Sr. Design Engineer (Mechanical or Electrical)

Job Title: Senior Design Engineer - Mechanical or Electrical
Location: Columbia, MD - 21046 (Remote)
Duration: Fulltime / Direct hire

Note: Candidates near the Columbia, MD is highly preferred, but location is not the deciding factor.

Top Must Haves:
• Hands-on utility-scale, ground-mounted PV design experience. 
• Experience in a solar EPC or Engineer of Record (EOR) environment, rather than experience limited to preliminary development or project origination. 
• Experience taking projects through detailed design and construction, including 30%, 60%, 90% and IFC deliverables. 
• Strong, practical working knowledge of the NEC and PV system design requirements. 
• Ability to independently understand and explain core PV design principles, including how to determine the maximum number of PV modules per string based on site minimum temperature and resulting voltage. 
• Strong electrical engineering fundamentals across DC systems, low-voltage AC and medium-voltage (MV) systems. Utility-scale project experience is important; MV experience is preferred. 
• Ability to size conductors and calculate/review voltage drop, as well as understand grounding, equipment selection and single-line diagrams. 
• Ability to review and manage design packages produced by external EORs or subcontractors. 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with clients and explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. 
• Strong organization, workload management, delegation, and multitasking skills.