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Mechanical Design Architect

United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Jun 2026

💰 $338,500/yr($161,700/yr – $338,500/yr)

About the role

We are seeking a senior technical leader to stand up, develop, govern, and continuously evolve the mechanical data center design and cooling solutions for OCI.
The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in air, liquid, and adiabatic cooling—covering both design and products—to drive improvements in efficiency, resiliency, and cost. This role will be a key technical authority partnering with engineering, operations, supply chain, and strategic vendor ecosystems.

What you’ll do

Architecture and standards
- Develop reference architectures and technical standards for mechanical systems: air cooling (CRAC/CRAH, air-side economization), liquid cooling (CDU, cold plates, rear-door heat exchangers), and adiabatic cooling.
- Develop scalable designs for hyperscale and high-density/HPC AI workloads, including redundancy, and control strategies.
- Drive adoption of industry best practices aligned with ASHRAE TC9.9, Uptime Institute, and applicable local codes.
Efficiency and cost optimization
- Set and deliver targets for PUE, and mechanical load reduction; optimize WUE and water risk where applicable.
- Lead total cost of ownership (TCO) analyses, cost modeling, and energy/capacity planning to reduce both capex and opex.
- Implement control sequences and optimization (BMS/SCADA/PLC) to minimize energy without sacrificing reliability or SLAs.
Design, delivery, and operations
- Provide technical leadership from concept through commissioning (L1– L5) and integrated systems testing (IST).
- Lead global standard MEP designs, equipment selection, and CFD/thermal modeling; validate performance against design intent.
- Partner with Data Center Operations on continuous improvement.
Vendor and industry engagement
- Build and manage strategic relationships with OEMs, integrators, and critical suppliers; lead RFI/RFPs and negotiate technical requirements.
- Track industry trends and emerging technologies (e.g., advanced liquid cooling, controls, materials) and develop adoption roadmaps.

What you’ll bring

12+ years of experience in mechanical engineering or related discipline focused on data center cooling at scale.
Proven delivery of large, mission-critical cooling projects (air, liquid, adiabatic) from design through operations.
Deep hands-on knowledge of chillers, cooling towers/adiabatic units, pumps/valves, CDUs, CRAH/CRAC, economization, and advanced controls.
Demonstrated improvements in PUE/mechanical load and measurable cost reductions across multiple sites or programs.
Proven vendor/OEM network and experience driving RFx, technical evaluations, and contract requirements.
Proficiency with CFD/thermal modeling tools, commissioning practices, and BMS/SCADA/PLC-based control strategies.
Effective communication skills: ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive decision-making through data.

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: $161,700 to $338,500 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.
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 l