Design Engineer
Supervisor: Engineering Manager
Classification: Full-time, exempt
Location: San Diego, CA. Office
Summary Description:
The design engineer is responsible for the design coordination, planset production, and permitting of an energy project. For new construction projects, the design engineer works closely with the building AOR, SEOR, and EEOR, ensuring that the building infrastructure can support the energy system architecturally, structurally, and electrically. Internally, the design engineer must work closely with the Engineering Managers, Superintendents, and Project Managers, to tap into decades of solar expertise-- setting up the project for future construction success. The design engineer should have a firm grasp of the state and local building and electrical codes, have excellent time management, organizational and communication skills, all to deliver a fully coordinated, permitted, and buildable planset on time and on budget.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES
- Follow company and department standards/ SOPs
- Ensure full coordination with building AOR, EEOR, SEOR, EOR’s
- Successfully communicate with all project stakeholders
- Perform solar design intake, coordination markups, and draft solar shop drawings
- Lead solar drafters in providing complete and accurate code compliant plansets on time
- Coordinate site walks with superintendents
- Coordinate carport structural sheets and calculations with carport mfg.
- Coordinate carport lighting and photometrics with lighting mfg.
- Coordinate with interconnection department on IX applications
- Review & QC solar plansets, obtain shop drawing approvals from AOR/GC
- Coordinate EE & SE Review/ Calcs/ Stamp
- Submit, track closely, & follow-up on projects through AHJ plan-check
- Track and constantly update project process/ activity through Scoop platform
- Track project time and costs through Miter platform
- Ensure accurate inputs within Scoop platform
- Maintain sense of urgency with clients and ensure timely deliver of permitted plansets
TEAM BUILDING & CULTURE
- Embody and promote the Cal Solar core values and demonstrate those values in interactions with internal and external stakeholders.
- Foster open communication, team building, and sharing of best practices amongst all employees, to help create a continuous learning environment that drives team knowledge & preparedness.
- Encourage employees to take an active role and be accountable for their career growth.
- Oversee the training and development of all direct reports through the performance planning process and maintaining1:1 meetings/check-ins, coordinating with HR to help identify available programs and training that may assist in their professional and personal development.
Key Qualifications & Required Skills/Abilities
- Knowledge of solar and battery design
- Time management- sense of urgency, ability to Pull-Plan
- Effective & efficient communication both internally and externally
- Project management and organizational skills
- High reading comprehension
- Resourcefulness, able to do research on products and code, self starter
- Knowledge of state and local codes as it pertains to Solar Energy
- General architectural, electrical, and structural competence
- Ability to comprehend and create construction plansets and electrical SLD
- Ability to QC Solar PV System construction plansets
- Ability to coordinate Electrical Tie-ins with EEOR.
- Experience with project management software such as Scoop
- Ability to navigate multiple AHJ plancheck and permit issuance processes
- AutoCAD and BlueBeam Competency
Required Experience & Education
- Minimum 2 years of commercial solar/energy design/ engineering
- Minimum Bachelor of science in engineering or related field
- Professional Electrical Engineering or Structural Engineering license desired but not required.
About CalSolar, Inc:
Passionate About Renewable Energy? Then we’re looking for you!
For more than 10 years, California Solar Integrators, Inc. (Cal Solar Inc) has developed multi-family and commercial solar projects throughout California. Our systems reliably deliver low-cost solar energy to businesses and multi-family housing communities. We are revitalizing the solar industry with the help of Utility Incentive Programs as well as supporting the state and federal legislative push towards renewable energy. Our experienced sales and estimating teams, engineers and installers, combined with our post-installation system support, provide complete turn-key solutions for new construction and retrofit properties. Service streams include Solar Photovoltaic, Solar Hot Water, EV Chargers, and Energy Storage.
We are always seeking talented individuals! Join a focused and motivated team. Cal Solar Inc is an equal opportunity employer (EEO) committed to a culture based on respect and performance.
Cal Solar, Inc is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
The starting annual base pay for this role is between USD $85k - $100k. The actual base is dependent upon many factors, such as: location, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
Benefits:
Competitive salaries, Health/vision/dental insurance, 401(k) plan with 6% match, Paid holidays, and Flexible PTO.
