Remote Lead Electrical Architect, Smart City Infrastructure

Placements24; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Equity options

Home office budget

Global health insurance

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Lead Electrical Systems Architect to design and oversee the integration of complex electrical systems for smart city initiatives. This fully remote role focuses on high-level design, technical strategy, and architectural integrity across large-scale projects with a distributed team.

You will guide standards, collaborate with stakeholders, and drive innovative, sustainable solutions while ensuring scalability and security in modern urban infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in electrical system design, architecture and integration.
• Experience leading remote, distributed teams.
• Strong knowledge of power distribution, control systems and IoT.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the global electrical system architecture for smart city initiatives.
• Define standards, guidelines, and best practices for electrical design and implementation.
• Lead and mentor a distributed team of engineers and designers.
• Collaborate with city planners, partners and software teams to align systems with project goals.
• Evaluate new technologies to enhance performance and sustainability.
• Review designs to ensure compliance with architectural principles and objectives.
• Create diagrams, specifications and deployment strategies.
• Contribute to strategic roadmaps for electrical infrastructure.

Skills

Leadership

Remote leadership

System modeling

IoT integration

Power distribution

Stakeholder management

Communication

Renewables experience

Cybersecurity basics

Education

Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

ETAP

PowerFactory

IoT platforms

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Lead Electrical Systems Architect to design and oversee the integration of complex electrical systems for smart city initiatives. This fully remote role focuses on high-level design, technical strategy, and architectural integrity across large-scale projects with a distributed team.

You will guide standards, collaborate with stakeholders, and drive innovative, sustainable solutions while ensuring scalability and security in modern urban infrastructure.