Operations - Mechanical Engineer; Nashville, TN

Operations - Mechanical Engineer (Nashville, TN)

• Job Identification 326550
• Job Category Product and Research
• Posting Date 04/27/2026, 11:09 PM
• Job Type Regular Employee
• Does this position require a security clearance? No
• Years 6 to 10+ years
• Additional Info Visa / work permit sponsorship is not available for this position
• Applicants are required to read, write, and speak the following languages English

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) powers Oracle’s global cloud services through highly available, large-scale, enterprise-grade data center environments. The Data Center Infrastructure Operations / Facilities team plays a critical role in sustaining OCI’s performance, security, and operational resilience by ensuring infrastructure systems operate reliably at scale.

You will join a technically rigorous organization with a culture grounded in operational excellence, disciplined processes, and continuous improvement, where infrastructure reliability, safety, and execution quality are foundational to delivering cloud services worldwide.

Role Overview

As an Operations Mechanical Engineer, you will provide engineering ownership for the reliability, efficiency, and lifecycle performance of mission‑critical mechanical and HVAC systems supporting hyperscale data centers. This role sets technical direction, resolves high‑impact issues, and drives standards and upgrades that protect uptime and improve long‑term performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, review, and improve mechanical/HVAC architectures and designs for high‑availability environments (e.g., chilled water, DX, airside, redundancy strategies).
• Provide Tier‑3 technical escalation for complex issues, including RCA, corrective action development, and verification of sustained fixes.
• Develop and maintain fleet standards for cooling redundancy, controls integration, equipment selection (e.g., chillers), and energy performance.
• Partner on capacity planning, retrofits, and emerging initiatives (e.g., liquid cooling, efficiency projects), ensuring operability and maintainability.
• Lead or support vendor technical reviews, commissioning acceptance criteria, and operational handover requirements.
• Partner with procurement, facilities, and construction to improve total cost of ownership through standardization and performance‑driven specifications.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Extensive experience in mission‑critical mechanical systems (data centers preferred; other high‑uptime environments acceptable).
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical Engineering; PE strongly preferred where applicable.
• Strong working knowledge of ASHRAE guidance and cooling system design/operation fundamentals.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong technical judgment, structured problem solving, and ability to communicate risk and tradeoffs clearly.
• Familiarity with modeling/simulation tools (e.g., Carrier HAP, TRACE, CFD) is a plus when applied to real decisions.

• Global impact at scale: Contribute directly to how mission‑critical OCI data centers operate across regions and continents, influencing infrastructure reliability, security, sustainability, and long‑term capacity growth.
• Technically rigorous environment: Work alongside experienced engineers, automation specialists, and compliance teams in a rapidly scaling hyperscale cloud infrastructure, where disciplined execution and technical depth matter.
• Culture built on operational excellence: Join an organization that values safety, process rigor, clear accountability, and continuous improvement as foundational to protecting uptime and customer trust.

This is an onsite role in Nashville, TN.

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 is 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.

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