EMS Architect: Microgrid & Grid Optimization Lead

Delta-Electronics-; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Delta Electronics Americas seeks a Senior EMS Platform Architect to design and deploy an advanced energy management system for dispatch, market interfaces, and data contracts. You will drive optimization models for energy arbitrage and grid services, working with cloud and DevOps teams to ensure secure, scalable EMS delivery.

The role requires strong programming skills in Python and .NET/Java, plus experience with time-series databases and commercial EMS platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical engineering, power systems, CS, or OR.
• 4+ years in EMS, optimization, or grid software.
• Hands-on experience with at least one commercial EMS platform.

Responsibilities

• Architect the Delta EMS platform, including dispatch and market interfaces.
• Define EMS requirements, data contracts, and APIs for workload-aware dispatch.
• Lead vendor shadow program and manage IP transfer and escrow clauses.
• Design optimization models (MILP/MPC) for energy arbitrage and grid services.
• Collaborate with Cloud/DevOps to deploy EMS with Azure DevOps CI/CD and security controls.
• Support demonstration microgrid deployments and KPI tracking post-deployment.

Skills

EMS platform experience

Python

C#

Java

SQL

Time-series databases

Education

BS/MS in Electrical/Power Systems/CS/OR

Tools

InfluxDB

TimescaleDB

Job description

Delta Electronics Americas seeks a Senior EMS Platform Architect to design and deploy an advanced energy management system for dispatch, market interfaces, and data contracts. You will drive optimization models for energy arbitrage and grid services, working with cloud and DevOps teams to ensure secure, scalable EMS delivery.

The role requires strong programming skills in Python and .NET/Java, plus experience with time-series databases and commercial EMS platforms.