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Senior Principal Data Center Engineer - Mechanical Infrastructure

  2025-11-04     LOUISIANA STAFFING     Baton Rouge,LA  
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Senior Principal Data Center Engineer

As a Senior Principal Data Center Engineer, you will focus on OCI data center mechanical infrastructure. A mix of technical breadth and depth is required to work cross-functionally with different disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, Thermal, and Software) to develop thermal solutions optimized for the entire data center stack. You will work with internal and external partners, focusing on delivering the next generation of world-class hardware and data centers.

Responsibilities include:

  • Familiarization with Data Center Cooling Design and ASHRAE Data Center Standards.
  • Build, conduct thermal simulations, and review thermal simulation models from partners to identify data center risks and improve efficiency.
  • Design and conduct experiments for validating and producing accurate CFD and MBD models.
  • Engage with leading CFD software companies to drive their product roadmap to meet OCI's requirements for high-density fluid cooling solutions.
  • Experience in thermal design and analysis of compute architecture and working knowledge of mechanical and electrical system design considerations.
  • Understanding mechanical design process to work on all engineering development efforts.
  • Problem-solving, debug, and failure analysis skills with a solid understanding of core engineering principles and analytical techniques.
  • Exposure/hands-on experience with compute-related thermal, airflow, and liquid cooling characterization and validation testing.
  • Experience with machine learning, artificial intelligence, and creating digital twins.
  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.
  • Experience with data visualization using Tableau, PowerBI, Oracle Analytics Cloud, or equivalent.
  • Experience creating high-level systems concepts, documenting, and evaluating concepts, and providing analysis to other organizations and executives.
  • Experience in negotiating, establishing, and managing relationships with vendors.
  • Communication skills, including the ability to clearly express technical concepts in verbal and written forms.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 10+ years cloud scale provider OR related technical engineering experience AND a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Thermal Fluid Science, Systems or Aerospace Engineering.
  • OR 7+ years related cloud scale provider OR technical engineering experience AND Master's Degree in Mechanical, Thermal Fluid Science, Systems or Aerospace Engineering.
  • OR 5+ years related cloud scale provider OR technical engineering experience AND Doctorate degree in Mechanical, Thermal Fluid Science, Systems or Aerospace Engineering.
  • Experience and proficiency in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Model Based Design (MBD) analysis.
  • Expertise using Cadence Data Center Solution (aka 6SigmaDCX), OR CoolSim, OR TileFlow, OR AutoDesk CFD, OR ANSYS - Icepak, OR Mentor Graphics FloTHERM.
  • Expertise using MATLAB & Simulink, OpenModelica, Dymola.

Disclaimer: Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only. US: Hiring Range in USD from $120,100 to $251,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

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.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
  • Short term disability and long term disability.
  • Life insurance and AD&D.
  • Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child).
  • Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
  • Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits.
  • 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match.
  • Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position.
  • 11 paid holidays.
  • Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Adoption assistance.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Financial planning and group legal.
  • 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.

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.


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