Lead Principal Mechanical Engineer - Power Generation - Data Center Infrastructure (on-site Nashville, TN)

Oracle•Nashville, TN

30d•$146,300 - $306,400•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Principal Mechanical Engineer drives the engineering, delivery, commissioning, and operational readiness of mission-critical power-generation infrastructure for data center operations. The role requires extensive technical expertise in gas turbines, reciprocating generators, diesel and natural-gas generation, fuel systems, cooling systems, emissions equipment, and balance-of-plant mechanical systems. Working cross-functionally from concept through delivery and operations handoff, this engineer ensures power-generation systems are safe, reliable, maintainable, scalable, and capable of meeting data center availability and resilience requirements. The position is full-time and on-site at Oracle’s Nashville, Tennessee offices, with a minimum of 25% travel and additional travel as business needs require. Relocation assistance may be available under Oracle’s relocation policies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Power Engineering, Energy Systems, or a related technical discipline.
10+ years of extensive experience in industrial, utility-scale, or mission-critical power generation.
Demonstrated expertise with gas turbines, reciprocating engine generators, diesel and natural-gas generation systems, and auxiliary mechanical equipment.
Experience leading power-generation projects from design through commissioning and operational turnover.
Strong knowledge of fuel, cooling, lubrication, exhaust, ventilation, emissions-control, and generator-control systems.
Experience with generator synchronization, paralleling, load sharing, load-bank testing, and emergency-power system operation.
Proven ability to work across engineering, construction, project delivery, and operations organizations.
Strong technical writing, documentation, communication, and vendor-management skills.
Ability to support 24/7 critical operations, including planned maintenance windows and emergency-response events.
Ability to work full-time on-site in Nashville, Tennessee, and travel at least 25%, with additional travel as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

Experience with hyperscale or enterprise data centers, microgrids, or large-scale distributed generation.
Professional Engineer license, CMRP, OEM turbine/generator certifications, or equivalent credentials.
Familiarity with NFPA, ASME, OSHA, EPA/emissions, and applicable local codes.
Experience with CMMS platforms, reliability-centered maintenance, condition-based monitoring, and asset lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

Serve as the mechanical power-generation subject-matter expert throughout the infrastructure lifecycle, including design, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, turnover, and operations.
Partner with design, engineering, construction, delivery, commissioning, and operations teams to define generation-system requirements, design criteria, equipment specifications, and reliability strategies.
Review and influence designs for onsite power generation, including gas turbines, reciprocating generators, diesel and natural-gas generators, alternators, fuel storage and distribution, cooling, lubrication, exhaust, ventilation, emissions controls, and auxiliary systems.
Establish equipment redundancy, capacity, maintainability, and operational-readiness requirements aligned with data center availability objectives.
Evaluate OEM equipment selections, technical submittals, factory acceptance tests, vendor proposals, and construction-installation quality.
Provide technical oversight during construction through field inspections, installation reviews, punch-list resolution, change management, and issue escalation.
Develop and approve commissioning plans, integrated systems-testing plans, startup procedures, load-bank tests, generator-paralleling tests, black-start tests, and utility-transfer scenarios.
Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of equipment failures, operating anomalies, generator trips, control-system alarms, and performance degradation.
Develop maintenance philosophies, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, spare-parts strategies, operating procedures, and emergency-response playbooks.
Ensure effective handoff to operations teams, including training, documentation, as-built drawings, maintenance records, warranties, and vendor-support plans.
Analyze operational data, including vibration, oil analysis, temperatures, pressures, fuel quality, and performance metrics, to identify risks and improve reliability.
Support expansion planning, capacity upgrades, lifecycle replacement decisions, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
Coordinate with electrical and controls engineers to ensure dependable interfaces with switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, automatic transfer switches, protection systems, and utility infrastructure.
Ensure compliance with applicable safety, environmental, emissions, fuel-storage, and regulatory requirements.
Manage technical relationships with equipment manufacturers, contractors, commissioning providers, and service partners.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance and AD&D.
Supplemental life insurance for employee, spouse, and child.
Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits.
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match.
Flexible Vacation for eligible salaried non-overtime positions; accrued vacation for other eligible employees.
11 paid holidays.
72 hours of paid sick leave upon hire, refreshed annually, with unused balances carrying over up to a 112-hour cap.
Paid parental leave.
Adoption assistance.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Financial planning and group legal benefits.
Voluntary auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.
May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
Relocation assistance may be available in accordance with Oracle’s relocation policies.