Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Oracle is a company delivering data, infrastructure, applications, AI, and cloud solutions. The Principal Mechanical Engineer independently designs and develops mechanical systems for electronic and server products, conducts structural, reliability, and thermal analysis, and supports prototype-to-production transitions. The role also manages engineering projects, coordinates cross-functional teams and suppliers, oversees testing and quality assurance, and mentors junior team members.
Responsibilities
- Independently designs and develops electronicparts, components, board layout and board planning, mechanical systems,equipment, and packaging, ensuring reliability, performance, andmanufacturability
- Contributes to setting thermal cooling strategiesand designs mechanical architecture for server generations, from feasibilitystudies to production
- Utilizes advanced computer assisted design (CAD)tools (e.g., ProE, SolidWorks) to develop 3D models and detailed mechanicaldesigns, collaborating with cross-functional teams to refine solutions.-Contributes to the mechanical design ofelectronics enclosures or embedded systems, ensuring alignment with hardwaresystems and design requirements
- Reviews the results of stress analysis, strainanalysis, and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to evaluate the mechanical strengthand reliability of materials and components, addressing challengesindependently
- Identifies and addresses potential points offailure, conducting root cause and corrective action analysis to refine designsand improve reliability
- Ensures that designs are manufacturable withincost and quality constraints, working closely with Operations and ExternalManufacturers to support the transition from prototype to production.-Guides the design development process, ensuringalignment with project timelines and collaborating across teams to optimizemanufacturing processes
- Conducts reliability assessments of materials anddesigns, ensuring products meet company standards
- Oversees prototype build and testing processes,ensuring designs meet functional and performance goals while identifying areasfor improvement
- Analyzes test data to detect bugs, defects, andfailure trends
- Researches and implements next-generationtechnologies to optimize data center and cloud application products.-Evaluates and integrates new materials,processes, and mechanical design techniques, contributing to continuousinnovation and product improvement
- Collaborates with electrical engineers, componentengineers, operations teams, and other internal stakeholders to contribute todesign optimizations that enhance product performance, reliability, andmanufacturability
- Engages with suppliers to develop high-qualitycomponents and assemblies, ensuring they meet performance and cost goals.-Works with manufacturing to transition designs toproduction
- Manages the mechanical design aspects ofengineering projects in coordination with program schedule requirements.-Begins to coordinate resources, timelines, anddesign reviews for their portion of the project to ensure successful delivery.-Maintains detailed documentation of designprocesses and decisions, providing clear communication to stakeholders andensuring alignment with project objectives and schedule
- Conducts detailed thermal analysis and designusing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools like FloTHERM or Icepak,ensuring optimal thermal management for electronic devices.-Develops and executes airflow measurements,environmental testing, and thermal validation tests for products, ensuringcompliance with internal and external standards (e.g., ASHRAE Data CenterStandards) and correlation with simulation results
- Leads efforts to ensure mechanical productdesigns meet global regulatory and industry standards by independently managingstandards activities throughout the development lifecycle
- Oversees environmental testing, collaboratingwith internal teams or third-party labs to ensure designs fully comply withrequired standards
- Leads communication with design engineers andprogram managers to align test results and issues, providing guidance on how toaddress constraints in product development
- Manages and coordinates moderately complex tasks,monitoring timelines and deliverables to ensure timely completion and adherenceto requirements for a moderately-sized project or initiative. Efficientlydelegates, monitors, and prioritizes work across multiple projects, providingtechnical oversight and adjusting plans to address shifts in resources ortimelines
- Collaborates across the organization to align onexpectations and achieve shared objectives. Leverages understanding of businessleaders, stakeholders, and/or customers to ensure proposed solutions meet theirneeds. Supports inclusivity by actively seeking and listening to diverseperspectives, ensuring others feel heard and respected
- Identifies and addresses moderately complex issuesby analyzing a wide range of data and/or information to identify solutions inaccordance with standard practices. Proactively escalates unresolved orcritical issues with a thorough assessment and suggests potential solutions.Reviews, contributes to, and documents problem solving strategies
- Pursues learning opportunities to expandknowledge and skills and/or tools in new areas and stays abreast of the latestindustry trends and best practices. Proactively seeks and leverages ongoingfeedback and training to improve skills. Coaches and mentors junior teammembers, fostering continuous learning and knowledge sharing within and acrossteams
- Develops ideas, recommends updates, and/orcollaborates on the implementation of process improvements to increase theefficiency and effectiveness of processes, protocols, and workflows acrossteams, and evaluates the impact on key stakeholders. Solicits feedback fromothers on ideas for alternative approaches and methods for continuedimprovement
- Contributes to the talent development pipeline byparticipating in candidate interviews, assessing candidates, and providinghiring recommendations
Benefits
- May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
- 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. 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.
- 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
- Volunteer programs
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