Senior Design Engineer – PV

PV Insight; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

PVinsight in Hyderabad, India seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to lead utility-scale solar design packages. You will own major work packages, review calculations, and guide engineers to ensure design integrity and compliance with project criteria.

The role involves coordinating with project leaders, clients, vendors, and other disciplines, addressing optimization, constructability, quality, scope, and schedule risks, and contributing to lessons learned and standard improvements.

Qualifications

• Education: B.Tech/B.E. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience: Typically 6-9 years of relevant experience, including ownership and review of significant engineering work packages.
• Knowledge: Codes, client/utility requirements, constructability, quality controls, and multidisciplinary interfaces.

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 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.

Education

B.Tech/B.E. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Excel

Google Earth Pro/KMZ

GIS tools

PVsyst

Document management systems

Job description

Role Summary

Leads technically significant work packages, reviews discipline deliverables, and provides day-to-day guidance to project teams. The role applies this accountability within Solar PV.

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.

Role-Specific Discipline Scope

• Utility-scale solar plant electrical design, including DC stringing, inverter blocks, LVAC/MVAC collection, single-line diagrams, and equipment ratings.

• Cable sizing, ampacity, voltage drop, routing, schedules, grounding, lightning protection, and equipment/BOM quantities.

• Plant layouts, design-basis and construction packages, and CAD/KMZ/GIS deliverables aligned with survey and site constraints.

• Inverter, transformer, tracker, civil, structural, BESS, PSS, substation/HV, and T-Line interfaces.

• Validation of design calculations, vendor inputs, and automation outputs before release.

Qualifications and Experience Guidance

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

• Experience: Typically 6-9 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; Microsoft Excel; Google Earth Pro/KMZ tools; GIS tools as applicable; PVsyst or comparable solar-performance tools where assigned; approved calculation and document-management systems.

• 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.