Solar Design Engineer

Solar Design Engineer

This company is a solar energy and storage organization, focusing on building reliable energy for those in the agriculture, commercial, and civic industries across the country. The organization is growing and looking for a key leader within their design team to join the team. This person will be responsible for preparing and providing electrical designs and construction drawings for the project managers and the installation teams to utilize.

Responsibilities:

· Communicate and meet, in person when needed, with clients for pre-construction meetings

· Responsible for conducting feasibility studies and supporting with on-site surveys

· Leading the layout building measurements, solar trajectory, and power output calculations for project plans

· Drafting large electrical diagrams and designs, one-line and panel systems

· Manage and create the full drawings for agriculture and commercial projects, for both round and roof mounting

· Develop equipment detail sheets

· Responsible for managing the engineering subcontractors as needed on projects

Experience & Education:

· 2+ years' experience

· Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

· Experience with AutoCAD, manual drafting, and electrical line drawing (preferred)

· Leading and planning the designs for clients

· Solar Energy and/or Energy Efficiency experience (preferred)

· Proficiency in electrical concepts, terminology, and equipment

· Strong communications skills both internally and externally with customers

· Experience with complex problem-solving and developing solutions

· High attention to detail and ability to multi-task

· Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel

· Proven ability to meet deadlines and hold other people accountable

Limited Midwest travel may be required (generally during business hours)