HVAC Facility Engineer, Data Center (Japanese)

Minimum qualifications:

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or equivalent experience in Mechanical Engineering, HVAC, or a related technical field.
• 4 years of experience operating and maintaining HVAC/mechanical systems in data center or industrial environments.
• Ability to communicate in Japanese fluently to manage, direct, and negotiate with local Japanese vendors.
• Must have the ability to work non-standard hours, including working weekends, night shifts, holidays and on shift-based schedules as required.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in troubleshooting and performing root-cause analysis on complex centrifugal chillers and industrial cooling systems.
• Familiarity with BMS for monitoring and controlling facility equipment.
• Possession of Japanese national licenses such as:
  - Refrigeration Equipment Supervisor (冷凍機械責任者).
  - Energy Manager (エネルギー管理士).
  - Building Environment and Sanitation Management Technician (建築物環境衛生管理技術者).
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment without constant supervision.
• Ability to understand English technical documentation/SOPs and participate in basic team conversations.

About the job

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and HVAC systems in the world. Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions. Some of these duties will include heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control and monitoring systems. You regularly help inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components).

As an advocate for best practices, you develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency. You ensure that environmental and safety standards are consistently met, identifying problems and making repairs quickly. In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, you manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize the recovery time from failures.

As an HVAC Facility Engineer, you will be a key technical driver specialized in the data center's air conditioning, ventilation, heating, and all other cooling infrastructures.

This role is designed for a professional who can independently manage and drive day-to-day operations. You will be the primary owner responsible for the health, proactive maintenance, and troubleshooting of the cooling systems.

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.

Responsibilities

• Independently operate and maintain large-scale cooling systems (chillers, cooling towers, AHUs) to ensure uninterrupted data center performance.
• Serve as the primary responder for mechanical failures, executing troubleshooting, repairs, and root-cause analyses to prevent recurrence.
• Act as the main contact for local Japanese vendors, coordinating on-site work to meet safety and technical standards.
• Execute scheduled inspections and routine maintenance programs to identify potential anomalies and prevent system outages.
• Enhance cooling efficiency for energy goals, maintain accurate logs, and actively participate in English-based global team handovers.