Mechanical Engineer, Cooling System Design and Analysis

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 Thermal Systems Engineering team stands at the forefront of accelerating innovation that powers Google's global infrastructure. As a Mechanical Research Engineer on the Data Center Technology Systems (DCTS), a multidisciplinary group of engineers and architects dedicated to designing next-generation data centers, you will play a key role in developing, analyzing, and optimizing the mechanical cooling infrastructure. You will use various analytical tools to reveal important data points in the design process for efficient mechanical systems. You will be an excellent communicator, able to articulate complex ideas concisely across all digital mediums and provide recommendations to cross-functional engineers and architects to enhance our data centers' mechanical systems and accelerate construction.

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

• Develop chip-to-chiller steady-state and transient models to optimize performance and predict complex failure modes through system-level energy and failure analyses.
• Investigate and innovate next-generation mechanical systems and emerging cooling technologies using thermodynamic principles to align with the strategic company objectives
• Create system-level concepts and schematic designs while guiding technology engagement through cross-functional collaboration with Engineering and Operations teams.
• Perform evaluations factoring in Capital Expenditure (Capex), utility consumption to vet proposals from internal innovators, research institutes, and external suppliers.
• Author technical documentation and white papers to present research findings to leadership, ensuring infrastructure is optimized for the evolving demands of the machine learning fleet.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience with mechanical infrastructure systems and researching merging technologies.
• Experience with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), energy modeling software, hydraulic analysis, thermal digital twins, Google Product Suite.
• Experience with design, commissioning, and testing of thea cooling/heating/power generation systems.
• Experience leveraging test data to validate and optimize mechanical systems.

Preferred qualifications:

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering or a Professional Engineering (PE) license.
• Experience with thermal analysis and data center cooling systems.
• Experience in innovating and developing advanced thermal system models in mission critical applications.
• Experience creating data center thermal digital twins.
• Proficiency in Python, ATK Fathom, Modelica or equivalent.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Addison, TX, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. 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.