Data Center Facilities Technician, Generators

Data Center Facilities Technician

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.

Responsibilities:

• Perform routine inspections and scheduled preventive maintenance on generator sets.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose mechanical and electrical failures using diagnostic tools and technical manuals.
• Perform major and minor repairs on engines, alternators, control panels, and electrical systems.
• Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment.
• Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new generator equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $105000 - $146000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits.