Principal Optical Engineer — Lead Automation

Oracle; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 115,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Principal Optical Engineer to join the Optical Network Engineering team focused on building and scaling Oracle's Optical Transport Network. You will help deliver optical capacity and engineering solutions to support Oracle's cloud and AI infrastructure with metro optical transport capabilities.

This role requires deep expertise in optics and network design, hands-on leadership, and collaboration across multiple sites (Seattle, Reston, Austin, Santa Clara, Redwood City,

Qualifications

• 6-10+ years network infrastructure engineering in optics.
• Bachelors in Electrical Engineering; Masters preferred.
• Datacenter cabling experience is a plus.
• Product lifecycle management is a plus.
• Testing and qualification background also a plus.
• Python coding and scripting is a big plus.

Responsibilities

• Define high-level objectives and milestones for network lifecycle programs.
• Lead and coordinate two to three engineers on projects.
• Advise managers and align with leadership.
• Collaborate across the organization as a technical SME.
• Own requirements, specifications, designs, and documentation.
• Decompose architectures into detailed scalable designs.
• Develop network solutions across multiple service layers.
• Partner with service teams for monitoring and operations.
• Serve as Tier 3 escalation for network incidents.
• Drive root-cause analysis and systematic resolutions.
• Develop scripts and automation for operational tasks.

Skills

Network infrastructure engineering (op

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Oracle is seeking a Principal Optical Engineer to join the Optical Network Engineering team focused on building and scaling Oracle's Optical Transport Network. You will help deliver optical capacity and engineering solutions to support Oracle's cloud and AI infrastructure with metro optical transport capabilities.

This role requires deep expertise in optics and network design, hands-on leadership, and collaboration across multiple sites (Seattle, Reston, Austin, Santa Clara, Redwood City,