Senior Data Center Engineer, Mechanical Engineering

Senior Data Center Engineer, Mechanical Engineering Overview

This position sits within Google’s Data Center Engineering organization, where the team shapes the physical design of the company’s data centers and helps build the infrastructure that keeps Google’s products running. The work is highly technical and collaborative, with an emphasis on improving efficiency, reliability, safety, scalability, and environmental performance across large-scale facilities.

As a Senior Data Center Engineer focused on Mechanical Engineering, you would be part of the Data Center Delivery and Engineering group. That team brings together specialists in civil and structural design, architecture, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, field engineering, construction project management, water and air systems, commissioning, data center services, and cost and project controls. Together, they design, schedule, build, commission, and close out data centers in a fast-moving and disciplined way.

The role is based in the United Kingdom and is eligible for remote work. Google also notes that its hybrid workplace model includes remote roles.

What you would do

• Set the overall system direction for data center mechanical solutions, including product and system architecture, and contribute to research and development efforts.
• Help create and improve operations and maintenance procedures for the systems and processes you support.
• Perform engineering analysis and investigate design approaches and methods for data center equipment and facility systems.
• Review designs and installations to make sure they meet expected requirements, including cooling performance, structural needs, and operational considerations.
• Lead mechanical aspects of projects by helping shape design, scope, schedule, quality, commissioning, and safety outcomes.
• Share recommendations and improvement ideas with central partner teams so that designs and processes can be refined over time.
• Provide technical leadership for mechanical issues in the field and help resolve critical problems when they arise.

What Google is looking for

• A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, a related discipline, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• At least five years of experience in mission-critical facility design and construction settings.
• Experience working with mechanical infrastructure.
• A master’s degree in Engineering, Business, or another relevant field, or a Professional Engineer license, is preferred.
• Experience estimating, designing, operating, and commissioning mechanical equipment used in mission-critical data centers is preferred.
• Experience with mechanical cooling plants, fire suppression systems, fuel oil systems, domestic water systems, and sanitary sewer systems, including design, construction, and commissioning, is preferred.
• Experience designing complex modular assemblies at building scale, along with an understanding of mechanical tolerances and tolerance analysis, is preferred.
• Knowledge of mechanical engineering and design principles for medium-scale production, structural beams and elements, and international building codes is preferred.
• Working knowledge of construction safety procedures is preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, which Google says is required for all roles unless the posting says otherwise.
• Experience level aligned with a mid-level role, where the person can make progress, solve problems, and mentor more junior team members.

Team and working environment

You would be joining a team that treats data center engineering like an R&D environment, testing and refining new approaches to physical infrastructure. The work involves thinking deeply about power, cooling, and facility design, then turning those ideas into practical improvements that can be implemented at scale. Google describes the team as one that values technical depth, innovation, and continuous improvement, even when the changes are small but have a large operational impact.

The broader Technical Infrastructure organization is responsible for the architecture that supports Google’s online services. Its work includes maintaining existing data centers and developing the next generation of Google platforms, with a strong focus on keeping networks running smoothly and delivering fast, reliable service to users.

Additional notes from the posting

• Google says it is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and provides accommodation support for applicants who need it.
• Applicant information and submitted applications are handled under Google’s Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy.
• Google does not accept resumes through agencies and asks that candidates not forward resumes to Google employees or other company locations.
• Equity may be granted by Alphabet at its discretion under the relevant stock plan and grant agreement; it is not guaranteed and is subject to approval.

How to apply

Applicants should use the Google Careers application process for this role. If an accommodation is needed during the application process, Google asks candidates to complete its accommodations form.

Degree Requirement: Bachelor’s

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