety standards, identifies and quickly repairs problems, and manages performance issues and outages during emergencies or abnormal conditions to minimize recovery time. The position also provides leadership in troubleshooting, commissioning, and repairs, responds to critical events, and collaborates with design and global engineering teams on infrastructure and technical challenges.

Requirements

Associate's degree, trade school certification, other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Seven years of experience in Controls/Automation in an industrial or commercial environment.
Ability to participate in material handling, including lifting, carrying, or moving equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.
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

Master's degree in a related Engineering field.
Ten years of experience working in data centers, manufacturing, power plants, or transmission operations.
Experience collaborating with other business units to meet company goals and standards.
Experience with facility monitoring, automation, or controls systems, including managing Building Management System (BMS) or Power Monitoring System (PMS) networks and infrastructure.
Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems in a data center environment.
Effective people management and leadership skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

Responsibilities

Inspect, maintain, and repair data center systems, including servers, network equipment, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), system administration, access control, alarm investigation, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.
Provide leadership for critical system troubleshooting, unit commissioning, and repairs or replacements, with minimal supervision and attention to quality, quantity, and timeliness.
Respond to critical data center events and alarms and serve as a point of escalation for operational issues.
Interact with design engineers and bring an operational perspective to discussions about new infrastructure and technology.
Work with global engineering teams to investigate, define solutions for, and implement changes addressing highly technical challenges involving leading-edge data center infrastructure.
Help inspect, maintain, and repair data center facility systems, including piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components.
Identify problems and make repairs promptly while ensuring environmental and safety standards are met.
Help manage data center performance issues and outages during emergencies or abnormal conditions to minimize recovery time.
Develop approaches to reducing operational costs while improving data center efficiency.