Director, On-Site Fuel Cell Power Operations

Oracle

New Mexico

On-site

USD 126,000 - 264,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Supplemental life insurance

FSAs / Parking benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

11 paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Employee stock purchase plan

Financial planning

Job summary

Oracle in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, seeks a Director of Fuel Cell & Power Generation Operations to lead the safe, reliable operation of on-site fuel cell power and backup generators for mission-critical data center infrastructure. You will establish maintenance strategies, SOPs, and performance metrics while scaling the operating model for growing assets.

The ideal candidate has extensive fuel cell experience, leadership in high-availability environments, and strong cross-functional

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant technical and operational experience.
Significant experience operating, maintaining, commissioning, engineering, or technically supporting fuel cell power generation systems.
Strong working knowledge of fuel cell technology and its application in continuous power generation environments.
Demonstrated understanding of fuel cell operating characteristics, balance‑of‑plant systems, controls, maintenance practices, failure modes, and equipment performance.
Experience integrating primary generation systems with critical electrical loads and backup/emergency generation.
Demonstrated leadership experience building and developing technical operations, maintenance, field service, or engineering teams.
Experience establishing operating procedures, maintenance programs, technical qualification programs, and operational readiness processes.
Demonstrated ability to lead troubleshooting and operational decision‑making in high‑availability environments.
Strong safety mindset and experience operating within structured environmental, health, safety, and regulatory requirements.
Strong communication and cross‑functional leadership skills with the ability to work effectively across operations, engineering, commissioning, technology providers, utilities, and business organizations.

Responsibilities

Lead, develop, and scale teams responsible for the operation and maintenance of fuel cell power generation systems, backup and emergency generators, and associated electrical and balance‑of‑plant infrastructure.
Provide technical and operational leadership for fuel cell systems, including equipment performance, operating characteristics, controls, maintenance requirements, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management.
Establish operating strategies that maximize fuel cell availability, reliability, and performance while ensuring continuous protection of mission‑critical compute load.
Develop, document, test, and continuously improve Methods of Procedure (MOPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs), and maintenance procedures.
Establish procedures to safely manage generation transitions, load transfers, ramp events, equipment outages, utility events, and other normal and abnormal operating conditions.
Partner with engineering, commissioning, data center operations, training, and technology providers to develop effective technical qualification, repair, preventive maintenance, and training programs.
Lead operational readiness, commissioning, acceptance, and turnover of new fuel cell generation assets and associated electrical infrastructure.
Develop maintenance strategies using equipment condition, operating history, manufacturer requirements, and performance data to maximize generation availability and reliability.
Establish, monitor, and report performance metrics for system availability, reliability, efficiency, equipment health, maintenance effectiveness, and incident response.
Manage operational relationships and agreements with fuel cell technology providers, service organizations, generator providers, utilities, and other critical partners.
Recruit, hire, develop, and retain specialized operations and maintenance personnel with the technical capabilities required to support fuel cell and backup generation systems.
Serve as the senior operational escalation point for high‑severity generation incidents, coordinating troubleshooting, recovery, root‑cause analysis, and corrective actions.
Champion a culture of safety, operational discipline, compliance, and continuous improvement across the organization.
Maintain knowledge of emerging fuel cell and power generation technologies, operating practices, and regulatory requirements relevant to mission‑critical facilities.