
Director of Engineering
BoxPower
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Grass Valley • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $150,000 - $165,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing, multi-disciplinary engineering team.
- Develop engineering standards, templates, QA/QC protocols, and design best practices.
- Establish scalable engineering workflows to support increasing project volume.
- Provide technical oversight across all phases: development, pre-construction, IFC, and as-built.
- Oversee design of solar PV, BESS, switchgear, interconnection, grounding, protection, and controls systems utilizing 3rd party consultants.
- Review and approve engineering deliverables including SLDs, site plans, equipment specs, and commissioning plans.
- Coordinate with utilities and AHJs to ensure permitting and interconnection compliance.
- Support value engineering efforts to optimize system performance and cost.
- Partner with Project Management to manage schedule adherence and mitigate design-driven delays.
- Collaborate with Procurement on equipment selection, vendor qualifications, and technical evaluations.
- Support Construction during installation and commissioning phases, including field troubleshooting when needed.
- Ensure projects comply with NEC, NFPA, IEEE, local codes, and utility requirements.
- Identify and mitigate technical risks early in the project lifecycle.
- Support contract reviews and technical scope alignment during negotiations.
- Implement engineering KPIs tied to design cycle time, rework reduction, and cost efficiency.
- Drive post-project lessons learned reviews and standard updates.
- Evaluate emerging technologies in DER, storage, controls, and microgrid optimization.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Mechanical or related discipline considered with relevant experience).
- 10+ years of engineering experience in renewable energy, power systems, or EPC environments.
- 5+ years in a leadership or management role.
- Strong experience designing or overseeing solar + BESS or microgrid systems.
- Deep understanding of NEC, utility interconnection processes, and power distribution systems.
- Experience reviewing contracts and aligning technical scope with project budgets.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred or ability to obtain.
- Experience in EPC project execution for commercial and industrial energy systems.
- Background in microgrid controls, SCADA integration, or DER optimization.
- Experience working with financing partners and providing engineering support for bankability reviews.
- Master’s degree in Engineering.
- PMP certification.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
solar PV designBESS designmicrogrid systemspower distribution systemsSCADA integrationengineering standardsQA/QC protocolsvalue engineeringtechnical oversightengineering KPIs
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringproject managementcollaborationcommunicationrisk managementproblem-solvingschedule managementnegotiationfield troubleshooting
Certifications
Professional Engineer (PE) licensePMP certification