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Lead Principal Electrical Engineer

Opower

United States · $146k–$306k a year · Posted October 21, 2026

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Implements the strategic vision for advanced electrical system architectures, addressing complex design challenges to enhance both technical performance and business objectives. Defines component selection strategies and system-wide optimization frameworks, addressing escalations for highly complex component issues. Implements enterprise-level validation strategies, ensuring electrical system performance, reliability, and efficiency meet industry standards. Drives the development of enterprise-wide technical documentation frameworks, ensuring precision, consistency, and strategic alignment with business objectives. Contributes to thought leadership initiatives, driving research and development efforts that position Oracle as a leader in electrical system innovation. Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives.

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Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law. Implements the strategic vision for advanced electrical system architectures, addressing complex design challenges to enhance both technical performance and business objectives. Disclaimer:

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

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $146,300 to $306,400 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. As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment.

Key Responsibilities Conceptual Design of Electrical Systems: -Implements the strategic vision for advanced electrical system architectures, addressing complex design challenges to enhance both technical performance and business objectives. -Establishes technical roadmaps for innovations, ensuring alignment with long-term product strategies and industry advancements. -Guides the adoption of emerging technologies, shaping methodologies that optimize server performance, reliability, and scalability. -Owns high-level design decisions, balancing trade-offs between performance, security, reliability, power efficiency, thermal management, and manufacturability while ensuring future-proofed solutions. Detailed Design and Implementation: -Defines component selection strategies and system-wide optimization frameworks, ensuring alignment with evolving technical standards, manufacturing feasibility, and performance requirements. -Leads high-impact initiatives from concept to production, leveraging advanced modeling, simulation, and design analysis to push the boundaries of electrical systems. -Provides expert consultation in system-wide design reviews, setting guidelines for Computer-Aided Design (CAD) integration and board layout to ensure optimized performance, manufacturability, and cost-effectiveness. -Addresses escalations for highly complex component issues, driving strategic decisions on quality, compliance, and integration to mitigate risks and ensure seamless deployment. -Serves as a thought leader on the integration of electrical subsystems, establishing best practices and fostering innovation across firmware, software, and diagnostics teams. Testing, Validation, and Debugging: -Implements enterprise-level validation strategies, ensuring electrical system performance, reliability, and efficiency meet industry standards. -Assists in implementing automation-driven validation platforms, enhancing scalability, adaptability, and diagnostics during product lifecycles. -Leads and mentors teams in executing test plans, analyzing prototypes, and resolving hardware challenges that impact production and competitiveness. -Provides risk assessment and failure analysis, ensuring electrical systems meet stringent technical and regulatory standards. -Leads complex sustaining engineering activities, resolving customer escalations, performing root cause analysis, qualifying alternate components, and addressing end-of-l