Power Engineer, Cloud Platforms

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 2 years of experience working in a Power Electronics technical environment, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Power Electronics.
• Experience with basic power electronic laboratory measurement techniques and equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, DAQ systems, and high power supplies/loads), with knowledge of scripting languages such as Python/Perl.
• Experience in data center power system design or battery backup system design.
• Knowledge of power electronics, and various power conversion designs for data center power delivery.
• Knowledge of power converter modeling and simulation.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with attention to detail, and the ability to work with cross-functional project teams.

Google Platforms is responsible for delivering the systems that drive the infrastructure of Google. The team is committed to delivering platforms to Google to create new and advanced technologies. In this role, you will play a key role in the development of a growing computing infrastructure and will work as part of a team to deliver innovative power solutions for data center computing applications.

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.

• Innovate and design on rack and data center power conversion specifications and solutions (e.g., AC/DC rectifier, power shelf, power distribution unit, battery backup system, etc.) and analyze performance, cost, reliability, and availability trade-offs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand application requirements and partner with power industry leaders to evaluate and adopt the technologies.
• Lead projects that involve new technologies or new uses of multiple existing technologies.
• Engage cross-functionally to ensure roll-out, testing, and complete validation.
• Provide technical leadership and direction while troubleshooting system level power delivery issues.