Sr. Principal Controls Engineer- Data Center Design and Innovation

This is a highly influential technical leadership role focused on defining the future of Building Management Systems (BMS) and Electrical/Mechanical Plant Management Systems (EMPS) for OCI's hyperscale and GW-scale data center platforms. You will provide deep technical expertise in controls architecture, software integration, automation, operational intelligence, and platform standardization to enable world-class reliability, scalability, efficiency, and speed of deployment. You will partner closely with mechanical, electrical, network, software, operations, commissioning, manufacturing, and supply chain engineering teams to develop and scale a unified controls ecosystem supporting OCI's next-generation infrastructure. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical leader who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, influencing strategy through expertise, and driving innovation without direct people management responsibilities. What You'll Do Technical Strategy & Architecture Define and evolve the technical architecture for BMS and EMPS controls systems across OCI's global data center portfolio. Develop long-term controls and automation roadmaps supporting hyperscale cloud and AI infrastructure growth. Establish standardized controls philosophies, software frameworks, integration architectures, and deployment models. Drive innovation in software-driven infrastructure management focused on resiliency, automation, telemetry, observability, and operational efficiency. Provide technical leadership for controls integration across mechanical, electrical, thermal, and critical infrastructure systems. Standards & Engineering Excellence Develop global engineering standards, design guidelines, software requirements, and integration protocols for BMS/EMPS platforms. Define controls cybersecurity, alarming, telemetry, redundancy, and data integrity requirements for mission-critical operations. Create scalable design patterns that ensure consistency across regions, vendors, and deployment models. Establish validation, testing, commissioning, and lifecycle management practices for controls software and hardware platforms. Controls Software & Platform Innovation Lead technical development of next-generation controls platforms, automation systems, and operational analytics capabilities. Drive adoption of intelligent monitoring, predictive analytics, automated optimization, and AI-enabled operational controls. Partner with software engineering teams to define data architectures, APIs, visualization platforms, and enterprise integrations. Design scalable approaches for fleet-wide controls management, remote operations, and digital infrastructure visibility. Vendor & Technology Leadership Evaluate and qualify controls vendors, hardware platforms, and software technologies. Define interoperability requirements, performance benchmarks, and technology selection criteria. Collaborate with manufacturers and strategic partners to drive innovation and influence future product roadmaps. Conduct technical reviews and provide expert guidance during vendor engagements and product evaluations. Cross-Functional Technical Leadership Serve as a trusted technical advisor across engineering, operations, commissioning, construction, manufacturing, and software teams. Lead complex technical initiatives spanning multiple disciplines and organizations. Review designs, resolve critical technical issues, and provide subject matter expertise throughout project lifecycles. Mentor engineers and contribute to the development of OCI's controls engineering community 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 to $306,400 per annum. 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: 1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion 2. Short term disability and long term disability 3. Life insurance and AD&D 4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child) 5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts 6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits 7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match 8. 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. 9. 11 paid holidays 10. 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. 11. Paid parental leave 12. Adoption assistance 13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan 14. Financial planning and group legal 15. 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. Career Level - IC5