Data Center Electrical Protection and Controls Engineer

2 Months ago • 5-10 Years • Facilities Management • $139,000 PA - $207,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Data Center Electrical Protection and Controls Engineer is responsible for providing technical guidance on electrical issues to data center construction teams, offering expert support to operations teams for high-voltage power systems, and acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in configuring and troubleshooting complex PLC and protection relay systems. Responsibilities include providing technical feedback to product/design teams, collaborating on retrofit projects, developing relationships across teams, and providing training and outage response support. The role requires expertise in electrical theory, equipment (relays, switches, HMI software, 61850 protocols), and programming/commissioning experience in mission-critical facilities.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
  • 5+ years experience in mission critical facilities
  • Programming, commissioning, and operation expertise
  • SME in multi-vendor protection relays (SEL, Micom, ABB/Hitachi)
  • Knowledge of electrical theory and equipment
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
  • 10+ years experience in design, programming, and operation
  • Experience with short circuit, coordination, and arc flash studies
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details


Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in programming, commissioning, and operation of mission critical facilities, electrical utilities, and industrial/facility engineering.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power, or a related field.
  • 10 years of experience in design, programming, and operation of mission critical facilities, electrical utilities, industrial/facility engineering, with an emphasis on electrical system controls and integration.
  • Experience in short circuit, coordination, and arc flash studies.
  • Experience as a Subject Matter Expert in multi-vendor protection relays like SEL, Micom, ABB/Hitachi etc.
  • Knowledge of electrical theory and equipment including protective relays, network switches, data concentrators, Human Machine Interface (HMI) software packages, 61850 GOOSE/MMS protocols, Switchgear, transformers and generators, digital analog controls and feedback devices, programmable logic controller.

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.

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 $139,000-$207,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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

  • Provide technical guidance on electrical issues to data center construction teams to meet project deadlines and construction milestones.
  • Provide expert technical support to the operations team, for large-scale and high voltage/medium voltage electrical power systems.
  • Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the configuration, commissioning, and troubleshooting of complex programmable logic controller and protection relay configurations, in complex substation and facility power systems, controlled and monitored primarily by ethernet based networks. 
  • Provide technical feedback and support for Product/Design teams to resolve fleet wide design issues. Be the technical resource and collaborate with internal teams on retrofit projects.
  • Develop and maintain functional relationships across multidisciplinary teams to anticipate future needs for the fleet. Provide training support to the operations team and participate in outage response.

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