Power Systems Engineer, SPROUT

Google•Kirkland, WA

5h•$144,000 - $211,000

About The Position

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. With your technical expertise, you ensure compliance with codes and standards, develop infrastructure improvements and serve as an expert in your specialty (e.g., cooling, electrical). 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 are proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We are always on call to keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of technical leadership experience with industrial power system design, development and testing (including data centers).
Experience in mission critical facility design.
Experience with electric power industry standards, building codes and safety standards including NEC, NFPA, UFC and UBC.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Engineering, Business or other relevant fields.
Professional Engineering (PE) license.
Experience in estimating, electrical design, operation, and commissioning of substations, switchgear, ATP/ATS, emergency power systems and their control systems, power monitoring, and electrical protection.
Experience with cross-discipline teams (e.g., structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, architectural).
Experience in design, construction, and commissioning of high voltage substations, medium or low voltage electrical distribution systems, AC/DC systems, and associated power management or SCADA tools.
Experience working with data center equipment and environments (e.g., switchgear, generators, transformers, controls, security monitoring systems, fire safety systems).

Responsibilities

Collaborate with team members on creating future data center architecture and design concepts.
Investigate renewable power generation, storage technologies and find best ways to implement them.
Create and maintain a plan of record electrical single line and layouts that will help quick implementation in the field.
Develop architecture and products which will form the reference design for Google Data Centers.
Drive required cross-functional collaboration with other teams for the adoption of the latest architecture into Data center designs.