Senior Mechanical Reliability Engineer – Data Center Cooling

Oracle; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 126,000 - 264,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in Nashville, TN is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer – Mechanical to lead reliability strategy for critical cooling systems in OCI data centers. This is a full-time on-site role with travel required.

You will mentor engineers, design maintenance strategies, perform RCA, and collaborate with operations, design engineering, and construction to improve uptime and lifecycle costs.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of experience in critical cooling, HVAC, mechanical reliability, commissioning, or uptime-critical infrastructure environments.
• Deep familiarity with cooling-system arrangements, component failures, automation interfaces, and larger system effects.
• Experience leading RCAs, maintenance optimization, and technical support in live mechanical plant environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field preferred; equivalent experience also valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability initiatives for critical mechanical systems including chilled water infrastructure, CRAH/CRAC systems, cooling towers, pumps, heat exchangers, and associated controls.
• Review and influence commissioning, startup, and turnover quality to ensure mechanical systems are delivered in a supportable and operationally sound condition.
• Design and improve maintenance strategies that reduce downtime, improve operability, and optimize lifecycle cost.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action development for major or recurring mechanical failures.
• Analyze maintenance data, operating trends, and failure patterns to identify systemic issues and prioritize improvement actions.
• Develop risk mitigation plans for cooling-system vulnerabilities, latent failure points, obsolescence, and supportability concerns.
• Provide senior technical support to Site Operations during critical mechanical events and abnormal operating conditions.
• Evaluate construction submittals, design changes, and modified installations from a reliability and maintainability perspective.
• Support RAM analysis, lifecycle analysis, spare parts strategy, and site response planning for cooling systems.
• Mentor less experienced reliability engineers and guide technical problem solving across the mechanical specialty.

Skills

Mechanical reliability

HVAC systems

RCA leadership

Maintenance optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in Nashville, TN is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer – Mechanical to lead reliability strategy for critical cooling systems in OCI data centers. This is a full-time on-site role with travel required.

You will mentor engineers, design maintenance strategies, perform RCA, and collaborate with operations, design engineering, and construction to improve uptime and lifecycle costs.