Electrical Design Architect - Data Centers
Oracle · United States · 2mo ago
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a senior electrical architect to define and continuously evolve the next generation of OCI's global electrical infrastructure platform. This role will establish the strategic electrical architecture that enables OCI's rapidly growing AI and cloud infrastructure while driving innovation in scalability, resiliency, deployment speed, manufacturability, and total lifecycle cost.
Seeking a senior architect to stand up, develop, govern, and continuously evolve the electrical data center design for OCI. You will be responsible for the global strategic design and product level innovation driving speed to market and high reliability. The ideal candidate has deep experience and expertise working with medium voltage and low voltage distribution, optimizing power design within the data center, creating solutions to meet the evolving rack demands, and building highly resilient designs. The role will have strategic design ownership and will drive solutions that deliver speed to market, resiliency, and value.
What you’ll do
Architecture and standards
Develop the reference architectures for MV/LV distribution globally for OCI.
Establish standards for all electrical equipment: generators (turbines/reciprocating engines), switchgear, UPS topologies, and BESS integration.
Establish and ensure designs meet or exceed reliability goals (e.g., N+1/2N) and fault tolerance requirements.
Drive innovation in the electrical design that delivers higher reliability and speed of construction.
Design, delivery, and operations
Provide technical leadership from concept to commissioning (L1–L5), including integrated systems testing.
Develop strategic level one-line diagrams, protection scheme standards, SCADA/EMS architectures, and equipment specifications (transformers, switchgear, breakers).
Efficiency and cost optimization
Drive total cost of ownership (capex/opex) reductions via optimized topologies, demand charge reduction.
Set and deliver targets for electrical efficiency, losses, and system availability; implement data-driven performance monitoring.
Vendor and industry engagement
Lead RFIs/RFPs and technical evaluations for OEMs (switchgear, transformers, generators, BESS, relays) and EPCs.
Track standards and emerging tech and build adoption roadmaps
What you’ll bring
12+ years of experience in electrical power systems engineering for mission-critical facilities or utilities.
Proven delivery of MV/LV distribution for large-scale data centers or similar.
Proficiency with power system studies (load flow, short-circuit, arc flash, harmonics), protection coordination, and relay testing.
Demonstrated vendor/OEM network; experience leading RFx, technical evaluations, and commissioning.
Effective communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive decisions through data.
Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $161,700 to $338,500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. 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.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. 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.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
Career Level - IC6