Power Electronics Engineer

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By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
Reston, VA, USA
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• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience with power converter design including AC/DC, DC/DC, or DC/AC converter design.
• 5 years of experience with direct current power distribution design, in areas of steady state and dynamic scenarios, protection measures.

• Master's degree or PhD in Power Electronics, Power Systems, or a related field.
• Experience in power converter design including DC/DC converters, AC/DC rectifiers, UPS, etc.
• Experience in data center power system design, including microgrids.
• Experience with design or validation involving power budgeting/sizing for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning.
• Understanding of power electronics fundamentals and various power conversion designs for data center power delivery and power converter modeling and simulation.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross‑functional project teams, attention to detail, problem‑solving, and organizational skills.

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 — 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 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.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering 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, empowering the development of our AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future.

The U.S. base salary range for this full‑time position is $171,000‑$254,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. 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 U.S. role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

• Innovate and design data center power conversion specifications and solutions; analyze performance, cost, reliability, and availability trade‑offs.
• Lead projects that involve new power systems and power electronics technologies or new uses of multiple existing technologies.
• Manage the power systems and power electronics, accelerate the pivot toward Low Voltage Direct Current (LVDC) systems for future data center designs.
• Partner with power industry leaders to evaluate and adopt the most compelling technologies.
• Engage cross‑functionally to ensure successful roll‑out, testing, and complete validation; provide technical leadership and direction while troubleshooting system‑level power delivery issues.

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. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law.

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Not Applicable

Full‑time

Information Technology and Engineering

Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet