Design Engineer

Job Description

Are you passionate about renewable energy and making a positive impact on the environment? Do you enjoy working in a dynamic and fast-paced industry? Look no further! Freedom Forever, a leading residential solar company, is seeking talented and motivated Project Engineers to join our team.

As a Design Engineer you will be a mid-level role on the Construction Engineering team. After a Site Survey is complete, you are responsible for creating a buildable solar design that meets all municipality, utility, and financing requirements while ensuring Sales preferences are considered. In this role you are a ruthless problem solver, acting swiftly and decisively to resolve issues and blockers to provide the best possible experience to our customers.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Produce a rooftop or ground-mount photovoltaic layout using Aurora, BrightPath, and/or Everbright while taking into consideration external requirements and preference
• Identify any factors that may affect the scope of work including project cost, installation complexity and feasibility
• Create and maintain Construction plans using AutoCAD and internal design tools that re compliant with Municipality and Utility requirements
• Determine the optimal point of interconnection based on existing electrical infrastructure and conditions, with an eye for ease of installation
• Complete electrical load calculations to determine the feasibility of various electrical scopes of work
• Manage a regional pipeline of Construction Engineering tasks, including new projects, previsions to existing projects, and tickets
• Work closely with Regional Branches to establish rapport and a direct lone of communication between Engineering and Field Operations
• Perform other duties as assigned

What Success Looks Like in This Role

• All assigned designs, rework and tickets completed within 24 hours
• Achieve 95% quality within a rolling 30-day period

Qualification Requirements

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical) or similar degree

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of professional design experience in the solar industry
• Experience with AutoCAD (or equivalent)
• Previous experience managing projects from initial design to installation, preferred
• Experience with permitting processes with local authorities having jurisdiction, preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to design Roof-Mount and Ground-Mount photovoltaic systems
• Understanding of relevant Electrical concepts to Solar, including tie-in methods, red flags, and relevant chapters in the NEC
• Competency in basic Structural concepts including residential roof framing types and components
• Familiarity of various roof attachment and racking assemblies, including factors influencing and limiting product choice
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to concisely describe problems, solutions, and needs
• Must be a team player, focused on achieving team and Company goals ahead of their own
• Must work well unsupervised and be self-motivated

Physical Demands and Abilities

• Regularly spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers
• Regularly move from sitting to standing positions effortlessly
• Regularly spend long hours in intense concentration reviewing and entering information into a computer
• Regularly use hands and fingers to handle, control or feel objects
• Regularly see details of objects that are less than a few feet away
• Regularly speak clearly so listeners can understand
• Regularly understand the speech of another person
• Frequently work on projects that require deadlines
• Frequently bend to file and maintain files
• Occasionally lift 5-10 pounds