Renewable Energy Solar Engineer

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is a world-class prime systems integrator and electronic systems provider known for its rapid, innovative, and agile technology solutions.  Fast-growing and widely diversified, SNC is a high-tech electronics, engineering, and manufacturing corporation that continues to expand its impressive portfolio of capabilities, products and services.

Responsibilities:

• Assess deliverable need, prepare budget and schedule, communicate resource requirements to management.
• Support the program development group and the engineering group in the design and cost estimating of MV and IV equipment required for connecting large utility-scale PV plants to the utility grid.
• Interact with customers and visit proposed installation sites to understand the most cost effective interconnection means.
• Work with the engineering team to refine and value engineer the complete AC side of the PV power plants.
• Assist in writing specifications and technical scopes of work for contracting and bidding purposes.
• Lead and supervise the assembled project team in execution of deliverable.
• Projects may include feasibility studies, business development support, site assessments, conceptual design packages, or detailed designs for permitting and construction.
• Supervise the development, review, check and approval of design engineering deliverables.
• Ensure industry design codes and standards are evaluated and applied.
• Gather and review applicable codes, standards, and vendor and client requirements and communicate requirements to project team.
• Participate in constructibility reviews.
• Forecast and develop staffing.
• Analyze options to optimize cost and scheduling.
• Ensure all work is performed within safety standards.
• Acts as liaison with Project Management, senior management on matters relating to engineering progress, quality, scope and technical/permitting issues as well as interface with customer on technical issues.

Qualifications:

• Willingness to travel up to 50% primarily on west coast.
• Must possess technical knowledge of related engineering systems and applications, engineering calculations, construction methods and materials, and engineering application of computer programs.
• Proficient knowledge of project engineering processes and procedures and proficiency in spreadsheet and project scheduling tools.
• Ability to engineer and cost estimate the procurement and construction of utility substations.
• Proficiency in MS Office and AutoCAD 2008.
• Knowledge of related construction practices and the economics involved and current knowledge of new methods of design and construction.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Strong computing skills.

To Apply: 

Please apply online for immediate consideration or send inquiries to Monique Moultrie.

SNC is an EEO employer committed to recruiting a diverse workforce.