# Principal Optical Engineer

The Principal Optical Engineer will be joining the Optical Network Engineering team which is responsible for building and scaling Oracle's Optical Transport Network. The team is focused on engineering and development, as well as FOA deployment of optical transport solutions and systems. The successful candidate will have a direct impact on our top priority of delivering optical capacity and engineering solutions to support Oracle's cloud and Al infrastructure to provide metro optical transport solutions in support of the needs of the network. To continue to drive down costs for equipment and services for metro and optics. To train other teams to deploy and operate optical systems. To provide operations support to ensure availability and uptime of the metro optical network. Work locations: Seattle, WA Reston, VA Austin, TX Santa Clara Redwood City Nashville, TN Lead network lifecycle management programs by defining high-level objectives, delivery procedures, technical milestones, and supporting tasks. Serve as a technical lead for moderately complex projects, coordinating the work of two to three engineers as needed. Advise project and program managers while coordinating with immedi

- **Id**: 4306047
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/oracle-principal-optical-engineer>
- **Role**: Semiconductors
- **Role family**: Semiconductors
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Santa Clara, United States, Redwood City, United States, Austin, United States, Nashville, United States, Reston, United States, Seattle, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-14T01:00:57Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-14
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T15:35:54Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
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- **Benefits**: Equity, Life insurance, Parental leave, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: CRM Software, Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS), ERP & Business Management Software, HR & Payroll Software

## Company

- **Id**: 53
- **Name**: Oracle
- **Domain**: oracle.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/oracle>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 89
- **Open postings**: 391
- **Ghost share**: 0.003
- **Stale share**: 0.637
- **Repost share**: 0.023
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 11
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 114600
- **Max**: 234600
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 234600

## Technologies

- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-14T07:21:05Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 10; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1,038 · green card filings: 729; Filings 12m: 1038

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- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 11
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T17:23:23Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 234600
- **Is top pay**: yes

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