Mechanical Design Architect

at Oracle in Boise, Idaho, United States

Job Description

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.

Responsibilities

What youll 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 youll 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.

+ Demons