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Senior Data Center Power Protection Controls Engineering

London
€110k – €112k/yr
Posted about 14 hours ago
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 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.).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 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.

ABOUT THE JOB:

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.

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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.

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

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

Learn more about benefits at Google [https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/]

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • 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.

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Skills

Power protection
Control engineering
Hardware-in-the-loop testing
RTDS
OPAL-RT
ETAP
SKM
PSCAD
Critical infrastructure
Data center design
Renewable energy integration
Control system programming
Electrical transient analysis
Commissioning
Technical leadership

Location

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

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