Data Center Thermal Mechanical Engineer - Google
Sunnyvale, CA
About the Job
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience with thermal Cooling plant design and manufacturing analysis using FEA (ANSYS/FloTHERM/Nastran).
- 5 years of experience in mechanical design and documentation using 3D CAD tools (e.g., SolidWorks, Catia, Inventor).
- 5 years of experience in designing and analyzing with tolerance analysis and tolerance loop methodologies.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- 6 years of experience in mechanical design and analysis.
- Experience in designing complex modular building scale assemblies with an expert understanding of mechanical tolerances and tolerance analysis.
- Experience in mechanical engineering and design principles with specific expertise in the areas of design for medium-scale production, structural beams or elements and international building codes.
- Ability to setup and manage PDM (Product Data Management) 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.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'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.
Responsibilities
- Create test plans, perform testing, and validate designs to meet engineering requirements.
- Troubleshoot, root cause, and resolve potential technical issues.
- Influence and shape products by providing mechanical and structural engineering expertise into the technology road map with data-driven decisions.
- Identify and scope projects around innovation opportunities as well as technology risks.
- Provide technical mentorship and coaching and foster professional growth within the team.
