Hardware Platform Engineer – Data Center Systems & Rack Integration

Oracle is a leading company in AI and cloud solutions, dedicated to innovation and community support. The Hardware Platform Engineer will lead the integration and development of rack-level hardware platforms for data centers, ensuring designs are practical and ready for global deployment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead integration of rack-level hardware platforms for data center deployment
• Ensure designs meet requirements for mechanical integrity, thermal performance, serviceability, and scale
• Drive system-level design across compute, cooling, and infrastructure interfaces
• Partner with internal and external teams to validate designs
• Define platform interfaces with infrastructure, including: Liquid cooling (CDUs, fluid routing, connections), Installation, transport, and handling, Facility interfaces (space, power, cooling, serviceability)
• Ensure deployment readiness and resolve gaps impacting scale
• Define telemetry requirements (power, temperature, flow, pressure, system health)
• Ensure instrumentation is enabled at deployment
• Partner with software/data teams to support monitoring and analysis
• Identify and close gaps in telemetry coverage and data quality
• Drive standardization across rack platforms
• Establish best practices for connections, transport, leak detection, and instrumentation
• Maintain documentation as a source of truth
• Collaborate across OHD, engineering, operations, supply chain, and software teams
• Align with external partners (OEMs, silicon vendors)
• Drive technical decisions and bring structure to complex efforts
• Track and resolve platform issues, especially during early deployment
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Use field data and telemetry insights to improve designs and processes

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related discipline
• 6+ years in hardware engineering, mechanical systems, or data center infrastructure
• Experience with complex, rack- or system-level hardware
• Strong foundation in mechanical, thermal, and/or fluid systems
• Experience with hardware instrumentation/telemetry is a plus
• Proven ability to drive outcomes across teams
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Data center infrastructure and rack-level design experience
• Familiarity with liquid cooling (e.g., direct-to-chip, CDU systems)
• Experience with platform standardization or system integration at scale
• Experience working with hardware vendors or OEMs
• Exposure to high-density compute platforms (e.g., GPUs)
• Experience supporting deployment or commissioning
• Familiarity with telemetry or performance monitoring systems