Illumine-i

Senior Manager - Design Operations - Utility Solar

Join Illumine-i in Chennai as Senior Manager - Design Operations for Utility Solar. Lead design teams, manage processes, and ensure quality in solar projects. Benefit from a dynamic work environment and opportunities to influence strategic operations in renewable energy.
Illumine-i
Illumine-i
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India On-site Full time UTC+05:30

Illumine-i

Company Overview

Illumine Industries (Illumine-i)

Austin, Texas, United States

2015

Approximately 220 employees (source: linkedin.com). Revenue of $12.5 million in FY 2023 (source: illumine.keka.com).

What They Do

Illumine-i specializes in solar photovoltaic (PV) engineering and design services, focusing on promoting environmental sustainability through innovative engineering solutions. The company provides comprehensive design and engineering support tailored to the needs of residential rooftop and commercial & industrial (C&I) solar developers, as well as engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firms. Their service offerings include schematic line drawings, system sizing, production estimates, and complete solar layout designs, ensuring that clients receive customized solutions rather than generic offerings (source: linkedin.com). Illumine-i is also expanding its capabilities into Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, and grid modernization technologies, positioning itself as a comprehensive engineering consulting firm in the renewable energy sector (source: illumine.keka.com).

Projects & Track Record

Illumine-i has a documented portfolio of approximately 200 MW of solar PV design engineering experience in the United States, having completed over 100 projects across various service lines. Notable projects include the Elios Solar Carport, which has a capacity of 350 kW DC. The company has also undertaken utility-scale solar PV projects with system sizes ranging from small residential installations to over 100 MW (source: linkedin.com). Their experience is bolstered by the expertise of CEO Nithish Sairam, who has previously managed large-scale projects across the country, bringing valuable insights to Illumine-i's operations (source: illumine.keka.com).

Recent Developments

In October 2025, Illumine-i was featured in Business View Magazine, highlighting its expansion into microgrids, energy storage, and transmission & distribution projects. Co-Founder Sudarsan Krishnan emphasized the company's commitment to building engineering solutions that address complex energy challenges (source: illumine.keka.com). Additionally, in September 2022, Illumine-i partnered with Raiven, enhancing its capabilities in the electrification market by providing electrical drawings for permitting, which has significantly increased project throughput (source: linkedin.com).

Working There

Illumine-i employs a diverse workforce, including mechanical engineers, software developers, and specialized solar engineers, structured around functional areas such as solar design engineering and utility-scale project engineering. The company maintains active operations in Austin, Texas, Brisbane, Australia, and Chennai, India, with the Austin headquarters serving as the primary employment hub (source: illumine.keka.com). The company promotes a progressive work culture that emphasizes employee engagement, transparency, and cross-functional career development, allowing employees to transition between roles and departments (source: linkedin.com).


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Job Description

The Senior Manager - Design Operations - Utility Scale Solar will implement the right processes and practices across the design operations team. The role is responsible for ensuring the quality of the company's products and services meet or exceed customer expectations by running various processes, like hiring new employees, training them in specific skill sets and procedures, and monitoring existing employees, so nothing falls through the cracks.

What you can expect as Senior Manager - Design Operations - Utility Solar at Illumine-i

  • You'll communicate job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions
  • You'll contribute operations information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolve problems; complete audits; identify trends
  • You'll forecast requirements; prepare an annual budget; schedule expenditures; analyze variances; initiating corrective actions
  • You'll analyze and improve organizational process and workflow, employee, and space requirements; implement changes
  • You'll update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
  • You'll accomplish operations and organization mission by completing related results as needed Meet or exceed operations labor budget expectations
  • You'll manage staff levels, wages, hours, contract labor to revenues
  • You'll manage relationships with key operations vendors
  • You'll track vendor pricing, service levels
  • You'll communicate customer issues with operations team and devise ways of improving the customer experience, including resolving problems and complaints
  • You'll work closely with the client experience teams and management to set and/or implement policies, procedures, and systems and to follow through with implementation
  • You'll communicate all operating policies and/or issues at department meetings
  • You'll communicate clearly with co-workers in office to ensure high quality solar designs.
  • You'll meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment with high fluctuations in work volume during the end of the month or specific days of the month.
  • You'll perform other duties and special projects, as assigned. Work with teams to ensure clients' needs and internal deadlines are met.

Essential Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or associate degree Electrical Engineering with a Post Graduation in Business, Operations Management, or related field with 10+ years of experience
  • Proven work experience as Design Operations Manager or similar role
  • Knowledge of organizational effectiveness and operations management
  • Experience budgeting and forecasting
  • Familiarity with business and financial principles
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Attention-to-detail and outstanding organizational skills
  • Excellent leadership and team management skills.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to prioritize, execute and follow up on initiatives.
  • Proven record of good judgment and analytical skills
  • Ability to effectively communicate with engineering, construction, and customer facing teams.

Great to have

  • Creative and being able to work with cross-functional teams

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About the role

April 3, 2026

Full time

Company

April 4, 2026

On-site

Solar Energy

Illumine-i

illuminei.com

  •  Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

10+ years

UTC+05:30