Data Center Fire Protection Engineer

2 Days ago • 5-15 Years • Facilities Management • $144,000 PA - $211,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Data Center Fire Protection Engineer at Google will lead and execute fire protection and life safety strategies for large-scale facilities, including data centers, manufacturing plants, and BESS. Responsibilities include ensuring code compliance (IBC, IFC, NFPA standards), developing performance-based designs, conducting risk assessments, and managing projects from design to commissioning. The role requires expertise in fire protection engineering, process safety, and experience with data center design, development, construction, and commissioning. The engineer will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and provide technical leadership to ensure the safety and reliability of Google's data center infrastructure.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related field
  • 5+ years fire protection engineering and process safety experience
  • 5+ years managing technical projects
  • Experience with IBC, IFC, and NFPA standards
  • Data center design, development, construction, and commissioning experience
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in Safety Engineering
  • CFSP certification
  • P.E. license
  • Experience in manufacturing, energy storage, or petrochemical facilities
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details


Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, a related engineering field, or an equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in fire protection engineering and process safety, with demonstrated experience in data center design, development, construction, and commissioning projects.
  • 5 years of experience managing technical projects in a changing industry and demonstrating independent problem-solving leadership.
  • 5 years of experience in practical application of International Building Code (IBC), International Fire Code (IFC), and relevant NFPA standards (including NFPA 1, 13, 68, 69, 70, 72, 101, 855).

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree in Safety Engineering, or a related field.
  • Certification in Functional Safety Professional (CFSP).
  • Licensed Professional Fire Protection Engineer (P.E.).
  • Experience in fire protection engineering and process safety within manufacturing of electrical and solid state devices, large scale energy storage systems, warehouses, or petrochemical/LNG facilities, in addition to data centers.

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).

As a Data Center Fire Protection Engineer, you will provide experience in designing large-scale data centers and new products for data center infrastructure applications. You will leverage demonstrated experience with data center fire protection design, development, construction, and commissioning projects. This role requires managing large-scale technical projects in a changing industry, growing in ambiguity, and demonstrating independent problem-solving leadership. You will be able to conceptualize, describe, and execute the delivery of a data center facility's electrical infrastructure from design to commissioning and understand the nuances and risks involved.

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're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $144,000-$211,000 + 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

  • Lead and execute comprehensive fire protection and life safety strategies for facilities, including large-scale industrial, manufacturing, Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), and commercial projects.
  • Ensure code compliance and develop performance-based design solutions for fire safety systems.
  • Conduct risk assessments and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to implement fire safety programs.
  • Manage and implement fire safety initiatives from design through commissioning, understanding and mitigating associated risks.

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