Oracle · 20 hours ago
Senior Principal Thermal Engineer
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$120K/yr - $252K/yr
7+ years expOracle is a world leader in cloud solutions, committed to innovation and inclusivity. The Senior Principal Thermal Engineer will focus on aligning OCI thermal hardware design with data center infrastructure, collaborating with multiple disciplines to optimize cooling strategies and hardware setups.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with internal and external partners across the globe to develop platform hardware and data center infrastructure solutions enabling OCI services
Lead thermal design reviews and presentations of concepts to peers, partner teams, and executives
Proficient with thermal modeling tools at component, server, rack, and data center levels
Engineering analysis of fluid cooling assembly and fit-up engineering verification of various GPU and switch configurations in respective racks
Experience with sourcing and selection of in-row and in-rack CDU’s for high end / high reliability compute solutions
Lead liquid cooling server/ rack designs to support engineering lab and manufacturing tests
Aware of latest fluid cooling industry road map and key technology suppliers. Understand driving factors for deploying different fluid cooling technologies
Experience in design and delivery of direct to chip liquid cooling loops including internal manifolds, cold plates, hoses, and QD’s for high end, high reliability compute systems
Establish a good working relationship with outside suppliers to develop high quality components (e.g., heat-sinks, etc.), and manage thermal/liquid cooling vendor selection process
Oversee the build and validation test process of prototypes
Perform root cause and corrective action analysis as required
Interface with internal and external customers to meet product design intent
Familiar with fluid cooling end assembly (L10/L11) manufacturing challenges and long-term reliability concerns
Work jointly with multidisciplinary teams consisting of both in-house and external partners in the development of Advanced Cooling Solution (ACS) concept prototypes
Engage hardware development organizations to drive concepts to the product roadmap and OCI data center fleet
Collaborate with multifunctional engineering groups to deliver hardware and data center sites aligned with thermal specifications
Collaborate with firmware and controls engineering teams to create robust thermal control and monitoring systems
Conduct design/debug investigations and support failure analysis and resolution activities for platforms and data center infrastructure
Design and create thermal characterization test plans. Collaborate with technicians and industry partners to complete tests. Analyze results to validate compliance with platform and data center infrastructure specifications
Support the high-level thermal design direction and data center strategy for complex systems ranging from advanced computing (HPC, GPU, FPGA Accelerators, etc.) to general purpose compute, storage, network and/or other specialized programs
Create robust, scalable, secure, and extensible thermal architecture solutions that account for current and anticipated industry/competitive needs
Distill and articulate architectural tradeoffs in the thermal space in terms of key metrics such as feasibility, performance, cost, reliability, availability, and schedule
Partner with the platform and data center architects to drive OCI roadmap definitions
Look for opportunities to generate intellectual property to help strengthen OCI’s position as a leader in cloud computing
Drive and influence technology providers and design partners to develop optimal components and solutions to meet the future requirements of the OCI fleet
Partner within the industry and standards bodies to create standards and form factors key to next generation solutions
Collaborate with the hardware development and data center design and construction teams to ensure seamless transition from architecture to implementation
Qualification
Required
10+ years cloud scale provider OR related technical engineering experience AND a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Thermal Fluid Science, Systems or Aerospace Engineering
OR 7+ years related cloud scale provider OR technical engineering experience AND Master's Degree in Mechanical, Thermal Fluid Science, Systems or Aerospace Engineering
OR 5+ years related cloud scale provider OR technical engineering experience AND Doctorate degree in Mechanical, Thermal Fluid Science, Systems or Aerospace Engineering
Experience and proficiency in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis and Model Based Design (MBD) analysis
Expertise using Cadence Data Center Solution (aka 6SigmaDCX), OR CoolSim, OR TileFlow, OR AutoDesk CFD, OR ANSYS - Icepak, OR Mentor Graphics FloTHERM
Expertise using MATLAB & Simulink, OpenModelica, Dymola
Benefits
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
Company
Oracle
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