Lead Solar & BESS Electrical Engineer (Remote)

Jobot; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

HSA contributions

Life insurance

Disability coverage

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Jobot seeks a Utility Electrical Engineer for Solar + BESS to lead electrical design on utility-scale projects from preliminary design through IFC and construction. The role is remote with office visits and site trips as needed.

You will own DC/AC collection, MV systems, conductor layouts, and grounding, ensuring NEC compliance, cost effectiveness, and on‑time delivery while coordinating with clients, engineering partners, and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Hands-on solar electrical design experience; this is required.
• EPC experience and understanding of how design accuracy affects cost and schedule.
• US work authorization; sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design on utility-scale solar and BESS projects from preliminary through IFC and construction.
• Review conductor schedules, layouts, voltage drop calculations, equipment specs and grounding.
• Serve as SME on DC/AC collection, MV systems, equipment selection, and code compliance.
• Coordinate with customers, developers, AHJs, regulators, vendors, and outside engineers.
• Support permitting and field issue resolution, RFIs, and change impact analysis.
• Maintain electrical records and improve design processes and templates.

Skills

Solar design

Project coordination

Code compliance

Leadership guidance

NEC knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

PVcase

Microsoft Office

Job description

Jobot seeks a Utility Electrical Engineer for Solar + BESS to lead electrical design on utility-scale projects from preliminary design through IFC and construction. The role is remote with office visits and site trips as needed.

You will own DC/AC collection, MV systems, conductor layouts, and grounding, ensuring NEC compliance, cost effectiveness, and on‑time delivery while coordinating with clients, engineering partners, and internal teams.