Data Center Controls Engineer

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5 years of experience as a program manager or technical program manager.
• 5 years of experience in controls engineering, automation, or systems integration within industrial or mission-critical environments.
• 5 years of experience in BMS/EPMS architectures (including DDC, PLC, virtual machines, and SCADA systems) and with communication protocols including BACnet, Modbus, and SNMP.
• Ability to travel 50% of the time to provide on-site support across various project locations.

Preferred qualifications:

• Understanding of electrical and mechanical systems to facilitate effective cross-discipline collaboration.
• Ability to trace a failure from a software dashboard back to a physical wiring or sensor issue in the field.
• Ability to translate complex automation logic into clear instructions for field technicians and electrical contractors.
• Ability to focus on "point-to-point" accuracy to ensure 100% data integrity for the facility’s monitoring systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to navigate a complex matrix organization.

About the job

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).

Google is looking for a Controls or Systems Engineer with a mastery of Building Management Systems (BMS), Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) to execute and deliver the supply of third-party data center projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide design development oversight and ensure owner’s requirements are met, act as the definitive resource for integrators and contractors to resolve ambiguities in sequence of operations (SOO), IOLs, and network topology diagrams.
• Perform periodic site walk-throughs to verify the physical installation, ensuring correct placement for accurate readings.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies between design intent and field conditions to prevent commissioning delays, ensuring hardware matches programmed logic.
• Ensure all installations meet local electrical codes, cybersecurity hardening standards, Google standards, and project-specific automation requirements.
• Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams for resolution of sequence issues, controls intent and changes to the SOO during the construction process.