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The Senior PV Engineer position will be working with our Post-Sales Engineering and Operations teams to design high-quality and efficient solar PV systems. The Senior PV Engineer will play an integral and active role in helping CS Energy execute in-house projects. Responsibilities include solar energy system design and layout; interconnection design and equipment selection; energy production analysis; engineering support during construction, system commissioning and troubleshooting; evaluating future technologies; and developing internal intellectual property products and offerings.

The Senior PV Engineer should not only be a great engineer, he or she also should be an effective communicator and team player. The position will require superior cross-functional skills including close coordination with CS Energy’s pre-sales, business development, operations, and commissioning teams in addition to interfacing with customers and other project stakeholders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop detailed construction drawing packages for electrical design on PV and ensure it meets all applicable codes and contract requirements
• Manage third party electrical EOR in development of electrical drawings. Review drawings and electrical studies provided by electrical EOR
• Provide customized solutions to Operations during construction when problems arise
• Coordinate with civil and structural engineering drawings to ensure the entire system can be built in accordance with contract requirements
• Review and update single-line and three-line diagrams with required electrical details for solar PV systems in accordance with NEC, IEEE, NESC, utility interconnection tariffs and requirements, and local AHJ as necessary
• Provide technical support during interconnection. Ensure drawings are in accordance with utility requirements.
• Attend meetings with clients, State and local permitting authorities, subcontractors, and vendors regarding engineering and technical issues related to the solar PV system
• Coordinate and obtain SCADA designs for solar PV systems from third party monitoring companies
• Develop technical specifications and scopes of work for engineering firms and contractors
• Coordinate electrical integration and interconnection of energy storage systems
• Mentor and train team members on project design, interconnection and energy modelling. Review drawings provided by team members
• Create technical specifications for a project, and review all equipment drawings for compliance with contract and local codes
• Review RFIs and submittals as they come in from the team.