Senior Project Design Engineer

Qcells North America is a leader in solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage systems project development. The Senior Project Design Engineer will play a crucial role in all stages of project design, ensuring compliance with regulations and customer requirements while collaborating with various internal teams to deliver high-quality solar projects.

Responsibilities:

• Regular attendance, in accordance with company's attendance policy and supervisory assignment, is an essential job duty requirement for this position
• Prepare bid packages for subcontractors including scope of work, schedule, project description, and conceptual design in coordination with internal CAD Designers and Subject Matter Engineering Experts
• Assist in all stages of project design including conceptual and advanced system design observing regulatory codes as well as customer requirements, balance of systems, permitting and technical support
• Prepare conceptual design for solar projects including selection of major components, equipment layouts, single-line diagrams, etc
• Develop, implement, and improve internal design processes for the EPC Engineering Team and other stakeholders in the company
• Standardize design process with the CAD Designers and Subject Matter Experts
• Review, evaluate and implement industry trends and product innovation
• Support Procurement and Estimation in discussions and evaluating suppliers and contractor
• Assist project implementation in collaboration with the Project Manager and Senior Project Engineer during planning and construction to assure quality and execution according to schedule
• Development and review of energy production models, project schedules, cost estimation, bill of materials, budgets, scopes of work, and quotes from suppliers
• Coordinate external resources such as structural, civil and electrical engineering consultants, geotechnical and topographic surveyors, other specialized professionals as needed and suppliers
• Create, review and maintain drawing packages and project documentation
• In collaboration with other team members, contribute to the completion of proposals to design and deliver photovoltaic projects
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvements in project designs, plans, processes and product development
• Assist with technical training of other team members and new employees
• Perform energy generation modeling for solar projects using PV Syst and other tools
• Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned

Requirements:

• A degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or another related engineering science
• Minimum of 5 years of professional engineering experience in the solar industry
• Relevant work experience in the design and development of PV power plants
• Experience with AutoCAD (or equivalent)
• Experience with photovoltaic performance modeling tools (preferably PVSyst)
• Strong in Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with Gantt charts (MS Project or equivalent)
• Knowledge of the National Electric Code
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Assertive, able to cope with pressure, a team player
• Previous experience managing project from initial design to installation and execution, preferred
• Experience in permitting processes with local authorities having jurisdiction, preferred