Data Center Facilities Technician, Fire Life Safety
Job Summary
Job Description
The Data Center Facilities Technician, Fire Life Safety, is responsible for operating, monitoring, and supporting the physical facilities conditions in Google data centers. This includes managing and maintaining HVAC systems, power supplies (UPS, generators), electrical distribution, and control and monitoring systems. Responsibilities involve inspecting, maintaining, and repairing various data center systems (piping, non-critical electrical/mechanical components), providing assistance to other technicians, managing water pumps and treatment systems, and responding to abnormal conditions. The role also includes supporting the startup and integration of new equipment and systems. The ideal candidate will have experience in controls/automation, data centers, and possess knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems used in a data center environment.
Must have:
- Associate's degree or equivalent experience
- 5 years experience in related field
- Ability to lift 50lbs
- Knowledge of data center systems
- Troubleshooting skills
- Safety conscious
Good to have:
- Experience in controls/automation
- Data center, hospital, or power plant experience
- Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems
Perks:
- Bonus
- Equity
- Benefits
3 skills required
Job Details
Minimum qualifications:
- Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in Electrical, Mechanical/HVAC, or Controls/Automation in an industrial or commercial environment.
- Ability to work non-standard hours and work rotations/shifts.
- Ability to participate in material handling tasks such as lifting, carrying or moving up to 50 lbs (23 kg) of equipment, the required use of safety equipment such as limited weight bearing work platforms, ladders, step stools and personal protective equipment (PPE) like safety harnesses in accordance with safety and ergonomic guidelines and assessments.
Preferred qualifications:
- 5 years of experience in controls/automation, or construction/technical environment or a related field.
- Experience in data centers, hospitals, or power plants.
- Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems used in a data center environment (e.g., Feeders, Transformers, Generators, Switchgear, UPS systems, ATS/STS units, PDU/PMM units, Chillers, Air handling units, and CRAC units).
- Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration/diagnostic equipment.
- Ability to communicate with people who perform maintenance or upgrade work on the data center systems.
About the job
The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and HVAC systems in the world. Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions. Some of these duties will include heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control and monitoring systems. You regularly help inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components).As an advocate for best practices, you develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency. You ensure that environmental and safety standards are consistently met, identifying problems and making repairs quickly. In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, you manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize the recovery time from failures.
In this role, you will operate, monitor, and support physical facilities conditions for our data centers.
The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are a diverse, upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.The US base salary range for this full-time position is $87,000-$125,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about .
Responsibilities
- Inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components.
- Provide daily assistance to technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems, and assess their working order.
- Manage the uptime and maintenance of water pumps and treatment systems, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), generators, electrical distribution, and control and monitoring systems.
- Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment.
- Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure.
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