Principal Optical Engineer of Optics and Transceivers

Oracle•Seattle, WA

About The Position

Optical and Pluggable Optics engineers are responsible for driving the design and development of new optics and transceivers solutions that help connect and drive the GPU, compute, metro and backbone. They write the test and qualification requirements and drive the test of the physical components deployed in the network as well as the end to end lifecycle management in the pluggable optics space. We are looking for engineers with a unique background covering numerous areas of network hardware engineering including cabling, low level device performance, thermals, etc. As OCI is a cloud-based network with a global footprint, this support will include hundreds of thousands of network devices supporting millions of servers, connected over a mix of dedicated backbone infrastructure and the Internet.

Requirements

10+ years network infrastructure engineering in optics and optical
Bachelors in Electrical Engineering, Masters preferred

Nice To Haves

Experience with datacenter engineering cabling preferred
Product Lifecycle management a huge plus
Testing and Qualification background also a plus
Python coding and scripting is a also a big plus

Responsibilities

Lead the standardization of our rack SKUs and the buildout of a standardized cabling solution by defining high-level objectives and delivery procedures.
Organizes project technical landmarks & supporting tasks.
Work as project technical lead, coordinating effort of several engineers across multiple teams in the organization.
Advises project/program manager and coordinates with immediate and skip-level leadership.
Collaborates across teams within same org (same VP) and outside of org.
Serve as technical SME in multi-functional activities.
Has technical responsibility for complex project(s), including project requirements, specifications (where applicable), and documentation.
Responsible for decomposing high-level architectures into detailed designs.
Ability to lead multiple engineers in developing network solutions consisting of multiple modules with complex interactions; Work with supporting service teams to ensure solutions are properly supported by monitoring and automation systems.
Serves as specialized escalation for all physical design and cabling issues within networking.
Serves as a principal point of contact for driving systematic resolution of complex network design issues.
Understand current and future cabling and optical standards, cable plant design, rack structural calculations and rack integration best practices.
Provides a broad set of guidance to technical and senior technical members of staff.
Interprets guidance from leaders (technical and managers) and provides focused development to junior members.
Collaborates with vendor engineering and account managers to address current business or operational issues.
Participates in the development of RFQ/RFPs.
May lead the adoption of new vendor hardware.
Active communication with product teams.
Responsible to drive technology to meet product and service requirements.
Participate in coordinated communication with product teams, networking leadership, and PMO to help assess gaps, solutions and needs.

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. 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.
11 paid holidays
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.
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Financial planning and group legal
Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance