Controls Technician II

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and HVAC systems in the world. Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions. Some of these duties will include heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control and monitoring systems. You regularly help inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components). You provide daily assistance to senior technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems and assess their working order.

As an advocate for best practices, you develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency. You ensure that environmental and safety standards are consistently met, identifying problems and making repairs quickly. In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, you manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize the recovery time from failures.

As a Technician, you will ensure 24/7 reliability of our physical infrastructure. Moving beyond general maintenance, your primary focus is the 'nervous system' of the data center: managing the Programmable Logic Controller (PLCs), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) interfaces, and critical alarm logic that control our power and cooling. You will provide high-level technical support by interpreting ladder logic and sequence of operations, troubleshooting control anomalies, and leading the commissioning and integration of new controls equipment. In this role, you ensure the facility’s logic systems operate with the same precision as the physical hardware.

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are an upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Netherlands: €68000 - €69500 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems such as piping and mechanical system components.

Provide daily assistance to technicians as you read blueprints/schematics/sequence of operations, conduct tours of systems, and assess their working order.

Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment.

Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new mechanical equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure.

Manage control, monitoring, logging, and alarming systems.

Minimum qualifications:

Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

2 years of experience in developing, operating, maintaining, or troubleshooting control systems of industrial facilities (including automation PLC).

Experience working in critical operations environment.

Ability to work non-standard hours and work rotations/shifts.

Ability to communicate in Dutch to engage in day-to-day operations and collaborate with colleagues in the region.

Preferred qualifications:

Driving license Category B.

Experience in maintenance of control systems in critical systems environment along with experience in execution/planning with manufacturers equipment and industry protocols, installation, commissioning, and operations.

Knowledge of electrical/mechanical/cooling systems used in a critical industries environment and of meters, devices, sensors, and troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration/diagnostic equipment.

Ability to to perform material handling (lifting/shifting) and work on platforms, ladders, and under raised floors.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to prioritize work efficiently.

Proficiency in scripting languages.