POSITION SUMMARY:
The Design Engineer is a mid-level role on the Construction Engineering team. After a Site Survey is complete, the Design Engineer is responsible for creating a buildable solar design that meets all municipality, utility, and financing requirements while ensuring Sales preferences are considered. This role is a ruthless problem solver, acting swiftly and decisively to resolve issues and blockers to provide the best possible experience to our customers.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Produce a rooftop or ground-mount photovoltaic layout using Aurora, BrightPath, and/or Everbright while taking into consideration external requirements and preference
- Identify any factors that may affect the scope of work including project cost, installation complexity and feasibility
- Create and maintain Construction plans using AutoCAD and internal design tools that are compliant with Municipality and Utility requirements
- Determine the optimal point of interconnection based on existing electrical infrastructure and conditions, with an eye for ease of installation
- Complete electrical load calculations to determine the feasibility of various electrical scopes of work
- Manage a regional pipeline of Construction Engineering tasks, including new projects, revisions to existing projects, and tickets
- Work closely with Regional Branches to establish rapport and a direct lone of communication between Engineering and Field Operations
- Perform other duties as assigned
What Success Looks Like in This Role
- All assigned designs, rework and tickets completed within 24 hours
- Achieve 95% quality within a rolling 30-day period
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical) or similar degree
Experience:
- Minimum of 3 years of professional design experience in the solar industry
- Experience with AutoCAD (or equivalent)
- Previous experience managing projects from initial design to installation, preferred
- Experience with permitting processes with local authorities having jurisdiction, preferred
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Ability to design Roof-Mount and Ground-Mount photovoltaic systems
- Understanding of relevant Electrical concepts to Solar, including tie-in methods, red flags, and relevant chapters in the NEC
- Competency in basic Structural concepts including residential roof framing types and components
- Familiarity of various roof attachment and racking assemblies, including factors influencing and limiting product choice
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to concisely describe problems, solutions, and needs
- Must be a team player, focused on achieving team and Company goals ahead of their own
- Must work well unsupervised and be self-motivated
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ABILITIES
- Regularly spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers
- Regularly move from sitting to standing positions effortlessly
- Regularly spend long hours in intense concentration reviewing and entering information into a computer
- Regularly use hands and fingers to handle, control or feel objects
- Regularly see details of objects that are less than a few feet away
- Regularly speak clearly so listeners can understand
- Regularly understand the speech of another person
- Frequently work on projects that require deadlines
- Frequently bend to file and maintain files
- Occasionally lift 5-10 pounds