Sr. Principal Design Quality & Reliability Engineer – OCI Data Center Infrastructure

About the role

Define and champion OCI's design quality and reliability strategy for critical infrastructure. Lead cross-functional design reviews focused on failure prevention, resiliency, maintainability, and lifecycle performance. Develop and apply reliability methodologies including FMEA, fault tree analysis, accelerated life testing, and design-for-reliability. Define qualification and acceptance criteria for critical infrastructure products and systems. Partner with suppliers to improve product quality, manufacturing readiness, and field reliability. Analyze field performance data, AFR, MTBF, warranty trends, and failure modes to identify systemic improvements. Recommend design, component, and supplier changes based on data-driven analysis. Influence product, technology, and supplier decisions through technical expertise and reliability insights. Develop KPI dashboards and benchmark OCI performance against industry best practices. Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across organizations without direct management responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Define and champion design quality and reliability strategy for critical infrastructure.
• Lead cross-functional design reviews focused on failure prevention, resiliency, maintainability, and lifecycle performance.
• Develop and apply reliability methodologies (FMEA, fault tree analysis, accelerated life testing, design-for-reliability).
• Define qualification and acceptance criteria for critical infrastructure products and systems.
• Partner with suppliers to improve product quality, manufacturing readiness, and field reliability.
• Analyze field performance data (AFR, MTBF, warranty trends, failure modes) to identify systemic improvements.
• Recommend design, component, and supplier changes based on data-driven analysis.
• Influence product, technology, and supplier decisions through technical expertise and reliability insights.
• Develop KPI dashboards and benchmark OCI performance against industry best practices.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across organizations.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Engineering or related discipline preferred.
• Experience in hyperscale or cloud data center infrastructure.
• Familiarity with AFR, IDR, MTBF, and reliability growth methodologies.
• Experience supporting GW-scale infrastructure deployments.

Success Profile

• Recognized technical expert who influences through expertise rather than authority.
• Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Passion for quality, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Pay

Hiring range in USD: $146,300 - $306,400 per year. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• 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 for salaried employees; accrued vacation for others (13 days annually for first three years, 18 days annually thereafter, prorated for part-time).
• 11 paid holidays.
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours upon hire, refreshes annually, carries over up to 112 hours.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Financial planning and group legal services.
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.