Oracle · 12 hours ago
Principal Optical Engineer of Optics and Transceivers
Nashville, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$109K/yr - $223K/yr
10+ years expOracle is a world leader in cloud solutions, committed to innovation and inclusivity. They are seeking a Principal Optical Engineer to drive the design and development of optics and transceivers solutions, ensuring the performance and lifecycle management of network components.
Data GovernanceData ManagementEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologySaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead the standardization of our rack SKUs and the buildout of a standardized cabling solution by defining high-level objectives and delivery procedures
Organizes project technical landmarks & supporting tasks
Work as project technical lead, coordinating effort of several engineers across multiple teams in the organization
Advises project/program manager and coordinates with immediate and skip-level leadership
Collaborates across teams within same org (same VP) and outside of org
Serve as technical SME in multi-functional activities
Has technical responsibility for complex project(s), including project requirements, specifications (where applicable), and documentation
Responsible for decomposing high-level architectures into detailed designs
Ability to lead multiple engineers in developing network solutions consisting of multiple modules with complex interactions
Work with supporting service teams to ensure solutions are properly supported by monitoring and automation systems
Serves as specialized escalation for all physical design and cabling issues within networking
Serves as a principal point of contact for driving systematic resolution of complex network design issues
Understand current and future cabling and optical standards, cable plant design, rack structural calculations and rack integration best practices
Provides a broad set of guidance to technical and senior technical members of staff
Interprets guidance from leaders (technical and managers) and provides focused development to junior members
Collaborates with vendor engineering and account managers to address current business or operational issues
Participates in the development of RFQ/RFPs
May lead the adoption of new vendor hardware
Active communication with product teams
Responsible to drive technology to meet product and service requirements
Participate in coordinated communication with product teams, networking leadership, and PMO to help assess gaps, solutions and needs
Qualification
Required
10+ years network infrastructure engineering in optics and optical
Bachelors in Electrical Engineering
Preferred
Masters preferred
Experience with datacenter engineering cabling preferred
Product Lifecycle management a huge plus
Testing and Qualification background also a plus
Python coding and scripting is a also a big plus
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
Oracle is an integrated cloud application and platform services that sells a range of enterprise information technology solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$25.75BKey Investors
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2025-09-24Post Ipo Debt· $18B
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