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Oracle

Builds databases, business apps and cloud services

Lead Principal Electrical Engineer

Hardware Systems IntegrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSanta Clara, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
  • Typically, 16 or more years of hardware and systems engineering experience, including recent technical leadership of complex server, AI/GPU, storage, or networking platforms.
  • Proven ownership of complex hardware platforms from architecture through qualification and production deployment.
  • Proven ability to independently resolve ambiguous problems across hardware, firmware, software, manufacturing, and system configuration.
  • Demonstrated ability to technically lead internal engineering teams and external development partners through design decisions, technical issue resolution, and production readiness.
  • Strong understanding of x86 and ARM server architectures, CPUs, GPUs and AI accelerators, DDR memory, PCIe, high-speed Ethernet, storage, and BMC and firmware architectures.
  • Experience reviewing hierarchical schematics, high-density PCB layouts, cross-board connectivity, power architecture, signal integrity, and mechanical and thermal designs.
  • Hands-on experience with system bring-up, BIOS/UEFI, BMC firmware, Linux-based diagnostics, scripting, and hardware debugging tools.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including explaining technical issues and tradeoffs to executives.

Responsibilities

  • Lead architecture, implementation, integration, and validation of internally developed and partner-developed GPU and compute platforms at the server and rack levels, with assignments shifting between development models as program needs change.
  • Own requirements, architectural tradeoffs, technical risk resolution, validation strategy, and release criteria for assigned platforms.
  • Author and maintain system-level hardware specifications, high-level block diagrams, product concept documents, and configuration guides.
  • Lead design reviews across architecture, schematics, board layout, mechanical design, thermal management, power delivery, signal integrity, and firmware.
  • Drive platform bring-up and debugging across hardware, firmware, and software.
  • Lead system characterization and performance evaluation against requirements and drive system-level improvements.
  • Define telemetry, diagnostics, error reporting, and in-service monitoring requirements with cloud operations and security teams.
  • Evaluate processors, accelerators, memory, storage, networking, and platform-management components for future platforms.
  • Lead technical execution with JDM partners, ODMs, suppliers, and manufacturing, quality, and sourcing teams to meet platform requirements, qualification criteria, and production-readiness milestones.
  • Lead root-cause analysis and resolution of complex issues across development, manufacturing, deployment, and fleet operations.
  • Mentor engineers across hardware, firmware, systems engineering, and validation.
  • Communicate platform status, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to engineering leadership and executives.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with NVIDIA, AMD, or other AI accelerator platforms and supplier test and characterization tools.
  • Experience with rack-scale AI/GPU systems, high-speed fabric design, PCIe Gen5/Gen6, CXL, NVLink/NVSwitch, or equivalent technologies.
  • Knowledge of hardware and platform security, including roots of trust, secure boot, device attestation, SPDM, TPM, and BMC security.
  • Experience designing for and supporting high-volume manufacturing and cloud deployment.
  • Experience defining factory test and reliability requirements for cloud hardware platforms.

About the Company

Oracle

Builds databases, business apps and cloud services

Oracle builds databases, business applications, and cloud infrastructure for companies and public-sector organizations. Oracle Database stores and processes business data, while Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides computing, storage, and networking for applications and AI workloads. Fusion Cloud Applications support finance, human resources, supply chains, and customer service, helping businesses manage everyday operations and reporting. Customers pay for cloud subscriptions and usage, software licenses, support, hardware, and consulting, with deployment options in Oracle's cloud or their own data centers. Oracle was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Austin, TX
Founded
1977

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