Instrumentation & Controls Power Generation Engineer - Data Center (on-site Nashville, TN)

Oracle; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 146,000 - 306,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Disability benefits

Job summary

Oracle US in Nashville, TN, is seeking an Instrumentation & Controls Power Generation Engineer for an on-site role supporting mission-critical data center power infrastructure.

You will design, integrate, commission, and ensure operational readiness of controls for gas turbines, generator sets, and related protection, automation, and cybersecurity measures, with 25%+ travel and relocation assistance where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Controls/Instrumentation/Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years experience in I&C design, commissioning, operation, or maintenance for power-generation systems.
• Strong knowledge of gas turbine and generator control systems, paralleling, synchronization, and load sharing.
• Experience with PLC, DCS, SCADA, HMI, and industrial networking.
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, control narratives, cause‑and‑effect matrices, I/O lists, and wiring diagrams.
• Proven track record leading projects from design through turnover and commissioning.
• Excellent collaboration, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Willingness to support 24/7 critical operations and emergency events.

Responsibilities

• Serve as I&C SME for power-generation systems from design through turnover and operations support.
• Define controls architecture, instrumentation requirements, automation philosophy, and alarm/cause‑and‑effect matrices.
• Design and review control systems for gas turbines, reciprocating and diesel/NG generators, and related equipment.
• Specify, review, and validate PLCs, DCS platforms, generator control panels, turbine controls, SCADA, and HMIs.
• Ensure reliable integration among generator controls, switchgear, protection relays, UPS, and data center systems.
• Lead reviews of OEM/contractor proposals, FATs, SATs, and software configurations.
• Support commissioning through installation verification, loop checks, tests, and change control.
• Develop commissioning procedures for calibration, sequencing, startup, synchronization, and load testing.
• Diagnose faults, perform root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Establish operating procedures, alarm handling, backup, and training materials.
• Ensure turnover packages include as‑built drawings, narratives, and documentation.

Skills

Gas turbines

Reciprocating gens

Diesel & NG generation

Generator controls

Plant control systems

Instrumentation

PLC/DCS/SCADA

HMI

Cybersecurity

24/7 operations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline

Tools

PLC programming

DCS platforms

SCADA

HMI design

Industrial networking

Control narratives & I/O lists

Job description

Job Description

This position will be full-time on-site at Oracle's offices located in Nashville, TN. Relocation assistance may be available in accordance with Oracle’s relocation policies. Candidates should expect a minimum of 25% travel, with additional travel as business needs require.

The Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Power Generation Engineer drives the design, integration, commissioning, and operational readiness of control, automation, protection, and monitoring systems supporting mission-critical data center power-generation infrastructure. The role requires extensive experience with gas turbines, reciprocating generators, diesel and natural-gas generation, generator controls, plant control systems, and associated instrumentation.

This engineer partners with design, engineering, construction, delivery, commissioning and operations teams from project concept through operational handoff to ensure power-generation controls are resilient, safe, cyber-secure, maintainable, and capable of meeting data center availability requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the I&C technical subject matter expert for power-generation systems from early design through construction, commissioning, turnover, and operations support.
• Define controls architecture, instrumentation requirements, automation philosophy, functional specifications, control narratives, alarm philosophy, and cause-and-effect matrices.
• Design and review control systems for gas turbines, reciprocating generators, diesel and natural-gas generators, alternators, fuel systems, cooling systems, lubrication systems, ventilation, exhaust, emissions controls, and balance-of-plant equipment.
• Specify, review, and validate PLCs, DCS platforms, generator control panels, turbine controls, SCADA systems, HMIs, remote monitoring, historians, sensors, transmitters, actuators, valves, and network interfaces.
• Ensure reliable integration among generator controls, paralleling switchgear, protection relays, automatic transfer switches, utility interfaces, UPS systems, building management systems, and data center infrastructure-management platforms.
• Partner with mechanical, electrical, controls, network, and cybersecurity teams to deliver interoperable and maintainable systems.
• Review design packages, equipment submittals, I/O lists, P&IDs, wiring diagrams, loop diagrams, panel drawings, network architecture, and vendor control narratives.
• Lead technical review of OEM and contractor proposals, factory acceptance tests, site acceptance tests, software configurations, and control-system modifications.
• Support construction teams through installation verification, field inspections, loop checks, punch-list resolution, commissioning readiness reviews, and technical change control.
• Develop and execute commissioning procedures for instrumentation calibration, loop checks, functional tests, sequence-of-operations testing, generator startup, synchronization, load sharing, transfer testing, load-bank testing, black-start testing, and integrated system testing.
• Diagnose control‑system faults, communication failures, alarms, trips, failed starts, synchronization issues, and abnormal equipment behavior; lead root‑cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Establish operating procedures, alarm response procedures, bypass‑management standards, maintenance plans, calibration requirements, software backup and recovery processes, and control‑system documentation.
• Ensure commissioning and turnover packages include validated as‑built drawings, control narratives, logic diagrams, software backups, setpoints, test records, and training materials.
• Support operations teams with troubleshooting, performance monitoring, periodic testing, maintenance strategy, upgrades, and lifecycle replacement planning.
• Apply functional‑safety, cybersecurity, access‑control, and change‑management practices to protect critical control environments.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, safety requirements, and environmental/emissions regulations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years extensive experience designing, commissioning, operating, or maintaining I & C systems for industrial, utility, or mission-critical power-generation systems.
• Strong working knowledge of gas turbine and reciprocating generator control systems, generator paralleling, synchronization, load sharing, protective interlocks, and emergency power systems.
• Experience with PLC, DCS, SCADA, HMI, industrial networking, control‑panel design, instrumentation selection, and calibration.
• Ability to interpret and develop P&IDs, control narratives, cause‑and‑effect matrices, I/O lists, loop drawings, wiring diagrams, and sequence-of-operations documents.
• Demonstrated experience taking projects from design through construction, commissioning, and operational turnover.
• Proven ability to collaborate across design, engineering, construction, project delivery, commissioning, and operations teams.
• Strong troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, documentation, vendor‑management, and communication skills.
• Ability to support 24/7 critical operations, including maintenance windows, system tests, and emergency events.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with hyperscale data centers, microgrids, distributed energy resources, or utility-scale generation.
• Experience with OEM controls from providers such as GE, Solar, Siemens Energy, Mitsubishi, Hitachi Caterpillar, Jenbacher, MTU/Rolls‑Royce, Wartsila, Woodward, ComAp, or Deep‑Sea Electronics.
• Familiarity with NFPA, ISA, IEC, NERC/CIP principles, OSHA, and relevant environmental/emissions requirements.
• Professional Engineer license, ISA certification, TÜV Functional Safety certification, or equivalent controls/power‑generation credentials.
• Experience with control‑system cybersecurity, including industrial‑network segmentation, secure remote access, patching, backup, and recovery practices.

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: $146,300 - $306,400 per year. 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:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short term disability and long term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non‑overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US‑based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment.

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