Associate, Renewable Development Engineering

Copia Power; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage

401(k) plan with company contribution

Annual bonus eligibility

Flexible work hours

Unlimited paid time off

Paid holidays

Wellness and cell phone credits

Life and AD&D insurance

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Professional development

Job summary

Copia Power is seeking an Associate, Development Engineering to help bring clean energy and data center load solutions onto the U.S. power grid, joining a rapidly growing, people-first organization.

The ideal candidate will support development of large-scale assets and collaborate with cross-functional teams. The Associate will report to the Senior Manager, Engineering and must have a bachelor’s in engineering, 1–2 years in renewables, CAD/PVsyst experience, and a willingness to travel up to 25%

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• 1–2 years of renewable energy experience.
• Strong understanding of renewable energy markets, solar energy technologies, and project finance principles.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, CAD tools and PVsyst or equivalent energy modeling software.
• Willingness to work out of multiple offices (DC, CA, AZ, UT, OR) at least 3 days/week.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.
• Authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Support Copia Development Engineering by creating and managing preliminary designs and studies for all projects in the development stage.
• Perform in-house preliminary designs 10% level using AutoCAD/Civil3D, PVcase layout generating software, and internal tools.
• Develop energy resource assessment models.
• Contribute to the development of energy assessment/production modeling and performance testing standards.
• Manage on site solar resource assessment and deployment.
• Work with project stakeholders to optimize projects for offtake, LCOE, IRR, etc. prior to EPC LNTP.
• Coordinate best practices and design standards with Copia EPC team to ensure consistency throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide technical input to the Approved Vendor List process by reviewing engineering consultants, equipment vendors (including emerging technologies), engineers of record and EPC contractors.
• Contribute to the development of all Development Engineering processes for more accurate and efficient evaluation of projects and completion of relevant tasks.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Renewable energy

Data analysis

Communication

Team collaboration

Travel readiness

Work authorization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

CAD tools

PVsyst

Microsoft Office

Job description

Copia Power is seeking an Associate, Development Engineering to help bring clean energy and data center load solutions onto the U.S. power grid, joining a rapidly growing, people-first organization.

The ideal candidate will support development of large-scale assets and collaborate with cross-functional teams. The Associate will report to the Senior Manager, Engineering and must have a bachelor’s in engineering, 1–2 years in renewables, CAD/PVsyst experience, and a willingness to travel up to 25%