Power Protection Controls Engineer

Power Protection Controls Engineer corporate_fare Google place Reston, VA, USA ; Kirkland, WA, USA ; +2 more ; +1 more bar_chart Mid Mid Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area. info_outline 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 your preferred working location from the following: Reston, VA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA .

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience in hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing using RTDS, OPAL-RT, or similar platforms. 5 years of experience in mission critical facilities and their electrical infrastructure. 5 years of experience in protection and control engineering. 4 years of experience with multi-vendor protection relays. Ability to travel 30% of the time.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience using electrical transient analysis software such as ETAP, SKM, and PSCAD. Experience with utility-scale energy storage technologies such as lithium-ion batteries. Knowledge of communication/signaling protocols used in power engineering. Ability to perform closed loop testing on protection and control systems. 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 Power Protection and Controls Engineer at Google, you will not be just maintaining systems; you will be the guardian of the infrastructure that powers the world's information. You will sit at the intersection of traditional power engineering and the future of carbon-free energy. From reverse-engineering protection concepts with the executive team to leading high-stakes field testing, you will ensure our Data Centers are resilient, optimized, and ready for the next generation of renewable integration. Responsibilities Collaborate with executive leadership to design and define future data center protection and control concepts that prioritize both reliability and sustainability. Act as the technical lead for execution and field testing teams. Create and maintain power system models to optimize existing architectures and solve power quality or protection anomalies. Investigate and integrate renewable power generation and carbon-free storage technologies, developing ways to protect and control these new energy frontiers. Manage the commissioning efforts for power system protection schemes.