Principal Data Center Engineer

Job Description

Evaluates scoped sites against Oracle's requirements for data centers. Collaborates with multidisciplinary internal and external teams to design the power, cooling, and air flow designs for the data center infrastructure. Conducts failure analyses and responds to emergencies as needed. Assesses data center infrastructure and evaluate plans provided by the Build and Engineering Services (BES) team. Determines cooling requirements and architectural tradeoffs to ensure the white space design meets their requirements to manage variables such as heat, humidity, and air flow. Researches innovative new data center designs, materials, and/or methods.

Responsibilities

KeyResponsibilities
Infrastructure Design and Development-Capacity Delivery:-Delivers infrastructure capacity for Oracle Cloud.-Contributes to collaboration with Site Selection,Design & Construction, and DC Engineering Operations to ensure on-timedelivery of expansion capacity in OCI datacenters globally.-Contributes to the delivery of capacity acrosscloud offerings.
-Collaborates with hardware development teams toenable and automate capacity planning tools, real-time observability, andinfrastructure monitoring services (e.g., through platform characterization).Infrastructure Design and Development-Infrastructure Development:-Designs data center critical infrastructure forOracle Cloud.
-Collaborates with colocation providers andinternal stakeholders to deliver project design criteria and develop Basis ofDesign.
-Partners with hardware development teams to drivethe design direction/definition of roadmap, and drive concepts onto roadmap andinto OCI fleet.
-Collaborates with the hardware development, datacenter design, and construction teams to ensure seamless transition fromarchitecture to implementation.
-Develops and manages advanced cooling solutions.Innovation:
-Contributes to the research of new designs,materials, and construction methods for data center equipment and relatedcomponents, including site and building.
-Participates in the identification of and monitorsthe need for new tools to improve the quality of data and analytics.-Contributes to the evaluation of new power andadvanced cooling technologies that enable the delivery of artificialintelligence (AI) products and other technologies driving up density andperformance in data centers.
-Participates in influencing the development ofoptimal components and solutions for future OCI fleet requirements by partners(e.g., technology providers and design partners).
Innovation-Patent Generation:
-Contributes to the identification ofopportunities to generate intellectual property to help strengthen OCI'sposition as a leader in Cloud Computing.
Quality Assurance-Documentation:
-Contributes to the review and maintenance of datacenter infrastructure site documentation (e.g., floor plans, rack elevations,cable matrices).
-Participates in reviewing and evaluating Requestsfor Information (RFI), Requests for Proposals (RFP) and RFP, and Requests forQualification (RFQ) submittals.
-Contributes to the development of OCI data centerfacilities requirements documentation.
Quality Assurance:
-Evaluates products.
-Follows quality benchmarks for new sites,regions, and/or deployments.
-Partners with colocation providers to ensurerequirements are met.
Quality Assurance-Standard Development/Maintenance:-Contributes to implementing updates to designstandards and specifications for consistency, maximum system reliability andoptimal facility utilization.
-Adheres to global data center infrastructurestandards.
-Follows whitespace design standards.Thermal Management-Thermal Management Solutions:
-Contributes to partnership cross-functionally(e.g., data center design, construction, mechanical/electrical engineeringteams) to ensure the provision of optimized, scalable cooling solutions, aswell as thermal solutions optimized for the entire stack.-Aligns with power and cooling standards (e.g.,input voltage, rack density, heat rejection, power consumption) for OCI shapesthroughout data center fleet.
Thermal Management-Thermal Testing, Simulation, and Reviews:-Contributes to the review of thermal simulationmodels from partners to identify risks and improve efficiency.Thermal Management-Thermal Design:
-Aligns OCI thermal hardware design and datacenter physical infrastructure with minimal oversight.-Participates in collaboration withmultifunctional engineering groups to deliver hardware and data center sitesthat meet the associated thermal specifications.
-Contributes to collaboration with firmware andcontrols engineering teams to create robust thermal control and monitoringsystems.

Core Responsibilities
Planning & Execution:
-Manages and coordinates moderately complex tasks,monitoring timelines and deliverables to ensure timely completion and adherenceto requirements for a moderately-sized project or initiative. Efficientlydelegates, monitors, and prioritizes work across multiple projects, providingtechnical oversight and adjusting plans to address shifts in resources ortimelines.
Collaboration & Partnership:
-Collaborates across the organization to align onexpectations and achieve shared objectives. Leverages understanding of businessleaders, stakeholders, and/or customers to ensure proposed solutions meet theirneeds. Supports inclusivity by actively seeking and listening to diverseperspectives, ensuring others feel heard and respected.Problem Solving:
-Identifies and addresses moderately complexissues by analyzing a wide range of data and/or information to identifysolutions in accordance with standard practices. Proactively escalatesunresolved or critical issues with a thorough assessment and suggests potentialsolutions. Reviews, contributes to, and documents problem solving strategies.Continuous Learning:
-Pursues learning opportunities to expand knowledgeand skills and/or tools in new areas and stays abreast of the latest industrytrends and best practices. Proactively seeks and leverages ongoing feedback andtraining to improve skills. Coaches and mentors junior team members, fosteringcontinuous learning and knowledge sharing within and across teams.Continuous Improvement:
-Develops ideas, recommends updates, and/orcollaborates on the implementation of process improvements to increase theefficiency and effectiveness of processes, protocols, and workflows acrossteams, and evaluates the impact on key stakeholders. Solicits feedback fromothers on ideas for alternative approaches and methods for continuedimprovement.
Performance and Development:
-Contributes to the talent development pipeline byparticipating in candidate interviews, assessing candidates, and providinghiring recommendations.

Qualifications

Disclaimer:

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $102,300 to $209,500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment.

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