Data Center Plant Engineer, Mechanical

Google•Council Bluffs, IA

2d•$138,000 - $200,000

About The Position

The Data Center Plant Engineer, Mechanical, is part of Google’s Data Center Engineering and Technical Infrastructure teams, which design, develop, and maintain data centers and the infrastructure supporting Google’s products. The role focuses on mechanical cooling systems and facility operations, including developing infrastructure improvements, ensuring compliance with codes and standards, and providing technical expertise in the employee’s specialty. The engineer serves as a technical lead for site efficiency and reliability, provides technical direction on quality and reliability issues, and contributes design input in their area of expertise. The role supports customer service level agreements and availability goals while maintaining environmental and safety standards. It also involves managing performance issues and outages, identifying problems, and helping coordinate rapid repairs in emergencies.

Requirements

Associate degree, trade school certification, other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
At least 9 years of experience with commercial or industrial HVAC, chillers, mechanical cooling systems, and mission-critical facility operations.
At least 4 years of experience working in data centers, central utility plants, hospitals, or industrial process facilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience maintaining data center cooling infrastructure beyond the minimum required experience.
Knowledge of large-scale mechanical systems, including chillers, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC units, pumps, and water treatment.
Familiarity with Building Management Systems (BMS), control sequences, and mechanical telemetry.
Ability to coordinate with external mechanical contractors performing maintenance and repairs.
Ability to work non-standard hours, including shift rotations, weekends, and on-call response.

Responsibilities

Monitor data center plant efficiency, including PUE and WUE, and lead technical work in these areas with technicians, leads, and managers to advance site programs.
Take a strategic approach to environmental, health, and safety (EHS), operations, and maintenance programs, focusing on compliance; serve as a resource and mentor for facilities technicians and provide feedback to programs.
Navigate organizational change processes by providing site-level feedback, ensuring relevant subject-matter experts are included, coordinating execution of approved decisions with facilities technicians and managers, and closing out technical bugs.
Provide input and direction to site teams on data center commissioning processes and procedures, including commissioning or retesting after replacements or major repairs.
Act as a site lead in collaboration with quality teams on quality issues or concerns.
Provide technical direction or input on site-level or multi-site quality and reliability issues and contribute design input in the area of expertise.
Develop infrastructure improvements and support compliance with codes and standards.
Help manage data center performance issues and outages, identify problems, and support quick repairs in emergency situations.