Power Systems Architect
Oracle · United States · 3mo ago
As a Power Systems Architect (Owner’s Engineer Lead), you will own the end-to-end architectural vision, systems strategy, and technical standards for electrical power delivery from grid through onsite generation to data center. Operating at a principal architect/VP-equivalent individual contributor level, you will serve as the final technical authority for high-voltage transmission, substations, interconnection, and site power integration across our global infrastructure portfolio. This role sets the technical and compliance direction, oversees execution, and ensures our design philosophy delivers unmatched performance, resiliency, and cost efficiency—without direct people management responsibility.
Skills & Experience
The successful candidate will have a history of driving technical strategy, functional direction, and architecture for large-scale data center infrastructure, engineering systems, and global standards. This person will have demonstrated strategic-level engineering work beyond assigned requirements or site-level execution, with evidence of creating or influencing standards that improved consistency, scalability, reliability, cost, or operational performance across multiple sites or regions. This position requires:
15+ years of progressive experience in power systems engineering, transmission and distribution, or utility-scale generation.
Track record of successful design and delivery of projects at ≥230 kV.
Expertise with HV/MV substations (AIS/GIS: 13.8kV–345kV+), system-level protection, and utility interconnect.
Extensive experience with power system simulation and analysis tools (e.g., PSCAD, ETAP, PSS/E, DigSILENT, ASPEN).
Deep understanding of utility codes, standards, and best practices in interconnection and compliance.
Experience integrating generation, substation, BESS, and microgrid for mission critical (data centers, campuses, industrial) power delivery.
Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred.
Exceptional ability to influence cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Power Systems Strategy & Architecture
Define, document, and continually refine system-level architectures governing grid interconnection, substations (AIS/GIS), generation, BESS, and power delivery to mission critical facilities.
Set and approve operating philosophies, including grid dependency, onsite generation, export capability, and black-start/islanding readiness.
Own architectural decisions across all high, medium, and low voltage systems, including single-line diagrams and revision control.
Utility Engagement & Grid Interconnection
Serve as the principal technical interface with utilities, RTOs/ISOs, and regulatory bodies for all interconnection and compliance matters.
Ensure deliverables meet all regional grid codes, interconnection agreements, and utility practices.
Lead and approve all major system engineering studies (load flow, short-circuit, harmonics, protection, dynamic performance).
System Quality, Testing, & Compliance
Define and enforce power quality, resiliency, reliability and redundancy standards (N/2N/N+1) across the program.
Own factory and site acceptance testing at the integrated, system level. Final signoff on readiness for energization and operation.
Chair architectural design reviews; resolve system-level tradeoffs between generation, substations, storage, and controls.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Delivery
Provide expert guidance from conceptual design through commissioning, ensuring technical excellence and code compliance.
Collaborate with engineering, construction, commissioning, and operations teams to ensure system deliverability, maintainability, and lifecycle cost efficiency.
Lead efforts in root-cause analysis, technical troubleshooting, and corrective action planning post-commissioning.
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: $169,800 to $355,400 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