Data Center Mechanical Engineer

About the Data Center Mechanical Engineer Role at Google

Join Google's AI and Infrastructure team as a Data Center Mechanical Engineer, providing essential field mechanical engineering support and issue resolution for our Finland campus. In this role, you will be crucial in ensuring the localized design and delivery of projects align with Google's stringent schedule, cost, quality, technical compliance, and safety requirements. You'll work at the forefront of technology, taking the physical design of Google's data centers into the future and optimizing for efficiency and environmental friendliness.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive project mechanical outcomes of high complexity and scope, integrating feedback from diverse stakeholders.
• Contribute to project mechanical scoping, direction, and manage priorities and technical resource allocation.
• Provide technical leadership, optimizing project design, scope, schedule, quality, commissioning, and safety for mechanical discipline.
• Troubleshoot advanced mechanical system events and escalate complex issues as appropriate.
• Contribute to developing cross-project, cross-functional, and cross-organizational procedures, ensuring alignment.
• Support interactions with authorities regarding inspections, third-party agreements, and correction requests.
• Serve as the primary contact between Google, Project Management Consultancy (PMC), AE, and Specialist Contractors (SPC).
• Coordinate mechanical field engineering efforts with PMC's OR's and SPC's engineers.
• Oversee SPC's mechanical installation activities, ensuring compliance with EHS, quality, and schedule requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience in managing construction projects within an international working environment.
• Experience with data center equipment/environments, including switchgear, generators, controls, security monitoring systems, and fire safety systems.
• Experience in facility mechanical systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of start-up/commissioning processes.
• Understanding of standard practices in the design and construction industry.
• Ability to build excellent relationships and deliver on action-orientated tasks.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time as needed.

Key skills/competency

• Mechanical Engineering
• Data Center Operations
• Project Management
• Construction Management
• Commissioning Processes
• Facility Systems
• EHS Compliance
• Troubleshooting
• Stakeholder Management
• International Projects