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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 Lead Electrical Engineer (EE) in Data Center Services (DCS) team, you will drive consistency in technical planning/execution across North America. In this role, you'll be a technical subject matter expert to our on-site execution teams, sharing best practices, lessons learned, and being a trusted advisor cross-functionally. You will represent DCS in various programmatic initiatives where a construction execution lens is required. You will act as an advocate of continuous improvement, delivery optimization, and closed loop learning, ensuring our facilities are built to the highest standards of safety, reliability, 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 channel 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.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 12 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.
- 12 years of experience in electrical design, operations, and commissioning of substations, switchgear, ATP/ATS, emergency power systems, power monitoring, and electrical protection.
- 12 years of experience as a practicing engineer.
- 5 years of experience in leadership roles.
- Experience in electrical infrastructure.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Engineering, Business, or other relevant fields.
- Professional Engineering (PE) license.
- Experience with medium voltage systems.
- Experience with cross-discipline teams (e.g., structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, architectural).
- Experience in design, construction, and commissioning of high voltage substations, medium or low voltage electrical distribution systems, alternating current (AC)/direct current (DC) systems, and associated power management or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) tools.
- Experience working with data center equipment and environments (e.g., switchgear, generators, transformers, controls, security monitoring systems, fire safety systems), with an understanding of start up/commissioning processes.
Responsibilities
- Provide expert technical support and leadership to on-site DCS teams across North America, sharing lessons learned, best practices, and advocating continuous improvement.
- Represent DCS in the development, implementation, and management of electrical designs at the site and regional portfolio level, starting from the Basis of Design (BoD) through to the issuance of construction documents for new builds, infrastructure upgrades, and renovations.
- Act as escalation point for on site engineers when responding site-specific engineering Requests for Information (RFI), ensuring alignment between Google's requirements and the overall design.
- Work closely with the core engineering team to provide site-specific requirements during the development of the Basis of Design (BOD) and coordinate system-level schematics.
- Provide leadership to on-site DCS engineers, general contractors, and vendors to manage site-level power system issues during project execution.
Compensation
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $214,000-$298,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
Benefits
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: Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Council Bluffs, IA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Addison, TX, USA; Midlothian, TX, USA; Red Oak, TX, USA; Moncks Corner, SC 29461, USA; Pryor Creek, OK 74361, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
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 Lead Electrical Engineer (EE) in Data Center Services (DCS) team, you will drive consistency in technical planning/execution across North America. In this role, you'll be a technical subject matter expert to our on-site execution teams, sharing best practices, lessons learned, and being a trusted advisor cross-functionally. You will represent DCS in various programmatic initiatives where a construction execution lens is required. You will act as an advocate of continuous improvement, delivery optimization, and closed loop learning, ensuring our facilities are built to the highest standards of safety, reliability, 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 channel 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.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 12 years of experience in mission critical facility design and construction environments.
- 12 years of experience in electrical design, operations, and commissioning of substations, switchgear, ATP/ATS, emergency power systems, power monitoring, and electrical protection.
- 12 years of experience as a practicing engineer.
- 5 years of experience in leadership roles.
- Experience in electrical infrastructure.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Engineering, Business, or other relevant fields.
- Professional Engineering (PE) license.
- Experience with medium voltage systems.
- Experience with cross-discipline teams (e.g., structural, civil, IT/Telecom, security, mechanical, architectural).
- Experience in design, construction, and commissioning of high voltage substations, medium or low voltage electrical distribution systems, alternating current (AC)/direct current (DC) systems, and associated power management or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) tools.
- Experience working with data center equipment and environments (e.g., switchgear, generators, transformers, controls, security monitoring systems, fire safety systems), with an understanding of start up/commissioning processes.
Responsibilities
- Provide expert technical support and leadership to on-site DCS teams across North America, sharing lessons learned, best practices, and advocating continuous improvement.
- Represent DCS in the development, implementation, and management of electrical designs at the site and regional portfolio level, starting from the Basis of Design (BoD) through to the issuance of construction documents for new builds, infrastructure upgrades, and renovations.
- Act as escalation point for on site engineers when responding site-specific engineering Requests for Information (RFI), ensuring alignment between Google's requirements and the overall design.
- Work closely with the core engineering team to provide site-specific requirements during the development of the Basis of Design (BOD) and coordinate system-level schematics.
- Provide leadership to on-site DCS engineers, general contractors, and vendors to manage site-level power system issues during project execution.
Compensation
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $214,000-$298,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
Benefits
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: Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Council Bluffs, IA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; Addison, TX, USA; Midlothian, TX, USA; Red Oak, TX, USA; Moncks Corner, SC 29461, USA; Pryor Creek, OK 74361, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
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Align your degree to the role
Regional Lead positions require a bachelor's degree in a directly related field to meet H-1B specialty occupation requirements. Business administration, operations management, or supply chain degrees map cleanly. A general liberal arts degree may trigger an RFE from USCIS.
Research LCA filings by region
Employers must file a separate LCA for each geographic area where you'll work. If the Regional Lead role covers multiple states, confirm your employer understands multi-location LCA obligations before you accept an offer.
Use Migrate Mate to target active sponsors
Filter for employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history in Regional Lead or general management roles on Migrate Mate. This cuts out companies that list sponsorship as a possibility but have no documented DOL filing record.
Check prevailing wage before negotiating
Your offer must meet or exceed the DOL prevailing wage for your job location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level II or Level III wage for your SOC code before entering salary negotiations with a sponsoring employer.
Clarify cap-exempt status with multi-site employers
Regional Leads hired by universities, nonprofits, or government research entities may qualify for cap-exempt H-1B petitions, bypassing the annual lottery entirely. Ask HR whether the entity holds cap-exempt status under INA Section 214(g)(5).
Time your offer against the H-1B registration window
USCIS opens H-1B registration each March for an October 1 start. If you receive a Regional Lead offer outside that window, negotiate a start date that lets your employer file during the next registration cycle without losing the role.
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Does a Regional Lead role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
It depends on how the employer defines the position. USCIS requires that the role normally require a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Regional Lead titles that emphasize strategic planning, multi-site operations, or P&L oversight in a defined discipline typically qualify. Broadly defined general management roles with no degree requirement face higher RFE risk.
How do I find employers who sponsor H-1B visas for Regional Lead roles?
Migrate Mate shows employers with verified DOL LCA filing history filtered by occupation, so you can identify companies that have actively sponsored H-1B workers in management and operations roles. This is more reliable than relying on employer claims during the application process.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Regional Lead territory changes significantly?
A major change in work location or job duties can require an amended H-1B petition filed with USCIS before the change takes effect. If your employer expands your territory into a new metropolitan statistical area, a new LCA must be certified by DOL first. Failing to amend can create compliance problems for both you and your employer.
Can a Regional Lead role support a green card application down the line?
Yes, Regional Lead positions can support an employment-based green card through the EB-2 or EB-3 category. The employer would typically need to run a PERM labor certification first unless the role qualifies for a National Interest Waiver. Your specific career track and the employer's resources will determine which path is realistic.
What should I check in an H-1B offer letter for a Regional Lead position?
Confirm that the offer letter specifies the exact work location, job duties tied to a defined field of study, and a salary at or above the DOL prevailing wage for that location. Vague duty descriptions or multi-state territory language without LCA planning in place are common issues that can delay or complicate the H-1B filing.
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