Associate, Renewable Energy Development Engineer

Copia Power; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) match

Annual bonus

Flexible hours

Unlimited PTO

Paid holidays

Wellness credits

Life & AD&D

ERGs

Professional development

Job summary

Copia Power is seeking an Associate, Development Engineering who is passionate about renewable energy to help bring clean energy and data center load solutions onto the U.S. power grid.

You will support large-scale asset development, collaborating with engineering, asset management, energy markets, legal, and finance teams. The role requires strong organizational, communication, and analytical skills, and the ability to work with teams across the development lifecycle.

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
• Ability to work out of the Washington, D.C., Dana Point, CA, Phoenix, AZ, Salt Lake City, UT or Lake Oswego, OR office a minimum of 3 days a week
• 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 knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

CAD tools

PVsyst

MS Office

Job description

Copia Power is seeking an Associate, Development Engineering who is passionate about renewable energy to help bring clean energy and data center load solutions onto the U.S. power grid.

You will support large-scale asset development, collaborating with engineering, asset management, energy markets, legal, and finance teams. The role requires strong organizational, communication, and analytical skills, and the ability to work with teams across the development lifecycle.