Power Systems Engineer, SPROUT

Google place Kirkland, WA, USA ;
Austin, TX, USA ; +2 more

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Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

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By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
Kirkland, WA, USA;
Austin, TX, USA;
Reston, VA, USA;
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
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• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of technical leadership experience with industrial power system design, development and testing (including data centers).
• Experience in mission critical facility design.
• Experience with electric power industry standards, building codes and safety standards including NEC, NFPA, UFC and UBC.

• Master's degree in Engineering, Business or other relevant fields.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license.
• Experience in estimating, electrical design, operation, and commissioning of substations, switch gear, ATP/ATS, emergency power systems and their control systems, power monitoring, and electrical protection.
• Experience with cross-discipline teams (e.g., structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, architectural).
• Experience in design, construction, and commissioning of high voltage substations, medium or low voltage electrical distribution systems, AC/DC systems, and associated power management or SCADA tools.
• Experience working with data center equipment and environments (e.g., switch gear, generators, transformers, controls, security monitoring systems, fire safety systems).

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).

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 are proud to be our engineers’ engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them.

We are always on call to keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $144,000‑$211,000 + 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.

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