Principal Electrical Engineer

Oracle is seeking a Senior Power Engineer to join the team that designs and supports power solutions for its server architectures. The role spans the full product lifecycle, from concept and prototyping through qualification, production, and sustaining engineering. Key products include AC/DC power supplies, battery backup units (BBUs), BBU shelves, and rack-mounted power distribution units (PDUs), with particular emphasis on ORv3-based systems.

The engineer will design and integrate electrical subsystems that meet functional, performance, efficiency, security, and reliability requirements. Responsibilities include component selection and qualification, schematic capture, FPGA design where applicable, and the testing and validation of analog and digital power-control systems. The role also involves developing specifications, test plans, test reports, signal integrity constraints, and bills of materials; investigating product issues; and working across engineering teams to bring designs into production and support them over time.

The successful candidate will bring deep experience in power electronics, strong knowledge of analog and digital power control, clear technical communication skills, and familiarity with relevant industry standards, tools, and design practices.

The role will be based in Burlington Massachusetts and is not a remote position.

Key Responsibilities — Senior Power Engineer

• Lead the design, development, and integration of power supplies, converters, battery backup units (BBUs), BBU shelves, and power distribution units (PDUs) for Oracle server and rack-level systems. Translate system requirements into designs that meet performance, efficiency, reliability, cost, and schedule targets.
• Bring up prototypes and lead hands-on lab characterization, testing, and debugging across operating loads and environmental conditions.
• Develop test plans and validation methods to confirm that power products operate reliably and integrate correctly with Oracle server architectures. Build and maintain validation automation where appropriate.
• Partner with firmware, software, diagnostics, and system engineering teams to implement power controls, monitoring, fault reporting, and system-level diagnostics.
• Work with component suppliers and power-product vendors to define requirements, verify performance, resolve technical issues, and qualify designs and alternate sources.
• Lead sustaining engineering investigations, including customer escalations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and component end-of-life issues.
• Prepare specifications, lead design reviews and communicate technical trade-offs and results to cross-functional teams.
• Apply relevant power-conversion, safety, EMC, and environmental standards throughout development. Lead pre-compliance activities and coordinate with test teams and external laboratories to support global certifications.