Solar Design Engineer - Electrical Engineer

Company: Pure Power Engineering
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: October 27, 2024

Job Description:

Description: Pure Power is seeking an engineer to design and generate construction documents for utility scale solar PV systems of 50MW or higher. Pure Power is an engineering firm specializing in designing big, challenging, and high-profile Solar PV systems (with or without energy storage). This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for renewable energy to join a growing practice in our well-respected company.

Pure Power is an engineering firm specializing in designing big, challenging, and high-profile Solar PV systems. As a full-service engineering firm, we create the electrical and structural drawings and calculation packages for bidding, permits and construction, as well as supporting the lead up to the full engineering drawings, primarily interconnection support and electrical/structural feasibility studies.
Take pride in the fact that our services really are the best in the industry. Design and engineer commercial PV solar or BESS systems size at 50MW or higher. This includes detailed design of the associated electrical power systems:
System layout (equipment and modules)
Selection of major equipment and development of equipment specifications.
MVAC and DC cable sizing & routing
SCADA & communication design
Grounding design
Trench design
Prepare construction drawings using AutoCAD.
Coordinate activities between clients, utilities, permit agencies, contractors, and other engineering firms.
Participate in the Construction Administration phase of projects by responding to RFIs, reviewing submittals and performing site visits as needed.
Ability to manage time efficiently across multiple projects
Ability to reduce complexity of projects/tasks within their team to increase efficiency.
Bachelors in electrical engineering or other related discipline.
-3+ years' experience designing commercial and/or utility scale solar PV systems.
- 3+ years' experience working with AutoCAD with an understanding of layer control, dimensioning and scaling, sheet sets, blocks, xrefs, line weights, plot files, and file transmission.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and additional computer software.
- Must possess strong technical verbal and technical writing skills and be able to read technical literature and engineering plans.
- Must demonstrate two-way communication to effectively work with internal staff and external clients.
- Understanding of the National Electrical Code (NEC).

Professional Engineering (PE) license.
-6+ years' experience designing commercial & utility scale solar PV systems.
- Experience designing energy storage systems.
- Familiarity with PVsyst, CYMCAP & Etap software.
- This position will be based out of our exciting Kansas City, KS area office with the flexibility to work a hybrid in-office and remotely weekly schedule. We also provide a parking spot for the days when an employee wishes to drive to the office and for those that utilize public transportation, we will cover the costs associated with traveling to and from the office.

We pay 100% of our employee benefits costs and offer healthcare plans, dental, vision and 401K matching.

It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, organ donation, or length of hair. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

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