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Posted date: Dec 22, 2025
Location: Kirkland, WA
Level: Director
Estimated salary: $258,000
Range: $214,000 - $302,000
Description
Define data center system-level, product architecture, and Research and Development, while helping to develop operations and maintenance procedures for systems/processes.Conduct engineering analysis and research designs and methods of data center equipment and facilities.
Ensure designs and installations meet requirements (e.g., predicted cooling, structural, operational concerns, etc.).
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).
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 force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $214,000-$302,000 + 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.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.12 years of experience in data center power management.
12 years of experience in data center rack design. 12 years of experience with liquid cooling.
Preferred qualifications: Master's degree in Engineering, Business or other relevant field or a professional engineering license.
Experience in designing modular building scale assemblies, with an understanding of mechanical tolerances and tolerance analysis. Experience in estimating, mechanical design, operation, and commissioning of mission critical data center mechanical equipment.
Knowledge of mechanical engineering and design principles with specific expertise in the areas of design for medium-scale production, structural beams/elements, and international building codes.
Extended Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.12 years of experience in data center power management.
12 years of experience in data center rack design. 12 years of experience with liquid cooling.
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