Senior Network Hardware Test Engineer

Ll Oefentherapie; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Oracle in Santa Clara, CA seeks an experienced hardware validation engineer to manage lab validation and testing of optical transceivers and high-speed networking platforms. You will own test procedures, perform system-level validation across BER/scaling tests, and collaborate with hardware, firmware, and manufacturing teams to ensure quality product delivery.

The role emphasizes building scalable validation frameworks, automating tests, and delivering clear technical reports with actionable

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in optical transceiver testing, quality assurance, or a related field.
• Experience using optical test equipment, including optical spectrum analyzers (OSA), bit error rate testers (BERT), and optical power meters.
• Experience validating high-speed data transmission technologies, including 10G, 40G, 100G, 400G, 800G and 1.6T.
• Strong background in the validation and qualification of networking hardware, particularly Ethernet switches and other high-speed platforms.
• Hands-on experience testing and debugging optical modules, transceivers, and fiber-optic connections.
• Deep understanding of bit error rate analysis, link stability, and signal integrity.
• Experience developing test automation and scalable validation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Translate component-level requirements into clear testable acceptance criteria.
• Contributes data on field performance and inventory health to roadmap discussions.
• Documents environmental and operational constraints for site and region use.
• Executes qualification plans for routers, switches, optics (e.g., 100/400/800G), OLS, timing, and cabling.
• Performs interoperability testing across vendors and software versions; logs and triages defects.
• Validates performance metrics (throughput, BER/FEC, latency, power draw) against targets.
• Collects price/power/thermals data to support make/buy and SKU selection decisions.
• Runs repeatable test procedures and captures objective evidence for audits.
• Prepares release packets (test results, known issues, mitigations) for operational handoff.
• Maintains dashboards for failure modes, MTBF/FRU rates, and burn-in results.

Skills

Optical transceiver testing

High-speed data transmission

Networking hardware validation

BER analysis

Test automation

Tools

OSA

BERT

Optical power meters

Job description

• Does this position require a security clearance? No
• Years 3 to 5+ years
• Applicants are required to read, write, and speak the following languages English

Job Description

• Manage the lab, lab build, hardware inventory, vendors.
• Maintain test procedures, including functional, performance, and stress testing.
• Perform system-level validation across functional, performance, stress and reliability testing of networking hardware platforms, including Ethernet switches, optical interconnects , and integrated systems.
• Analyze complex test data, produce clear technical reports, and present findings to stakeholders.
• Diagnose and resolve complex hardware issues, including BER failures, link instability, and signal integrity challenges.
• Collaborate with hardware design, firmware, manufacturing, and operations teams to support high-quality product delivery.
• Improve validation methodologies, automation frameworks, and lab infrastructure.
• Validate compliance with industry standards, interoperability requirements, and cloud deployment specifications.
• Own validation deliverables, schedules, dependencies, and risk identification across assigned programs.

Skills:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in optical transceiver testing, quality assurance, or a related field, with demonstrated ownership of complex testing and validation activities
• Experience using optical test equipment, including optical spectrum analyzers (OSA), bit error rate testers (BERT), and optical power meters
• Experience validating high-speed data transmission technologies, including 10G, 40G, 100G, 400G, 800G and 1.6T.
• Strong background in the validation and qualification of networking hardware, particularly Ethernet switches and other high-speed platforms
• Hands-on experience testing and debugging optical modules, transceivers, and fiber-optic connections
• Deep understanding of bit error rate analysis, link stability, and signal integrity
• Experience developing test automation and scalable validation frameworks

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Platform Roadmap and Requirements

• Translates component-level requirements into clear testable acceptance criteria.
• Contributes data on field performance and inventory health to roadmap discussions.
• Documents environmental and operational constraints for site and region use.

Hardware/Optical Qualification and Interoperability

• Executes qualification plans for routers, switches, optics (e.g., 100/400/800G), OLS, timing, and cabling.
• Performs interoperability testing across vendors and software versions; logs and triages defects.
• Validates performance metrics (throughput, BER/FEC, latency, power draw) against targets.

Supplier/Vendor Management and Cost/Power Optimization

• Collects price/power/thermals data to support make/buy and SKU selection decisions.
• Tracks vendor SLAs and RMA trends; escalates non-conformance with evidence.
• Supports alternate-source evaluations to reduce single-supplier risk.

Compliance, Security, and Quality (incl. labs, test, and release controls)

• Follows lab safety, change control, and security handling procedures.
• Runs repeatable test procedures and captures objective evidence for audits.
• Verifies BOM accuracy, labeling, and regulatory marks prior to release.

New Product Introduction (NPI), Deployment Readiness, and Sustaining

• Prepares release packets (test results, known issues, mitigations) for operational handoff.
• Executes A/B or pilot deployments in labs; documents rollback criteria.
• Performs root cause analysis on field returns and drives corrective actions.

Data, Metrics, and Continuous Improvement

• Maintains dashboards for failure modes, MTBF/FRU rates, and burn-in results.
• Proposes minor process/tooling improvements to reduce qualification cycle time.
• Contributes to knowledge base articles and standard operating procedures.

Additional Responsibilities (as needed)

Core Responsibilities

Planning & Execution

• Independently manages work, monitoring timelines and deliverables to ensure projects or initiatives stay on track and meet requirements. Proactively prioritizes work and adapts to resource or timeline shifts, suggesting adjustments to maintain project efficiency.

Collaboration & Partnership

• Collaborates across teams to align on expectations and achieve shared objectives. Builds and maintains a comprehensive understanding of business, stakeholder, and/or customer needs to build and support effective partnerships. Actively listens to diverse perspectives and asks questions to ensure understanding of others.

Problem Solving

• Independently identifies and addresses standard and non-standard issues in accordance with standard practices, escalating more complex issues as appropriate. Analyzes data and/or information from multiple sources to troubleshoot standard and non-standard errors. Contributes to knowledge sharing and best practices.

Continuous Learning

• Embraces continuous learning by actively seeking to build knowledge and new skills and/or tools, and staying current with industry trends and best practices. Seeks out and leverages feedback and training to improve skills. Contributes to a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing with team members.

Continuous Improvement

• Develops ideas and recommends updates to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of processes, protocols, and workflows within a team. Seeks input from team members on alternative approaches and methods for improving work.

Qualifications

Disclaimer:

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $102,300 to $209,500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

• 1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• 2. Short term disability and long term disability
• 3. Life insurance and AD&D
• 4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• 5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
• 7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• 8. 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. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
• 9. 11 paid holidays
• 10. 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.
• 11. Paid parental leave
• 12. Adoption assistance
• 13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• 14. Financial planning and group legal
• 15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC3

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