--- title: Data Center Controls Engineer Lead at Google description: Google is hiring for the Data Center Controls Engineer Lead role in Austin, TX. Pays $171K–$247K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/staff-data-center-engineer-at-google-01a12f9f-a1f7-747c-800a-5eb0c6dd9d9c date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Google as Data Center Controls Engineer Lead in Austin, TX. Pays $171K–$247K per year. Requires 10+ years of experience. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/rly209.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Reston, VA | | **Salary** | $171K/yr - $247K/yr | | **Posted** | Oct 12, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** B · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Google sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 9,179 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Google. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $118,000 – $169,000 a year (median $148,000). ## Description 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). Google is looking for a Data Center Controls Engineer Lead to define system-level product architecture and drive Research and Development for our advanced technology data centers. As the primary technical authority, you will drive electrical and mechanical controls system engineering analysis and ensure that designs meet the evolving business requirements for AI and machine learning infrastructure. You will leverage a deep understanding of Building Management Systems (BMS), Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS), and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) to lead cross-discipline projects, resolve complex automation tests, and act as the definitive technical point of contact for mission-critical facilities. 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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $171000 - $247000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about [benefits at Google](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/). - Define system-level product architecture, and drive Research and Development, while helping to partner with operations and maintenance teams for systems/processes. - Drive electrical and mechanical controls system related engineering analysis and design development for data center equipment and facilities. - Ensure designs and solutions meet evolving business requirements for AI/ML data centers. - Act as the definitive technical point of contact to resolve ambiguities in the sequence of operations and verify compliance with design intent. - Lead cross-discipline engineering teams to implement and deliver advanced controls engineering projects through authoritative technical direction. ### Minimum qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience. - 10 years of experience working on critical infrastructure projects related to process improvements. - Experience with mission-critical systems (24x7 and no-fail) and operations (e.g., power generation, data center, refinery, chip fabrication, chemical plant processing, etc.). ### Preferred qualifications: - Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering, with experience in hyperscale data centers and industrial automation. - Experience deploying scalable SCADA, programming enterprise-class PLCs, and translating designs into SOOs, I/O lists, and logic. - Experience managing vendors via SOWs, managing change workflows, and executing standardized factory testing (FAT/SFAT). - Expertise designing, programming, and deploying complex Industrial Control Systems (ICS), specifically encompassing both BMS and PMS. - Proficiency in industrial communication protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, BACnet, Modbus, OPC UA) for mechanical/electrical integration. - Track record in cultivating strong stakeholder relationships, with excellent communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. - Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience. - 10 years of experience working on critical infrastructure projects related to process improvements. - Experience with mission-critical systems (24x7 and no-fail) and operations (e.g., power generation, data center, refinery, chip fabrication, chemical plant processing, etc.). ## Skills - Factory Acceptance Testing (Fat) - Oil Refinery Operations - Stakeholder Management - Industrial Control Systems - Building Management Systems (Bms) - Robotics - Teamwork - Modbus - Systems Engineering - Problem Solving - Technical Direction - Automation - Power Generation - SCADA - Data Centers - Power Systems Engineering - Control Systems - Engineering Analysis - Facility Management - Critical Facilities - Statement of Work (Sow) Development - Industrial Communication Protocols - Prosys Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture Software - BACnet - Computer Engineering - Fabrication - Electrical Integration - Communication - Transmission Control Protocol (Tcp) - Machine Learning - Product Architecture - 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