
Development Engineer
The AES Corporation
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • California, Colorado, New York, Texas, Utah, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $96,000 - $115,175 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
PMP
About the role
- Responsible for the design and engineering of utility scale solar PV and energy storage projects
- Evaluate utility-scale PV and BESS projects
- Develop preliminary PV and BESS layouts and associated energy models
- Review system design calculations and select equipment from approved vendor list
- Support the development of up to 30% design packages (civil, electrical, and structural)
- Coordinate and collaborate with internal SMEs and external engineering consultants
- Ensure designs comply with applicable local, state, and national codes
- Identify project risks and critical path engineering items
- Manage priorities across multiple projects
- Contribute to design reviews, permitting support, due diligence and technical assessments
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in Engineering or equivalent technical field
- 3+ years of professional experience in solar PV system design, development, construction, and analysis
- Proficiency in PV system design, including 1-line and 3-line diagram conventions, NEC design requirements
- Experience with medium voltage collector system design
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Proficient with MS Office Suite.
- Graduate degree in Engineering (plus)
- PE license (plus)
- PMP Certification (plus)
- NABCEP PV Installation Professional certification (plus)
- 2-3 years of experience with Battery Energy Storage Systems design and modeling (plus)
- Experience with MATLAB, ETAP, SKM, and other advanced modeling tools (plus)
- Substation/HV design experience (plus)
- Spanish language skills (plus)
- OSHA 10-hr or comparable job-site safety certification (plus)
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) eligibility
- Paid time off (vacation, sick time, parental leave)
- Flexible working arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
solar PV system designenergy storage system design1-line diagram3-line diagramNEC design requirementsmedium voltage collector system designBattery Energy Storage Systems modelingsubstation designHV design
Soft skills
team collaborationproject managementrisk identificationprioritization
Certifications
PE licensePMP CertificationNABCEP PV Installation Professional certificationOSHA 10-hr certification