Power Electronics Engineer, Systems Modeling at Google, Reston, VA
Power Electronics Engineer, Systems Modeling at Google in Reston, VA. $144,000 to $208,000 a year. Apply with swipeandhired.
- 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.
- Accelerate the pivot towards Low Voltage Direct Current (LVDC) systems for future data center designs.
- Partner with power industry leaders to lead the evaluation and adoption of the most compelling technologies.
- Provide technical leadership and direction while troubleshooting complex system level power delivery issues.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.
- 5 years of experience with direct current power distribution design, in areas of steady state and dynamic scenario, protection measures.
- 5 years of experience with power converter design including AC/DC, DC/DC, or DC/AC converter design.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Engineering, Business or other relevant fields.
- Professional Engineering (PE) license.
- Experience with cross-discipline teams (e.g., structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, architectural).
- Experience working with data center equipment and environments (e.g., switchgear, generators, transformers, controls, security monitoring systems, fire safety systems).
- Understanding of start up/commissioning processes.
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).
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $144000 - $208000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google .
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Reston, VA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA .
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.
- 5 years of experience with direct current power distribution design, in areas of steady state and dynamic scenario, protection measures.
- 5 years of experience with power converter design including AC/DC, DC/DC, or DC/AC converter design.