Senior Design Engineer - Solar PV Plant layout

SgurrEnergy; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

SgurrEnergy in Pune, India, is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to design utility-scale and rooftop solar PV plant layouts using AutoCAD and specialized tools.

You will translate design basis into constructible drawings, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, and support site teams during execution. The role emphasizes hands-on CAD skills with PVFarm, PVCase, and RatedPower, plus optimization of land use while meeting standards.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on expertise in AutoCAD for utility-scale solar PV plant layout.
• Experience with PVFarm, PVCase and RatedPower for layout generation.
• Ability to interpret topographical contours and site constraints.

Responsibilities

• Develop utility-scale and rooftop solar PV plant layouts using AutoCAD based on modules, inverters, and MMS configurations.
• Create array layouts, DC/inverter blocks, and route layouts with PVFarm, PVCase, and RatedPower.
• Incorporate land boundaries, topography, setbacks, and site constraints into layouts.
• Develop land levelling, grading layouts, drainage, and internal roads aligned with plant layout.
• Produce integrated layouts with DC/AC cable routing and clash-free design.
• Provide design options to support BoQ comparison and cost optimisation.
• Perform quantity take-offs and support BoQ for PV tables, roads, fencing, drainage.
• Apply AutoCAD automation (dynamic blocks, scripts, AutoLISP) to improve drafting efficiency.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams; address client and reviewer comments.
• Ensure compliance with codes, standards and project requirements; maintain revision control.

Skills

Attention to detail

Execution mindset

Coordination

Multi-tasking

Tools

AutoCAD

PVFarm

PVCase

RatedPower

AutoLISP

Job description

Senior Design Engineer - Solar PV Plant layout

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

• -Develop utility-scale and rooftop solar PV plant layouts using AutoCAD, based on provided PV modules, inverters, MMS configurations / trackers, DC/AC ratio and rated power, translating the design basis into accurate, constructible and execution-ready drawings.
• -Use PVFarm, PVCase and RatedPower tools to generate array layouts, define DC and inverter blocks, validate plant capacity against rated power, and support layout development within approved assumptions.
• -Prepare and refine layouts considering land boundaries, setbacks, ROWs, exclusions, topography, slopes and site constraints, incorporating inputs from topographical, geotechnical, hydrology and other site investigation studies.
• -Develop land levelling and grading layouts, by interpreting contour data, defining cut-and-fill zones, coordinating drainage, internal roads and access planning, and aligning with the overall plant layout and block-wise grading philosophy.
• -Create integrated array layouts, DC blocks, inverter station, equipment placement, internal road and DC/AC cable routing layouts, ensuring proper spatial coordination, constructability and clash-free design.
• -Provide iterative design options and alternative layouts using the provided components and assumptions to support BoQ comparison, cost optimisation and constructability assessment.
• -Perform drawing-based quantity take-offs and support BoQ preparation and comparison for PV tables, inverter stations, cable routes, roads, fencing, drainage and associated civil works with different project configurations.
• -Apply AutoCAD automation techniques (dynamic blocks, scripts, macros, templates and AutoLISP routines) to improve drafting efficiency, maintain consistency and reduce errors in large-scale layouts.
• -Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure integrated, compliant and execution-ready designs, and address comments from clients, EPCs and internal reviewers.
• -Ensure layouts and documentation comply with applicable codes, standards, client specifications and project requirements, while maintaining drawing standards, revision control and design documentation traceability.
• -Support contractors, project and site teams during execution through design clarifications, revised drawings and as-built layout updates as required.

Requirements

Technical & Software Skills

• -Strong hands-on expertise in AutoCAD for utility-scale solar PV plant layout and site engineering.
• -Hands on experience of PVFarm, PVCase and RatedPower tools.
• -Sound understanding of optimising plant layouts, DC block planning, inverter layouts, cable routing and land utilisation.
• -Ability to interpret topographical contours, grading drawings and site constraints.
• -Experience in drawing-based quantity take-offs and BoQ support.

Automation & Productivity Skills

• -Hands-on solar PV layout design engineer, not just a draftsman. Comfortable working on large, irregular land parcels and iterative design cycles.
• -Proficiency in AutoCAD automation, including:
• -Dynamic blocks and reusable block libraries
• -AutoLISP routines (preferred)
• -Ability to standardise workflows and automate repetitive drafting tasks for large projects.

Professional Skills

• -Ability to work strictly within approved design assumptions and specifications.
• -Strong attention to detail with an execution-focused engineering mindset.
• -Effective coordination and communication with multi-disciplinary teams.
• -Ability to manage multiple revisions, tight timelines and parallel design tasks.
• -Strong drawing discipline, documentation clarity and quality awareness.