Principal Data Center Facilities Engineer

Oracle•Red Oak, TX

9d•$102,300 - $209,500

About The Position

The Principal Data Center Facilities Engineer tracks and monitors critical infrastructure maintenance and repair to defined service level agreements, manages incidents affecting data center infrastructure, and supports prompt resolution to maintain service uptime. The role uses practical knowledge of engineering systems to lead standard diagnostics and repairs, identify system enhancements, and evaluate components, processes, and action plans. The engineer collaborates with design, construction, commissioning, facility engineering, data center operations, and project teams to integrate new designs into existing facilities and improve operational efficiency. The position participates in site assessments, design reviews, commissioning, and technical reporting; reviews mechanical simulations such as computational fluid dynamics analyses; and supports safe, standards-aligned data center operations and change governance. The role also contributes to engineering policies and procedures, provides technical input to projects, coordinates with internal and external stakeholders, and shares expertise by identifying training needs and coaching team members. As needed, it supports colocation vendor administration, resource sourcing, scheduling, and site access. It manages moderately complex project tasks, contributes to problem solving and continuous improvement, and participates in candidate interviews and talent development.

Responsibilities

Track and monitor critical-environment maintenance and repair against service level agreements to maintain uptime and promptly address faults.
Lead standard engineering-system diagnostics and repairs, escalating blockers when needed; apply Oracle processes, procedures, and industry standards to routine issues.
Suggest system-level enhancements and evaluate the suitability of components, processes, and action plans.
Manage incidents affecting data center infrastructure and drive proactive, timely resolution.
Collaborate with design, construction, commissioning, facility engineering, and operations teams to integrate new engineering designs into existing data centers.
Drive operational optimization and efficiency initiatives; evaluate safe working practices and follow emergency response plans.
Participate in post-incident reviews, support root-cause analyses, document lessons learned, and help execute corrective and preventive action plans.
Participate in site reviews and assessments for data center builds; gather and analyze technical, environmental, and infrastructure data.
Prepare or review technical reports documenting findings, recommendations, progress, and project or design decisions.
Participate in design reviews and commissioning activities to ensure alignment with engineering standards and project requirements.
Review mechanical simulations, including computational fluid dynamics analyses, to assess airflow and thermal performance and recommend design adjustments.
Support and validate on-site data center operations related to engineering infrastructure; represent engineering in moderately complex mission-critical scenarios.
Communicate operational requirements and specifications to the appropriate teams and review documentation for adherence to standards and policy.
Document and review critical-impacting changes and represent engineering at change advisory board meetings.
Collaborate with senior team members and internal and external project teams on data center engineering initiatives and provide engineering insight into design decisions.
Contribute to policy documents and maintain best-in-class policies and procedures.
Identify training programs for newer team members, act as a subject matter expert, and train and mentor colleagues.
As needed, support contract administration, including generation and review of contracts, change orders, cost forecasts, and related documents.
As needed, help source adequate resources such as spare parts, generator fuel, water, and consumables; coordinate vendor and contractor scheduling and site access.
Manage moderately complex tasks, monitor timelines and deliverables, delegate and prioritize work across projects, and adjust plans to shifts in resources or timelines.
Collaborate across the organization, align expectations, consider stakeholder and customer needs, and support inclusive collaboration.
Analyze information to address moderately complex issues, escalate unresolved or critical issues, and document problem-solving strategies.
Pursue learning and feedback, stay current with industry trends and best practices, and foster continuous learning within teams.
Recommend and implement process improvements and evaluate their impact on stakeholders.
Participate in candidate interviews, assess candidates, and provide hiring recommendations.