Principal Hardware Engineer

Job Title

The successful candidate will work closely with the selected suppliers from initial product review to product qualification, and validation to successful product release and sustaining support and work on implementing new technological features. You will also actively participate in all of the development efforts, such as product specifications, test and verification process including test automation and then lead the smooth transition to manufacturing environment for volume production. You will resolve all the issues in integrating the SSDs into data center servers and products. You will provide technical support and timely resolution of all design issues found during qualification and for all sustaining activities after release of the product.

Detailed Responsibilities

The list of responsibilities (but not limited) may include:

• Work with Suppliers selected to develop and specify Oracle requirements.
• Conducting detailed concept and design reviews of the selected SSDs.
• Assist in development of critical to quality criteria.
• Defining and implementing test and validation criteria for the subsystem and its components in all System configurations, applications and workloads.
• Ensuring compliance with Environmental and EMC Requirements and supporting such tests at System and Rack levels.
• Responsible for working with Suppliers to analyze and resolve all technical issues with a disciplined root cause and corrective action process with a strong sense of urgency and ownership.
• Support Operations Engineering with quality criteria, issues resolution and expert technical support.
• Communicate clearly and participate and provide excellent status in Program level management meetings and ensure that all action items are closed in a timely fashion.
• Collaborate closely with Test Engineering, Value Engineering, and Industrial Design groups to integrate cross-functional feedback into the Storage system's design intent.
• Work closely with internal Operation/Manufacturing Engineering groups and External Manufacturers to resolve all issues that may arise in manufacturability process, and provide technical support as required in the transfer to production.

Prior experience and a proven track record of successful deployment of Storage systems is a plus. Past experience in SSD technical support or design is a plus also.

Engineering Requirements

The candidate at minimum must have a BS Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent, with at least 5 years of direct hands-on experience in a related high-tech industry with the following specific requirements:

• Engineering experience with SSD design of tests and qualification of SSD, Host Bus Adaptors, PCIe bus and overall Subsystem is required.
• Knowledge of NVMe, SAS, SATA, SES, PCIe protocols, Open Cloud Computing (OCP) Specifications and good understanding of transport layers and signal integrity compliance testing and issue resolution is desirable. Knowledge of SCSI is a plus.
• Ability to find the proper specification necessary for the task at hand and understand the contents. Ability to write, review and edit test scripts, test automation tools.
• Script language knowledge and experience of Bash, SH, KSH, Python required. Other script languages such as Tcl/Tk and Expect is a plus.
• C/C++ and use of Diagnostic tools are also desirable.
• In depth knowledge of tools like grep, awk, sed, and regular expressions.
• Good working knowledge of Linux is required. Must have the ability to install and configure Linux to deploy test systems.
• Understanding of SSD validation tests process that may include, Environmental Test Engineering (ETE), Vibration and thermal testing & characterization. Familiarity with Electromagnetic Compliance (EMI/EMC) is a plus.
• Strong scripting experience in shell or python to develop, maintain and automate test cases is a plus.

Disclaimer

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only US: Hiring Range in USD from: $97,500 to $199,500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Oracle Benefits

Oracle offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

• 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.
• 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

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