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Principal Electrical Engineer - Server Hardware Validation joins the OCI Hardware Engineering team to lead complex hardware validation and sustaining engineering efforts throughout the product lifecycle. This role involves developing validation strategies, qualifying components, and performing hands-on troubleshooting for board, subsystem, and server-platform levels. The engineer will conduct root-cause analysis for failures across manufacturing and field environments while collaborating with firmware, software, and operations teams to implement corrective actions. Key responsibilities include investigating signal integrity, power integrity, and high-speed interfaces using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers. Candidates must possess expertise in electrical engineering principles, including timing, noise, and frequency-domain analysis. The role addresses the technical challenges of ensuring reliability and manufacturing continuity for server infrastructure supporting large-scale cloud and AI workloads, requiring proficiency with tools like Python for automation and data analysis.
What does a Electrical Engineer earn?
Median $150000 from 97 postings across 19 companies.
Lead system- and subsystem-level electrical validation for server hardware throughout the product lifecycle.
Develop comprehensive validation strategies, test plans, and technical reports for complex hardware changes.
Perform hands-on troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for board, subsystem, and field-level failures.
Use high-speed oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other laboratory instrumentation to characterize electrical behavior.
Investigate signal integrity, power integrity, timing, and noise issues affecting system performance.
Qualify alternate-source components and manage Approved Vendor List activities to ensure manufacturing continuity.
Collaborate with firmware, software, and manufacturing teams to resolve critical hardware issues.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers during complex validation and debug processes.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with 7+ years experience; Master's with 5+ years; Doctorate with 3+ years; or 11+ years without a degree.
Strong systems-level electrical or hardware engineering background including validation and troubleshooting of complex computing, server, or embedded platforms.
Proven ability to develop and lead complex hardware validation and qualification efforts.
Proficiency with high-speed oscilloscopes, differential probes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and other laboratory instrumentation.
Strong knowledge of electrical signal integrity concepts including timing, jitter, noise, and frequency-domain analysis.
Ability to debug board- and subsystem-level issues using schematics, measurements, and systematic root-cause analysis.
Experience with enterprise servers, data center infrastructure, or high-performance GPU-based computing platforms (preferred).
Knowledge of Intel/AMD/Ampere architectures, Ethernet standards, power integrity, and Python for automation (preferred).
Hardware Design Validation
PCIe
SerDes
Ethernet
USB
I2C
SPI
UART
JTAG
SMBus
Linux
Firmware
Signal Integrity
BMC
Scripting
Root Cause Analysis
Manufacturing Test
NPI
Electrical Engineering
Data Center Design
Power Generation
Grounding
Liquid Cooling
Commissioning
Technical Writing
Contract Administration
MSDS
lockout/tag out
High-Density Compute