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Senior Data Center Power Protection Controls Engineering

On-site in Ireland·Added 28 days ago (last checked 15 Oct)

Google

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Our summary

Salary: €84,000 - €86,000 a year
Work mode: On-site, Ireland
Experience: 5+ years

Skills

Renewable Energy

Requirements

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience working on critical infrastructure projects related to process improvements.
5 years of experience in Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing using RTDS, OPAL-RT, or similar platforms.
5 years of experience in protection and control engineering.
Experience with mission critical systems (24x7 and no-fail) and operations (e.g., power generation, data center, refinery, chip fabrication, chemical plant processing, etc.).

Nice to have

Master's degree in Engineering.
Experience writing control code and control system programming.
Experience using electrical transient analysis software such as ETAP, SKM, and PSCAD.
Knowledge of IT server and network system supporting data center services.
Ability to perform closed loop testing on protection and control systems.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Spain: €84000 - €86000 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Ireland: €110000 - €112000 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Dublin, Ireland; Madrid, Spain; London, UK.

The role

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.

With your technical expertise, you ensure compliance with codes and standards, develop infrastructure improvements and serve as an expert in your specialty (e.g., cooling, electrical).

The Data Center Engineering team is responsible for the physical design of our data centers, pushing innovation in electrical and control systems to support future-ready facilities.

As a Power Protection and Controls Engineer at Google, you will not just maintain systems-you will be the guardian of the infrastructure that powers the world's information. You will be at the intersection of traditional power engineering and the future of carbon-free energy, and will apply your technical expertise to solve complex power quality issues and investigate innovative methods to protect renewable energy and carbon-free storage technologies.

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.

What you'll do

Define data center system-level, product architecture, and research and development, while helping to develop operations and maintenance procedures for systems/processes.
Conduct engineering analysis and research designs and methods of data center equipment and facilities.
Ensure designs and installations meet requirements (e.g., predicted cooling, structural, operational concerns, etc.).
Investigate and integrate renewable power generation and carbon-free storage technologies, developing innovative ways to protect and control these new energy frontiers.
Act as the technical lead for execution and field testing teams, driving the commissioning efforts for complex power system protection schemes.

Hiring process

4 steps3 interviewsa task to do6–8 weeks in all

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Assessments
Online test · Not every role
You may be asked to take the Google Hiring Assessment (workstyle skills) and, for some roles, role-related assessments such as a coding exercise.
Recruiter conversations
With a recruiter · Phone call · 1–2 sessions
One or two shorter conversations assessing key skills, sharing information about the organisation and team, and asking about your preferences such as location.
Project work
In your own time · Not every role
For some roles, a small project before interviews: a case study, writing or code samples.
Interviews
With a rotating cast of Googlers
A panel of structured interviews, over video or in person, with a rotating cast of Googlers; open-ended role-related questions scored against the same rubric for every candidate, no brainteasers.
Decision and offer · With a recruiter

Structured interviews: every candidate for a role is scored against the same rubric; no brainteasers.
AI tools are not permitted during interviews.
For some roles, pre-selected interviews happen virtually before final interviews onsite.