Google
Data Center Facilities Technician, Mechanical
Google, Bridgeport, Alabama, United States, 35740
Minimum qualifications
Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of mechanical/HVAC experience in an industrial or commercial environment.
Ability to perform material‑handling tasks such as lifting, carrying or moving up to 50 lbs of equipment and to use OSHA‑standard safety equipment (work platforms, ladders, step stools, PPE like safety harnesses).
Ability to work non‑standard hours and work rotations/shifts.
Preferred qualifications
5 years of experience in maintenance of mechanical/cooling distribution systems or construction/technical environment, or a related field.
Experience in data centers, hospitals, or power plants.
Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, and troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration/diagnostic equipment.
Knowledge of mechanical systems used in a data center environment (e.g., chillers, air handling units, pumps, and CRAC/CRAH units).
Ability to communicate with contractors who perform maintenance or upgrade work on data center systems.
About the Job The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical, mechanical and HVAC systems in the world. Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facility conditions, including heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control/monitoring systems. You regularly inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non‑critical electrical or mechanical 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, identify problems and make repairs quickly. In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, you manage performance issues and outages to minimize recovery time.
As a Facilities Technician, you will operate, monitor, and support physical facility conditions for our data centers.
The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and deliver AI and infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability, and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers and billions of Google users worldwide.
We’re the driving team behind Google’s groundbreaking innovations, shaping the future of world‑leading hyperscale computing—from TPUs and Vertex AI to global networking and data center operations.
US base salary range for this full‑time position: $87,000–$125,000 (+ bonus + equity + benefits). Compensation details reflect the base salary only; bonus, equity and benefits are additional.
Responsibilities
Inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems such as piping and mechanical components.
Provide daily assistance to technicians by reading blueprints, schematics, sequences of operations, conducting tours of systems, and assessing their working order.
Manage uptime and maintenance of water pumps, treatment systems, HVAC and control/monitoring systems.
Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment.
Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new mechanical equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure.
Google is proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
Seniority level Not Applicable
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Information Technology and Engineering
Industries Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet
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Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of mechanical/HVAC experience in an industrial or commercial environment.
Ability to perform material‑handling tasks such as lifting, carrying or moving up to 50 lbs of equipment and to use OSHA‑standard safety equipment (work platforms, ladders, step stools, PPE like safety harnesses).
Ability to work non‑standard hours and work rotations/shifts.
Preferred qualifications
5 years of experience in maintenance of mechanical/cooling distribution systems or construction/technical environment, or a related field.
Experience in data centers, hospitals, or power plants.
Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, and troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration/diagnostic equipment.
Knowledge of mechanical systems used in a data center environment (e.g., chillers, air handling units, pumps, and CRAC/CRAH units).
Ability to communicate with contractors who perform maintenance or upgrade work on data center systems.
About the Job The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical, mechanical and HVAC systems in the world. Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facility conditions, including heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control/monitoring systems. You regularly inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non‑critical electrical or mechanical 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, identify problems and make repairs quickly. In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, you manage performance issues and outages to minimize recovery time.
As a Facilities Technician, you will operate, monitor, and support physical facility conditions for our data centers.
The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and deliver AI and infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability, and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers and billions of Google users worldwide.
We’re the driving team behind Google’s groundbreaking innovations, shaping the future of world‑leading hyperscale computing—from TPUs and Vertex AI to global networking and data center operations.
US base salary range for this full‑time position: $87,000–$125,000 (+ bonus + equity + benefits). Compensation details reflect the base salary only; bonus, equity and benefits are additional.
Responsibilities
Inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems such as piping and mechanical components.
Provide daily assistance to technicians by reading blueprints, schematics, sequences of operations, conducting tours of systems, and assessing their working order.
Manage uptime and maintenance of water pumps, treatment systems, HVAC and control/monitoring systems.
Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment.
Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new mechanical equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure.
Google is proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
Seniority level Not Applicable
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Information Technology and Engineering
Industries Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet
#J-18808-Ljbffr