Principal Electrical Engineer - Power Generation Engineer

Job Description

Own the end-to-end power and energy architecture and strategy for hyperscale AI data centers, spanning utility interconnection, on-site generation, battery energy storage systems (BESS), resiliency, and the long-term technology roadmap.

Serve as the technical authority and executive advisor for multi-hundred-megawatt to gigawatt-scale power systems supporting AI infrastructure. Translate rapidly evolving compute requirements into executable, cost-optimized, and resilient power strategies while driving standardization, capital efficiency, and risk reduction across a global portfolio.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Lead due diligence, pilots, and adoption of emerging technologies in Power Generation, with investment-grade technical and financial justification

• Define the global reference architecture and standards for grid-connected and hybrid BTM generation models supporting large-scale data centers

• Own system-level trade studies across reliability, transient behavior, fault response, black-start capability, and expansion phasing

• Set the long-term architectural strategy and standardization approach for data center power generation plants

• Establish performance benchmarks, reliability targets, and analytics frameworks to continuously improve plant efficiency and uptime

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, power, or a related engineering discipline

• 15+ years of experience in HV power systems, on-site generation, and power plant engineering

• 15+ years of experience designing and delivering mission-critical facilities

• 8+ years of experience in transient analysis for grid-connected generation and microgrids

• Proven track record with large-scale electrical infrastructure

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with utility interconnection strategy, permitting, and coordination with authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs)

• Master's or PhD in engineering, business, or a related field

• Professional Engineer (PE) license

Disclaimer:

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $120,100 to $251,600 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:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion

Short term disability and long term disability

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 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.

11 paid holidays

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.

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Financial planning and group legal

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 - IC5

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