Sr. Director, Engineering Systems- Data Center Infra

Oracle is a leading company in AI and cloud solutions, and they are seeking a Sr. Director of Engineering Systems for Data Center Infrastructure. This role involves building the engineering operating model for developing and scaling new infrastructure technologies while ensuring robust governance and engineering processes across OCI's global data center portfolio.

Responsibilities:

• Define the engineering lifecycle and governance model for successive generations of OCI data center designs
• Establish stage gates, technical reviews, and engineering readiness criteria from concept through production release
• Integrate Architecture, Rack Engineering, Design Engineering, and Product Engineering roadmaps into future platform development
• Ingest rack technology roadmaps to assess impacts on mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, and controls infrastructure
• Ensure engineering decisions are documented, reviewed, and governed through standardized development processes while enabling rapid technology adoption
• Establish enterprise engineering change processes and governance for infrastructure designs, engineering standards, and Basis of Design documentation
• Develop Engineering Change Order (ECO) and Design Change Request (DCR) processes with clearly defined ownership, approval paths, and implementation requirements
• Evaluate technical, operational, manufacturing, supply chain, schedule, and cost impacts before changes are implemented
• Ensure engineering changes are scalable across OCI's global fleet and not optimized solely for individual projects
• Govern implementation of design changes to maintain consistency while accommodating justified regional requirements
• Develop OCI's engineering systems and governance for introducing new infrastructure technologies into production
• Define engineering deliverables, qualification requirements, pilot deployments, validation activities, and production readiness criteria
• Establish structured FOAK evaluation processes and technology readiness assessments before fleet-wide deployment
• Partner with Design Engineering, OEMs, Product Engineering, and Supply Chain to influence product selection and ensure alignment with OCI's long-term infrastructure strategy
• Develop governance for technology transitions, ensuring new products are integrated into standardized design platforms with minimal operational risk
• Develop engineering validation strategies and governance for new infrastructure platforms, products, and system architectures
• Establish standardized test strategies including laboratory validation, factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), integrated systems testing, FOAK validation, and operational qualification
• Define engineering acceptance criteria and commissioning requirements that ensure infrastructure is validated before operational handoff
• Standardize commissioning methodologies, documentation, and turnover processes across OCI's global deployments
• Create feedback mechanisms that incorporate commissioning and operational learnings into future design generations and engineering standards

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in engineering operations, critical infrastructure development, and technical program and product leadership
• Proven track record of building organizations and establishing scalable engineering processes
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives in hyperscale, cloud, semiconductor, or other mission-critical environments
• Ability to read, write, and speak English
• Experience in defining engineering lifecycle and governance models
• Experience in establishing stage gates, technical reviews, and engineering readiness criteria
• Experience in integrating architecture, rack engineering, design engineering, and product engineering roadmaps
• Experience in developing engineering change processes and governance
• Experience in evaluating technical, operational, manufacturing, supply chain, schedule, and cost impacts
• Experience in developing engineering systems and governance for introducing new infrastructure technologies
• Experience in establishing structured FOAK evaluation processes and technology readiness assessments
• Experience in developing engineering validation strategies and governance for new infrastructure platforms
• Experience in establishing standardized test strategies including laboratory validation, factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, integrated systems testing, FOAK validation, and operational qualification
• Experience in defining engineering acceptance criteria and commissioning requirements