Power Systems Engineer, Google Data Centers
Company: Google
Location: Reston
Posted on: April 3, 2026
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Job Description:
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Electrical
Engineering, Power Engineering, a related technical field, or
equivalent practical experience. 12 years of experience in mission
critical facility design and construction environments. Experience
with electric power industry standards, building codes and safety
standards including NEC, ANSI, IEC, IEEE, NFPA, UL, UFC and UBC.
Experience in mission critical facility design and construction
environments. Experience in infrastructure design of electrical
systems. Preferred qualifications: Master's degree in Engineering,
Business or other relevant fields. Professional Engineering (PE)
license. 12 years of experience in High Voltage (HV) and Medium
Voltage (MV) infrastructure design and distribution equipment,
including switchgear, transformers, protective relaying, UPS, and
emergency generation systems. Experience with electrical
distribution, energy storage, and electrical generation
technologies, including other microgrid resources. Experience with
designing High Voltage (HV), Medium Voltage (MV), and Low Voltage
(LV) systems. Knowledge of data center electrical systems design
and operation across HV-MV-LV power distribution, backup power,
energy storage and onsite generation. 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. 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 US base salary range for this full-time
position is $214,000-$298,000 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 Collaborate with team members on creating future
data center architecture and design concepts. Investigate renewable
power generation, storage technologies and other Carbon Free Energy
(CFE) technologies and find best ways to integrate them into the
electrical system architecture. Create and maintain plan of record
electrical single line and layouts that will help quick
implementation in the field. Develop architecture and products
which will form the reference design for Google Data Centers.
Implement solutions that lead to fast, cost effective construction
and delivery. Drive required cross-functional collaboration with
other teams for the adoption of latest architecture into data
center designs.
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