Principal Electrical Power Engineer

Oracle • Santa Clara, CA

126d • $97,500 - $199,500

About The Position

The power requirements of our next generation Oracle servers are very demanding with increasing focus on highly efficient solutions for our cloud and vertically integrated rack level solutions. As an Electrical Design Engineer focusing on Power design, you will be responsible for Power sub-system and board level architecture and detailed design. You will take ownership of the power design work across all product development phases out to the transition to volume production. You will need to stay abreast of the latest developments in power delivery and rapidly adopt & translate these into reliable power delivery subsystems for our Oracle offerings. On occasion, you will advise on power systems from prior products delivered by the hardware development organization.

Requirements

• Experience with the design of high power on-board modern multi-Phase VRD designs as well as DC-DC converters, Voltage regulators and Electronic Circuit Breakers.
• Experience with I2C/PMBUS/SVID communication bus is preferred.
• Experience with Analog and Digital PWM control architectures.
• Experience with Power simulation software like SPICE, Simplis, Cadence PowerSI is preferred.
• Experience with testing and validation methods of power devices.
• Strong knowledge and application of high-speed design methodologies for Power Integrity/Signal Integrity.
• Proficient in the complete flow of CAD design tools such as Cadence, Concept, Allegro.
• Proficient in constraint driven design methodologies.
• Experience with the power requirements of high performance CPU processors, GPUs, DDR memory DIMMs, PCIe Cards, Flash modules, disk drives etc.
• Experience with system-level power distribution is preferred.
• Experience with DC-DC control loop tuning for stability and transient performance.
• Experience and understanding of effective PCB stack-up design.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Experience with recent Intel/AMD/ARM chip sets and GPU is a plus.
• Experience with Digital or Analog Simulation is a plus.
• BSEE and 7 years or MSEE with 5 years power engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and Test of high power multi phase Voltage Regulator Down designs (VRDs) that meet or exceed the strict performance requirements of next generation third party CPUs.
• Parts selection and qualification.
• Schematic Capture.
• Design analysis and modeling.
• Board Floor planning.
• Provide guidance to CAD designers (placement and routing).
• Detailed review of CAD work.
• Lead and participate in formal design reviews.
• Author specifications.
• Publish bill of materials.
• Work with VRD Controller / Power Stage vendors to generate and test configuration files.
• Design, test and tune analog and digital DC-DC converters with power ranging from 500mA to 600A and Electronic Circuit Breakers.
• Setup and maintain automation platforms used to validate Power designs.
• Design and validate total power solutions for Oracle's next generation Server machines.
• Work with various internal teams to assure the power requirements of the system and VRDs meet specifications.
• Collaborate with internal firmware/software teams on implementing system level diagnostics.
• Work with various external vendors to assure the power components used in the power designs meet the required specifications and regulatory requirements.
• Bring up and test prototypes.
• Develop and implement test plans.
• Mentor Junior Engineers.
• Perform and lead Lab debug of HW problems.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
• Short term disability and long term disability.
• Life insurance and AD&D.
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child).
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits.
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match.
• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Financial planning and group legal.
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree