Design Engineer (Solar PV)

SgurrEnergy; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

SgurrEnergy seeks an Electrical Engineer to lead basic engineering and conceptualisation for solar PV plants, battery storage and windfarms, coordinating with clients and internal teams.

The role requires expertise in power evacuation, MV/HV systems and protection coordination, with on-site exposure and experience in renewable projects. Excellent report writing and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech Electrical Engg (mandatory qualification).
• Strong English communication.
• Knowledge of power system protection, and relay coordination calculations.
• Design knowledge of SCADA architecture for solar PV plants.
• Exposure to on-site solar and switchyard projects.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, ETAP, PVSyst, SketchUp.
• Ability to learn, understand and apply new technologies in renewable energy market.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to produce high-quality technical reports within predefined deadline.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team in basic engineering and initial conceptualization of power evacuation infrastructure for solar PV plants, battery energy storage and windfarms.
• Facilitate cost to benefit analysis for PV, Windfarms, BESS, hydrogen, and hybrid projects.
• Create a database of costs and technical specifications for primary and secondary equipment used in RE projects.
• Review EPC proposals for substations and electrical components and assist in negotiation and bid management.
• Shall have depth knowledge of MV and HV equipment selection and review of vendor drawings.
• Deliver projects within allocated time and budget.
• Knowledge in DC & AC side engineering specifications and standards including IEC, NEC, IEEE, ANSI, SEC, IS etc.

Skills

Power systems knowledge

Relay protection calculations

SCADA design knowledge

English communication skills

On-site experience

Renewable energy exposure

Technical reports writing

Education

BE/B.Tech Electrical Engg

Tools

AutoCAD

ETAP

PVSyst

SketchUp

Job description

SgurrEnergy was originally established in Glasgow, UK in 2002 with an aim to excel in renewable energy consulting. The company with its in-depth expertise progressed exponentially in renewable energy and assessed over 160GW of projects worldwide. Furthermore, with huge growth and expansion, SgurrEnergy was incorporated in 2007 to provide technical advisory and engineering services for renewable projects globally.

Since its inception, SgurrEnergy has become one of the leading reputed renewable engineering consultancy offering 360° services over the complete project lifecycle. Our services are tailor-made to meet the requirements at any stage of the renewable energy project. With a team of more than 135 highly-qualified engineering and renewable expert, we bring a combined 1300 man-years of experience, making SgurrEnergy the largest and only purely renewable energy-focused consulting team across the globe providing feasibility studies, design and detailed engineering, construction management, O&M consulting, performance assessment and technical due diligence services for developers, investors & lenders and EPC contractors.

We are actively working on large-scale utility projects in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Vietnam, Philippines, South Africa, Ukraine, Jordan, Australia, the USA, and many more countries; the company is also rapidly expanding to the Far East, Africa, Americas, Middle East, and other Asian countries.

Job Description

The principal responsibilities shall essentially include:

• Lead the team in basic engineering and initial conceptualization of power evacuation infrastructure for solar PV plants, battery energy storage and windfarms. This shall include client and internal co-ordination.
• Facilitate cost to benefit analysis for various types of RE projects: PV, Windfarms, BESS, hydrogen, and hybrid projects.
• Create a database of costs and technical specifications for primary and secondary equipment used in RE projects.
• Review EPC proposals for substations and electrical components and assist in negotiation and bid management.
• Through understanding of Indian grid code. Understanding of other country grid code shall be beneficial.
• Review grid impact study reports for international renewable energy projects.
• Interface management between Advisory and Core Engineering Departments in case of detailed engineering projects.
• Shall make basic electrical designs of solar plants / battery storage / windfarms, including MV system and HV (for 11kV/33kV/66kV/132kV/220kV/440kV).
• Basic engineering and conceptualisation of all the aspects of inverter stations, MV transformer stations, MV Switching stations, Utility metering systems etc.
• Develop electrical schemes and PV plant layout detailing such as DC Cable routine layouts, DC Grouping. Conducting lightning risk assessment, performing lighting calculations, cable sizing, conductor selection, auxiliary load calculation as per the national/ international code.
• Preparing general technical specifications, design basis reports, and memorandum.
• Should be able to review short circuit current, Load Flow calculation to finalize equipment ratings and sizes.
• Shall have depth knowledge of MV and HV equipment selection and review of vendor drawing and documents.
• Deliver projects within the allocated time and budget.
• Knowledge in DC & AC side engineering specifications and standards including IEC, NEC, IEEE, ANSI, SEC, IS etc.

Requirements

• BE/B.Tech Electrical Engg (mandatory qualification)
• Good communication skills in English
• Knowledge of power system equipment protection, and relay setting calculations and co-ordination studies.
• Design knowledge of SCADA architecture for solar PV plants.
• Exposure to the on-site for solar and switchyard projects.
• Working Knowledge of AutoCAD, ETAP, PVSyst, Sketchup.
• Ability to learn, understand and apply new technologies in renewable energy market.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to produce high-quality technical reports within predefined deadline.