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# Principal Optical Engineer - Remote

- **Company:** Oracle
- **Location:** Nashville, TN, United States (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Network Architecture, Oracle (Applications), Cloud Services, Visual Systems
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/principal-optical-engineer-remote-nashville-tn--8b467c84-93f3-494d-98bc-a6caddef65bc

## About the Role

Optical Engineering, Oracle, Optics, Network Architecture/Engineering, Optical Engineering, Training/Teaching, Cloud Computing, Operational Support, Optical Networking, Equipment Maintenance/Repair

## Description

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.

This role has up to 25% travel to data center sites.

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