Electrical Engineer- Owner's Engineering, Development Engineering & Quality Assurance (Remote)

Pure Power Engineering Inc • Hoboken, NJ

296d • $90,000 - $118,000

About The Position

Pure Power Engineering is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join our Owners Engineering group, specializing in owners engineering, development engineering and quality assurance to provide Nationwide engineering services for investors, owners and financiers of commercial and utility scale solar PV and energy storage projects. This person will possess a wide range of knowledge & experience, in the development, design, installation, & operation of commercial and utility scale solar PV & energy storage systems. Pure Power Engineering utilizes our unrivaled solar + storage expertise to provide high quality engineering that maximize generation revenue and reduce costs, enabling our clients to scale up by completing solar + storage projects faster and more profitably. We provide clients with the services and confidence they need to replace fossil fuels and lead the world's transition to sustainable energy. PPEs Owners Engineering (OE) team provides engineering support for investors, owners, and financiers of commercial and utility scale solar + storage projects. Our owner's engineering team ensures client success & maximum profitability by being a trusted advisor in technical risk management and delivery support throughout project development, construction, and operation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineer or a similar discipline.
• Experience in commercial and utility scale solar PV. Experience with energy storage a plus.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD & PVsyst. Knowledge of SKM and Etap preferred.
• Able to take highly technical issues and communicate them in a manner that can be understood by non-technical clients.
• Familiarity with the National Electrical Code (NEC).
• 2+ years’ experience in solar engineering and PV Industry.

Nice To Haves

• MS in electrical engineering, or other related discipline.
• NABCEP PV Installation Professional Certificate.
• Professional engineering (PE) license.
• Medium Voltage engineering experience.
• Experience designing energy storage systems.
• Hands on experience commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting solar PV systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct technical due diligence on designs by third party EORs, as well as projects designed in-house with Pure Power.
• Review drawings, reports, RFIs, submittals, & contracts and issue comments to customers.
• Technology evaluation and risk assessment.
• Create reports of findings with photos, descriptions, severity, and recommendations.
• Work as a consultant who assesses technical and financial risk for our customer’s projects.
• Work with the installers/contractors to ensure they understand the problems and solutions to the issues you identified.
• Providing background research on technical questions both for internal use and for clients.
• Generate PVsyst models & evaluate 3rd party models, performance guarantee calculations, climate adjusted actual vs expected, etc.
• Gathering actual performance data, filtering it, and performing a wide array of analysis including PR, ASTM capacity tests, and climate adjusted actual vs expected.
• Planning, conceptual designs, interconnection, equipment selection, and energy models.
• Conduct on-site visual inspections for workmanship, code compliance, constructability, and best practices.
• Construction monitoring site visits, reporting on QC issues and overall progress of construction vs schedule.
• Elevate the technical capabilities of the organization.
• Contribute to a centralized knowledge base for others in the company to use.
• Develop training programs such as best practices, troubleshooting procedures, and equipment use.
• Create standardized forms the engineers will use in the field. Create methods to digitize all forms, so that they can be quickly turned into a deliverable report.
• Manage relationships with project stakeholders, including project owner & investors, off-takers, equipment vendors, etc.
• Manage the parallel execution of multiple projects in various stages.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• 100% of employee medical, dental, and vision benefits costs covered.
• 401k matching.
• Commuter benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree