Regional R&D Lead, Data Center Technology Systems

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.

Through your leadership, you use your technical expertise to lead cross-functional teams to develop infrastructure improvements. You manage a team of engineers and assign Googlers to projects based on their capabilities and the project's demands.

As the Regional Research and Development (R&D) Lead for EMEA, you will be the point-of-contact for designs and components localized to the European, Middle East and African area of responsibility.

In this role, you will be responsible for leveraging Google's strengths by partnering with Regional Engineering Execution and Delivery teams and Construction, Operations, Platforms, Supply chain partner teams to drive programs to completion and distill lessons learned and best practices related to designs and components.

You will also collaborate, lead and inspire design solutions that improve speed to capacity, and lower costs while maintaining safety and security governance requirements, coordinating with other Regional R&D Leads and central R&D teams to do so.

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 force 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., * Define data center system-level, product architecture, and Research and Development, while helping to develop operations and maintenance procedures for systems/processes.

• Localize system-level architectures for new Data Center designs and products and ensure designs and installations meet requirements (e.g., predicted cooling, structural, operational concerns, etc.).
• Synthesize and report on regional constraints, requirements, and best practices in Data Center design and constructability.
• Coordinate between local engineering execution teams, construction and site acquisition partner teams, and central (i.e., U.S. based) R&D Engineering leads.
• Lead a team of individuals, set and communicate individual and team priorities that support organizational goals. Meet regularly with individuals to discuss performance and development, and provide feedback and coaching.

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Do you have experience in Supply chain?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * Bachelor's degree in Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 12 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.
• Experience working with cross-discipline teams (e.g. structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, architectural).
• Experience in people management and technical leadership., * Master's degree in Engineering, Business or other relevant field or a Professional Engineering (PE) license.
• Experience leading in data center facility and equipment design within global, fluid and cross-functional engineering organizations.
• Experience with multi-discipline engineering projects.
• Ability to influence cross-discipline teams (e.g., structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, architectural).
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and grow in a fluid environment.