Principal Electrical Engineer, AI Infrastructure Hardware

Oracle

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Work type
On-site
Location
Burlington, MA
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$114,600–$234,600 / yr
Posted
7 days ago
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TL;DR · Principal Electrical Engineer, AI Infrastructure Hardware

The Principal Electrical Engineer, AI Infrastructure Hardware joins the OCI Hardware Development organization to design server and rack-scale systems for demanding AI and enterprise workloads. This role involves owning board designs, performing component selection, schematic capture, and electrical analysis using Cadence Concept and Allegro. You will integrate processor, accelerator, memory, power delivery, and networking circuitry, including high-speed interfaces like PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, SPI, and I2C/I3C. Responsibilities include leading technical reviews with JDM and ODM partners, performing hands-on prototype bring-up and lab debug using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers, and defining system architecture. You will collaborate with signal and power integrity engineers to ensure manufacturability and performance. The work focuses on developing next-generation hardware platforms for cloud and hyperscale data center environments.

What does a Electrical Engineer earn?

Median $152150 from 147 postings across 24 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop and own board designs including component selection, schematic capture, and electrical design analysis.
  • Design and integrate circuitry for processors, accelerators, memory, power delivery, and high-speed interfaces.
  • Define PCB design constraints and collaborate with engineers on signal and power integrity analysis.
  • Perform hands-on prototype bring-up, lab debug, and root-cause analysis using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
  • Shape server and rack platform architecture by defining electrical requirements and resolving performance trade-offs.
  • Lead technical reviews and coordinate engineering work across internal teams and external JDM/ODM partners.
  • Author and maintain engineering documentation including system specifications, block diagrams, and bills of materials.
  • Support new product introduction and sustaining engineering by resolving build issues and qualifying alternate components.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a Bachelor’s in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 7 years of experience, a Master’s with 5 years, a Doctorate with 3 years, or 11 years of experience.
  • Must have relevant experience in server, storage, or compute platform development with hands-on board design and cross-functional technical leadership.
  • Must demonstrate ownership of complex board designs including component selection, schematic capture, electrical analysis, floor planning, and PCB implementation using Cadence Concept and Allegro.
  • Must possess practical knowledge of high-speed signal and power integrity, PCB stackup, routing constraints, and power delivery.
  • Must have hardware design experience with high-performance CPUs, GPUs, DDR memory, PCIe, power regulation, storage, and networking.
  • Must have hands-on experience with board bring-up, debug, root-cause analysis, and prototype validation using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
  • Must have experience leading hardware engineering work across internal teams and JDM/ODM design partners through the full product lifecycle.
  • Master’s degree in these fields and 5 years of experience.

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