What You’ll Do:

Leadership & Oversight

•         Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Electrical Engineers and Designers engaged in PV plant DC/AC system design and interconnection system engineering.

•         Provide project-wide electrical engineering direction and ensure adherence to internal standards, best practices, and quality control procedures.

•         Review and sign off on internal drawings, calculations, and third-party consultant deliverables.

•         Conduct multidisciplinary design coordination with civil, structural, mechanical, and SCADA teams to ensure seamless system integration.

•         Interface with clients, EPC partners, utilities, suppliers, and AHJs to present design packages and resolve technical questions.

Technical Design & Analysis

•         Perform and review electrical system studies including load flow, short-circuit, grounding, protection coordination, harmonic analysis, and arc-flash evaluations (ETAP/SKM).

•         Develop and approve all major electrical design documents—single-line diagrams, protection and control schematics, wiring diagrams, cable/conduit schedules, and equipment specifications.

•         Lead detailed DC array design, including:

o   Calculating modules per string, adjusting for temperature, inverter MPPT windows, and module IV characteristics.

o   Evaluating skip-string vs. daisy-chain architectures to optimize efficiency, accessibility, trenching, and BOS costs.

o   Determining maximum DC voltage in compliance with NEC 690.7.

o   Optimizing DC/AC ratio using energy modeling inputs such as PVSyst, PlantPredict, and SAM.

o   Refining Ground Coverage Ratio (GCR) using tracker geometry, shading studies, terrain constraints, and civil grading.

•         Design and validate MV collection systems—conductor sizing, duct bank routing, cable ampacity, and transformer/switchgear specifications.

•         Support interconnection engineering for 13.8kV–345kV systems, including substation design, protection schemes, and utility compliance.

•         Conduct site assessments and evaluate impacts on electrical layout, routing, and constructability.

•         Ensure compliance with NEC, IEEE, IEC, NFPA, NESC, and utility-specific interconnection standards.

Quality & Compliance

•         Ensure all engineering deliverables meet project scope, performance objectives, and client/utility specifications.

•         Stamp and approve engineering drawings and calculations as the engineer of record (where applicable).

•         Support QA/QC during procurement, FAT, installation, and commissioning.

•         Maintain strict document control and revision management practices.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

•         Partner with procurement on electrical equipment technical requirements and vendor evaluations.

•         Provide engineering support to construction and commissioning teams, responding to RFIs and resolving field issues.

•         Contribute to proposals, pre-FEED, and FEED packages with conceptual layouts and preliminary studies.

LEAD SOLAR ENGINEER

LEAD SOLAR ENGINEER

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