Regional R&D Lead, Data Center Technology Systems

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Regional R&D Lead, Data Center Technology Systems

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.
• Experience working with cross-discipline teams (e.g. structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, architectural).
• Experience in people management and technical leadership.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Engineering, Business or other relevant field or a Professional Engineering (PE) license.
• Experience leading in data center facility and equipment design within global, fluid and cross-functional engineering organizations.
• Experience with multi-discipline engineering projects.
• Ability to influence cross-discipline teams (e.g., structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, architectural).
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and grow in a fluid environment.

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.

Through your leadership, you use your technical expertise to lead cross-functional teams to develop infrastructure improvements. You manage a team of engineers and assign Googlers to projects based on their capabilities and the project's demands.