Principal Electrical Engineer

Oracle•Santa Clara, CA

7d•$114,600 - $234,600

About The Position

Designs, develops, and integrates electrical systems for Oracle server hardware, from system conception through deployment in cloud data centers. The role has full product ownership and covers architecture, analysis, detailed design, development, integration, testing, and delivery of server boards based on high-end server-grade merchant silicon. The engineer ensures that designs meet functional, performance, power-efficiency, security, reliability, cost, schedule, manufacturability, and industry-standard requirements. Responsibilities include component selection and qualification, FPGA design, schematic capture, board floor planning, and collaboration with CAD designers on placement, routing, and design reviews. The engineer works with system leads, architects, SI and PI engineers, firmware, software, diagnostics, operations and mechanical engineering, industrial design, EMC design, and external manufacturers. The position also involves prototype bring-up, validation, test automation and planning, lab debugging, sustaining engineering, technical documentation, and mentoring junior engineers. Additional responsibilities may include leading regulatory compliance and pre-compliance testing for safety, EMC, and environmental requirements across global markets.

Requirements

BSEE with 7 years of experience, or MSEE with 5 years of experience.
Proficiency with the complete CAD design-tool flow, including Cadence, Concept, and Allegro.
Proficiency in constraint-driven design methodologies.
Experience using high-performance server processors, GPUs, and support FPGAs.
Experience with interface controllers such as GigE and USB.
Experience with high-power on-board modern VRD designs.
Strong knowledge and application of high-speed signal-integrity design methodologies.
Experience and understanding of effective PCB stack-up design.
Experience with high-speed buses, including PCIe up to Gen5/Gen6, Intel UPI, AMD xGMI, multi-gigabit Ethernet, DDR4/DDR5, NVLINK, and SAS/SATA.
Experience with sideband and control buses, including SPI, eSPI, GPIO, and I2C/I3C.
Excellent communication and leadership skills.
Proven track record of designing and delivering high-quality, high-speed enterprise-class products to market.

Nice To Haves

FPGA design experience with Verilog.
Experience with recent Intel or AMD CPUs.
Experience with recent Nvidia GPUs.
Experience with PCIe switches and re-timers.
Power-integrity analysis experience.
Digital or analog simulation experience.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and integrate electrical systems and server boards to meet functional, performance, efficiency, security, reliability, cost, and schedule requirements.
Select and qualify parts; perform FPGA design and schematic capture for electrical subsystems.
Perform detailed electrical design analysis from concept through production.
Plan board floors and guide CAD designers on component placement and routing; review CAD work and address high-speed routing and EMI considerations.
Work with vendors to source components, verify specifications, and resolve component and interconnect issues.
Collaborate with system leads, architects, firmware, software, diagnostics, operations, mechanical engineering, industrial design, PCB layout, EMC, SI/PI engineers, and manufacturers to achieve system requirements.
Conduct integration, testing, and validation of electrical systems and subsystems under varying loads and environmental conditions.
Develop and maintain automation platforms for electrical subsystem validation.
Bring up and test prototypes, develop and implement test plans, and lead laboratory debugging of hardware problems, including signal integrity and thermal challenges.
Perform sustaining engineering, including customer escalations, root-cause analysis, alternate-source qualification, and end-of-life component resolution.
Develop specifications, test plans, test reports, signal-integrity constraints, and bills of materials.
Lead and participate in formal design reviews and contribute to board and system design decisions.
Mentor junior engineers and share electrical design and testing expertise with cross-functional teams.
Keep current with electrical subsystem technologies, standards, tools, and best practices; identify and drive design innovations.
As needed, lead integration of safety, EMC, and environmental compliance requirements; conduct pre-compliance testing, coordinate with third-party labs for certifications, and maintain compliance documentation and processes.