Principal Board Engineer - High-Performance Server Hardware

Oracle Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle Corporation seeks a Principal Board Engineer to design and test motherboards for high-end servers, from concept through deployment in cloud data centers. You will collaborate with operations, mechanical, EMC, and external manufacturers to optimize designs and deliver enterprise-grade products.

You will lead CAD reviews, perform pre-layout planning with SI/PI teams, and mentor junior engineers while contributing to architectural decisions for next-generation server platforms.

Qualifications

• Proficient in CAD design tools and constraint-driven design methods.
• Extensive experience with high-speed interfaces and power integrity.
• FPGA design experience with Verilog preferred.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• BSEE with 7+ years or MSEE with 5+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Parts selection and qualification.
• Schematic Capture.
• Board Floor planning.
• Provide guidance to CAD designers (placement and routing).
• Review CAD work.
• Lead and participate in formal design reviews.
• Work with SI and PI engineers on pre-layout planning based on simulations.
• Author HW specifications.
• Publish bill of materials.
• Bring up and test prototypes.
• Develop and implement test plans.
• Mentor Junior Engineers.
• Perform and lead Lab debug of HW problems.
• Light FPGA work.

Skills

Constraint-driven design

FPGA design

High-speed design

Signal Integrity

Verilog

Leadership

Communication

PCB layout

Education

BSEE with 7 years’ experience

MSEE with 5 years’ experience

Tools

Cadence

Allegro

Concept

Job description

Oracle Corporation seeks a Principal Board Engineer to design and test motherboards for high-end servers, from concept through deployment in cloud data centers. You will collaborate with operations, mechanical, EMC, and external manufacturers to optimize designs and deliver enterprise-grade products.

You will lead CAD reviews, perform pre-layout planning with SI/PI teams, and mentor junior engineers while contributing to architectural decisions for next-generation server platforms.