Senior Design Engineer – BESS

PV Insight; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

PVinsight in Hyderabad seeks an experienced electrical engineer to lead technically significant work packages within Battery Energy Storage Systems. You will own major packages, review deliverables, guide engineers and drafters, and coordinate with project leaders and clients to ensure technical integrity.

You will apply NEC/NFPA knowledge and interface with EMS, HVAC, and third-party packages, while driving constructability, quality, and risk management across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.
• 4-7 years of engineering ownership and review experience.
• Knowledge of NEC/NFPA and multidisciplinary interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of major work packages and establish execution approach.
• Develop and review calculations, drawings, models, and reports.
• Guide engineers, trainees, and drafters; provide review comments and closure.
• Coordinate with project leaders, clients, vendors, and other disciplines.
• Identify risks and contribute to lessons learned and standard improvements.
• Perform quality reviews of designs and drawings per PVI QRM.

Skills

Technical leadership

Review calculations

Interdisciplinary coordination

Education

B.Tech/B.E. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

CDEGS

CYMCAP

AMPCAL

WINIGS

VISUAL LIGHTING

OEM sizing tools

Job description

Role Summary

Leads technically significant work packages, reviews discipline deliverables, and provides day-to-day guidance to project teams with 4-7 years of relevant experience. The role applies this accountability within Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).

Key Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of major work packages and establish the execution approach within approved project criteria.

• Develop and review calculations, drawings, models, specifications, reports, and supporting records.

• Guide engineers, trainees, and drafters; provide clear review comments and verify effective closure.

• Resolve complex design interfaces and coordinate directly with project leaders, clients, vendors, and other disciplines on delegated matters.

• Identify optimization, constructability, quality, scope, and schedule risks and contribute lessons learned and standard improvements.

• Ensure to perform quality reviews of designs and drawings prepared per PVI QRM documentation.

Role-Specific Discipline Scope

• BESS layouts, battery-container configuration, PCS and MV transformer integration, auxiliary systems, and single-line diagrams.

• DC, LVAC, and MVAC cable systems, sizing, ampacity, voltage drop, routing, grounding, schedules, and BOMs.

• OEM drawing/data review and interfaces with EMS, communications, fire alarm, HVAC, and third-party packages.

• Clearances, augmentation strategy, constructability, and applicable NEC, NFPA 855, utility, and AHJ requirements.

• Coordination with Civil, Structural, PV, PSS, substation/HV, and T-Line teams and validation of vendor/automation outputs.

Qualifications and Experience Guidance

• Education: B.Tech/B.E. in Electrical Engineering, Energy Systems Engineering, or another directly relevant engineering discipline from a recognized university.

• Experience: Typically 4-7 years of relevant experience, including ownership and review of significant engineering work packages.

• Knowledge: Applicable codes, client/utility requirements, constructability, quality controls, and multidisciplinary interfaces at a depth appropriate to the level.

Technical Skills / Software

• Core tools: AutoCAD; Software’s like CDEGS, CYMCAP, AMPCAL, WINIGS, VISUAL LIGHTING or EQUIVALENT; OEM sizing/configuration tools; document-management and approved calculation tools.

• Expected proficiency: Advanced hands-on proficiency, model/calculation review capability, and ability to guide less-experienced users.

Reporting / Accountability

• Reporting: Typically reports to a Deputy Manager, Manager, or project Engineering Lead.

• Accountability: Accountable for package-level technical integrity, interdisciplinary coordination, review quality, risk identification, and guidance of junior staff.