Senior Electrical Design Engineer – Solar

Growth For Impact; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Growth For Impact in Pune is seeking a senior solar electrical design lead to head a team in detailed engineering and review projects for MW-scale solar PV plants, coordinating with clients and internal teams.

You will design DC/AC electrical systems, MV transformer and inverter stations up to 33 kV, conduct protection sizing per IEC/IS/IEEE, perform short-circuit/load-flow calculations, and prepare specifications and reports.

Qualifications

• Experience in detailed engineering of solar PV projects.
• Ability to coordinate with clients and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team in detailed engineering and review engineering projects of solar PV plants, including client and internal coordination.
• Deliver projects within the allocated time and budget.
• Design and engineer DC and AC side electrical systems of MW-scale solar PV and rooftop projects, developing electrical schemes and PV plant layout details such as DC cable routine layouts and DC grouping.
• Perform detailed designs of solar plants, including MV systems up to 33kV.
• Conduct lightning risk assessments, perform lighting calculations, and select conductors according to national/international codes.
• Prepare general technical specifications, design basis reports, and memoranda.
• Conduct and review short-circuit current and load-flow calculations to finalize equipment ratings and sizes.
• Design protection systems, including sizing calculations for fuses, connectors, SCBs, SPDs, and other equipment per IEC, IS, and IEEE standards.
• Calculate auxiliary AC and DC loads, design schematic diagrams for auxiliary loads, and perform illumination, ventilation, and fire-alarm system calculations for buildings and open fields of solar PV arrays.
• Design and engineer inverter stations, MV transformer stations, MV switching stations, and utility metering systems.
• Apply deep knowledge of MV and HV equipment selection and review vendor drawings and documents.
• Provide consultancy/EPC support with exposure to utility-scale solar.

Job description

ROLE

• Lead the team in detailed engineering and review engineering projects of solar PV plants, including client and internal coordination.


• Deliver projects within the allocated time and budget.


• Design and engineer DC and AC side electrical systems of MW‑scale solar PV and rooftop projects, developing electrical schemes and PV plant layout details such as DC cable routine layouts and DC grouping.


• Perform detailed designs of solar plants, including MV systems up to 33kV.


• Conduct lightning risk assessments, perform lighting calculations, and select conductors according to national/international codes.


• Prepare general technical specifications, design basis reports, and memoranda.


• Conduct and review short‑circuit current and load‑flow calculations to finalize equipment ratings and sizes.


• Design protection systems, including sizing calculations for fuses, connectors, SCBs, SPDs, and other equipment per IEC, IS, and IEEE standards.


• Calculate auxiliary AC and DC loads, design schematic diagrams for auxiliary loads, and perform illumination, ventilation, and fire‑alarm system calculations for buildings and open fields of solar PV arrays.


• Design and engineer inverter stations, MV transformer stations, MV switching stations, and utility metering systems.


• Apply deep knowledge of MV and HV equipment selection and review vendor drawings and documents.


• Provide consultancy/EPC support with exposure to utility‑scale solar