Senior Data Center Plant Engineer, Electrical, Mechanical

Company: Google
Location: Cedar Rapids
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

info_outline X This role is not eligible for U.S. immigration sponsorship. Minimum qualifications: Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 9 years of experience working in critical operations for areas such as datacenters, hospitals, power plants, or transmission operations. Experience with mechanical systems used in a data center environment (e.g., feeders, transformers, generators, switchgear, UPS systems or similar). Preferred qualifications: Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering. Knowledge of the building management controls systems. Ability to respond to urgent issues and work non-standard hours, including working weekends, holidays, and on shift-based schedules. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with contractors who perform maintenance or upgrade work on the data center systems. Excellent adaptability and problem-solving skills. 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). You provide daily assistance to senior technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems and assess their working order. 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 support the Operations team who operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions. This will include heating and cooling of air and water, power supplies, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control and monitoring systems. You will train, provide oversight on systems and processes alongside experienced technicians and may regularly help inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such control networks along with electrical or mechanical system components. You will provide onsite technical guidance to the team and assist Operations Managers with providing uptime for each data center. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $138,000-$200,000 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 benefits at Google . Responsibilities Utilize a comprehensive suite of internal tools to systematically monitor and evaluate reliability and efficiency of Google Data Center (GDC) operations. Identify and prioritize necessary actions to ensure GDC's alignment with leadership directives, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Monitor plant efficiency (PUE/WUE) at a datacenter. Act as an onsite technical lead in these efficiency areas and works with technicians, leads, and manager to drive site level programs. Take a approach in EHS, operations, and maintenance programs to focus on compliance to those program requirements. Acts as a resource and mentor for field technicians (Fts) to drive improvements and feedback to programs. Navigate organizational change processes including providing site level feedback, ensuring appropriate subject matter experts are included, coordinating with other FTs and managers to execute approved decisions, and properly closing out technical bugs.

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