Sr. Principal Data Center Electrical Product Development Engineer

Oracle is a leading company that integrates data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to drive innovation and improve lives. They are seeking a Sr. Principal Data Center Electrical Product Development Engineer to lead the technical development and lifecycle management of electrical equipment for their data centers, focusing on product reliability and quality.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the technical development, evaluation, qualification, and lifecycle management of mission-critical electrical equipment for Oracle data centers
• Develop equipment technical requirements, specifications, validation plans, and acceptance criteria to ensure products meet Oracle performance, reliability, safety, and operational objectives
• Collaborate with manufacturers and engineering partners during product design, prototype development, factory testing, and product qualification
• Drive design improvements and product enhancements based on field experience, operational data, lessons learned, and emerging technologies
• Evaluate new technologies and electrical products for deployment within next-generation Oracle data centers
• Lead root cause investigations for electrical equipment failures, reliability concerns, warranty issues, and field quality events
• Develop corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) with suppliers and internal stakeholders to improve product reliability and reduce operational risk
• Define equipment qualification processes including Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), reliability testing, environmental testing, and long-term performance validation
• Establish reliability metrics, failure trends, and performance analytics to support continuous product improvement
• Partner with Quality, Operations, and Manufacturing teams to improve product consistency and long-term equipment performance
• Serve as Oracle's primary technical interface with electrical equipment manufacturers and suppliers
• Review supplier designs, manufacturing processes, quality documentation, testing procedures, and engineering change requests
• Support supplier audits, technical assessments, product qualification, and manufacturing readiness reviews
• Evaluate supplier technical capabilities and participate in strategic sourcing decisions for critical electrical equipment
• Develop and maintain Oracle electrical equipment standards, technical specifications, approved product lists, testing procedures, and engineering guidelines
• Lead engineering reviews for product changes, component substitutions, obsolescence management, and qualification of alternate suppliers
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on equipment quality, manufacturability, reliability, maintainability, and total cost of ownership
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering best practices, technical training, and knowledge sharing across the organization

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• Extensive 10+ years experience in electrical equipment engineering, product development, product qualification, manufacturing engineering, supplier quality, or reliability engineering
• Strong technical knowledge of mission-critical electrical equipment, including: Medium- and low-voltage switchgear, UPS systems, Power Distribution Units (PDUs), Busway systems, Transformers, Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS), Backup generators, Protection and control systems, Power monitoring equipment
• Experience developing electrical equipment specifications, validation plans, qualification requirements, and technical standards
• Demonstrated ability to review electrical drawings, product documentation, manufacturing packages, test reports, and equipment submittals
• Experience supporting Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), equipment commissioning, and product qualification activities
• Experience leading root cause analysis using structured methodologies such as 8D, FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis, Fishbone, or Five Whys
• Working knowledge of supplier quality systems, manufacturing processes, quality assurance, and continuous improvement methodologies
• Ability to evaluate technical risk, recommend engineering improvements, and drive alignment across engineering, quality, procurement, manufacturing, operations, and supplier organizations
• Strong technical writing, communication, presentation, and leadership skills
• Experience with reliability engineering, failure analysis, lifecycle management, and field performance analytics is highly desirable
• Familiarity with IEEE, NFPA, NEC, NEMA, IEC, UL, and other applicable electrical engineering standards
• Mission-critical data center infrastructure
• Electrical equipment product development
• Supplier quality engineering
• Manufacturing engineering
• Product qualification and validation
• Reliability engineering
• Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
• Design for Reliability (DFR)
• Failure analysis and corrective action implementation
• High-density compute power infrastructure
• Liquid cooling power distribution
• Global supplier management