Solar Design Engineer

Title

Solar PV Design/Estimation & Purchase Engineer

Reporting to

Director Sales & Marketing / Managing Director

Description

The PV Design & Purchase Engineer will be responsible for all PV solution designs, costing/estimation and purchases. The profile is a high visibility role that directly reports to the senior management of the company and ensures that solar projects are designed as per specification and delivered as per budget.

The role also involves site survey and remote project management to ensure projects in execution are managed/delivered as per schedule.

Responsibilities

Design and Costing for Retail/Commercial Solar PV Solutions

• Turnkey design of solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems for domestic/residential, commercial and

industrial applications

• Prior experience in design, installation and commissioning of the following solutions
• Rooftop Solar on-grid solutions upto 500 KW
• Rootfop Solar off-grid/hybrid solutions
• Solar street lights
• Solar pumps
• Solar lanterns and other solar PV based solutions
• Expertise in understanding engineering drawings to prepare and study technical data,

specifications of electrical systems to ensure that installation and operations conform to

standards and meet customer requirements.

• Ability to create accurate and fully detailed Bill of Materials (BOMs)/Bill of Quantities (BOQs) in

response to customer requirements with accurate cost estimates based on prevalent market

rates for components.

• Prepare specifications for purchase of materials and equipment estimate labor, material,

construction and installation costs

• Ability to prepare details techno-commercial proposals that include detailed payback and ROI

calculations for customers to make investment decisions.

• Working knowledge of industry standards in PV design, installation and installation codes
• Extensive knowledge of output, performance and reliability factors of various commercially

available PV modules and inverters

• Experience working with HV system design

BOS Design/Estimation

• Good knowledge of power cables/ electrification for residential, commercial, and industrial

sectors

• Responsible for providing optimized module mounting structure design and solutions required

to meet customer / project needs

• Assessment and evaluation of technologies for module support structure: fixed & tracking,

rooftop & ground mount

Drawing Preparation and Performance Analysis

• Experience preparing GA Layout drawings for placement of solar panels, Single Line Drawings

(SLD) for electrical schematic/wiring and 3D drawings of wiring/routing on AutoCAD

• Experience preparing shadow analysis and analysing PV generation/performance on PVSyst or

equivalent software. Experience with PV System Energy Modelling tools.

• Assessment and evaluation of technologies for module support structure: fixed & tracking,

rooftop & ground mounted.

Purchase/Procurement

• Negotiating purchase for all PV solution components and ensuring the rates are within

budgeted cost

• Vendor relationship management and vendor development for PV solutions
• Adding new solutions to portfolio by bringing new solution vendors

Software/Other Skills

• AutoCad, PVSyst (mandatory)
• Sketchup, other softwares (optional)
• Proficient in MS Excel, MS Word and proposal/report creation of solar projects
• Strong written/verbal skills and ability to communicate effectively with customers and

participate in sales driven techno-commercial discussions

• Open for travel within India for site surveys and technical discussions.
• Languages - English, Hindi (preferred) , Marathi or other languages (optional)

Position Requirements

• A graduate degree/diploma in Electrical Engineering or associated degree relevant to PV Design
• Atleast 5 Years of prior experience in PV Design & Purchase

Working Hours & Culture

• Office Hours 9 am – 5:30 pm on weekdays, 6 days a week (Monday – Saturday)
• Presence on field will be mandatory, hence office presence will depend on necessity to travel
• We have an open and transparent culture freedom to express views and provide ideas.