Mechanical Engineer, Thermal Systems Engineering
Job Summary
This Mechanical Engineer role in Google's Data Center Engineering team focuses on the design and development of mission-critical data center infrastructure. Responsibilities include defining system-level architecture, conducting engineering analysis, ensuring designs meet requirements (cooling, structural, operational), and serving as a technical lead. Collaboration with operations, execution, and construction teams is crucial for developing new mechanical infrastructure products and systems. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience in mission-critical facility design and construction, expertise in mechanical systems (cooling plants, fire suppression, etc.), and a strong understanding of building codes and safety procedures. They will also be involved in research and development, and developing operation and maintenance procedures.
Must Have
- 10+ years mission-critical facility experience
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering
- Experience with data center mechanical infrastructure
- Design & commissioning of mechanical systems
- Knowledge of building codes and safety procedures
Good to Have
- Master's degree in Engineering or Business
- Professional engineering license
- Experience estimating and designing modular assemblies
- Expertise in medium-scale production and structural elements
Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.
- Experience in mission critical facilities and their mechanical infrastructure.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Engineering, Business or relevant field, or professional engineering license.
- Experience in estimating, mechanical design, operation, and commissioning of mission critical data center mechanical equipment.
- Experience in design, construction, and commissioning of mechanical cooling plants, fire suppression systems, fuel oil systems, domestic water systems, and sanitary sewer systems in mission critical facility design and construction environment.
- Experience designing modular building scale assemblies, with an understanding of mechanical tolerances and tolerance analysis.
- Knowledge of mechanical engineering and design principles with expertise in medium-scale production, structural beams/elements, and international building codes.
- Operational knowledge of construction safety procedures.
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).
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.
Responsibilities
- Define data center system-level, product architecture, and Research and Development, while helping to develop operations and maintenance procedures for systems/processes.
- Conduct engineering analysis and research designs and methods of data center equipment and facilities.
- Ensure designs and installations meet requirements (e.g., predicted cooling, structural, operational concerns, etc.).
- Serve as Technical Lead in the region. Collaborate with Operations, Execution, and Construction teams to develop new data center (DC) mechanical infrastructure products and systems.