Google Positions Jobs in Reno, NV (NOW HIRING)

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X 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 (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Reno, NV, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; Reston, VA, USA.
Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.
• Experience using software tooling to conduct thermal analysis, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), or hydraulic modeling for air and waterside systems.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (e.g., operations, construction, or planning) to develop technical project documentation, specifications, or commissioning plans.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Professional Engineering (PE) license, or equivalent advanced technical credentials.
• Experience with off-site modular construction, pre-fabrication methodologies, and off-site commissioning strategies in large-scale industrial or mission-critical environments.
• Experience with flushing critical cooling fluid systems including piping and equipment.
• Experience working with specialized engineering software such as Cadence Reality DC Design, AFT Fathom, or AutoPipe.
• Excellent communication skills, able to work in teams and matrix organization.

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.
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).
As a Mechanical Engineer within the Data Center Technology Systems team, you will serve as a technical lead for our global mechanical infrastructure. You will pioneer next-generation cooling systems, innovating custom components and integrating modular design and pre-fabrication strategies to accelerate construction. Collaborating across Planning, Operations, and Execution teams, you will lead new technologies to optimize future products for Google's machine learning fleet.
You will leverage advanced software tools to conduct detailed thermal analysis, computational fluid dynamics, and hydraulic modeling of complex air and waterside systems. Your deep understanding of thermodynamics will drive the creation of critical engineering specifications and commissioning plans. A concise communicator, you will deliver actionable recommendations to cross-functional partners, ensuring data center scalability and efficiency.
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 team 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.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $144000 - $209000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google .
Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for global mechanical infrastructure, leading the design, testing, and deployment of custom data center cooling components and next-generation technologies.
• Implement offsite modular construction and pre-fabrication strategies to streamline deployment timelines and improve infrastructure scalability.
• Conduct detailed thermal analysis, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and hydraulic modeling of complex air and waterside systems to validate proposed technologies.
• Collaborate with Planning, Operations, and Execution teams to optimize the fleet and integrate complex mechanical systems parallel to project schedules to support machine learning demands.
• Prepare and deliver comprehensive engineering project packages, including statements of work, product specifications, drawings, and commissioning test plans.

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