Senior Development Engineer

Standard Solar; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Solar in Rockville, MD is seeking a Development Engineer to drive early-stage project development. You will perform site evaluation, design concepts, PV modeling, and deliver technical support for Sales and Finance teams.

Ideal candidates have 2–5 years in engineering, hands-on solar PV exposure, and strong skills with AutoCAD, PVsyst, HelioScope, SketchUp, PVcase, and Excel. This full-time role is office-based with opportunities to contribute across teams.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in ABET-accredited engineering; Electrical, Energy, or Renewable Energy preferred.
• 2–5 years engineering experience; at least 1 year in large-scale solar PV.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, PVsyst, HelioScope, SketchUp, PVcase, and Excel.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support technical proposals and customer presentations for Commercial Sales and Finance.
• Identify deliverables for early-stage project development with Sales.
• Design preliminary early-stage projects, PV1s, PVsyst modeling, and single-line drawings.
• Perform due diligence, tariff and load analyses, and prepare calculations.
• Assist in developing Preliminary Engineering Plans and review 3rd party documents.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Engineering experience

AutoCAD

PVsyst

HelioScope

PVcase

Excel

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

PVsyst

HelioScope

SketchUp

PVcase

Excel

Job description

Job Summary

With limited supervision the Development Engineer provides early-stage deliverables to support commercial solar electric system project development. They will execute engineering and technical tasks of assigned projects primarily regarding early-stage site evaluation, early-stage design development and optimize the design based on various project specific parameters. The Development Engineer will identify the most appropriate technical and material solutions for each project and perform early-stage design calculations for project scoping and feasibility analysis.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to Commercial Sales and Finance for technical proposals and customer presentations.
• Coordinates with Commercial Sales to identify engineering deliverables required for early-stage project development.
• Works as a primary engineering contact interfacing with Business Development.
• Preliminary design of early-stage projects which includes PV1s, energy production modeling (PVsyst), and single line electrical drawings.
• Performs due diligence and critical issues analysis of projects.
• Perform electricity tariff analysis, electricity bill analysis, and load versus energy generation analysis.
• Prepares engineering calculations, estimates, statistics, and early-stage designs.
• Contributes to the development of Preliminary Engineering Plans and designs.
• Review 3rd part engineering documentation to create Due Diligence reports.
• Conduct detailed site evaluations for targeted projects, including due diligence review, proposal development and pre-engineering support to Sales, Finance and Construction.
• Performs peer-reviews on engineering deliverables.
• Provide support to other engineering roles (Development, Design, or Project) and other departments within SSI as directed.
• Works with the engineering manager to develop, revise, or improve Standard Operating Procedures which pertain to their job function.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to Commercial Sales and Finance for technical proposals and customer presentations.
• Coordinates with Commercial Sales to identify engineering deliverables required for early-stage project development.
• Works as a primary engineering contact interfacing with Business Development.
• Preliminary design of early-stage projects which includes PV1s, energy production modeling (PVsyst), and single line electrical drawings.
• Performs due diligence and critical issues analysis of projects.
• Perform electricity tariff analysis, electricity bill analysis, and load versus energy generation analysis.
• Prepares engineering calculations, estimates, statistics, and early-stage designs.
• Contributes to the development of Preliminary Engineering Plans and designs.
• Review 3rd part engineering documentation to create Due Diligence reports.
• Conduct detailed site evaluations for targeted projects, including due diligence review, proposal development and pre-engineering support to Sales, Finance and Construction.
• Performs peer-reviews on engineering deliverables.
• Provide support to other engineering roles (Development, Design, or Project) and other departments within SSI as directed.
• Works with the engineering manager to develop, revise, or improve Standard Operating Procedures which pertain to their job function.

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in an engineering discipline from an ABET Accredited institution, (i.e., BSEE, BSME, BSCE, BSChE) – Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, or Renewable Energy Engineering degrees are preferred.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills are required.
• 2-5 years minimum engineering experience; minimum of one year of large-scale solar PV engineering experience.
• Understanding and working familiarity with current AutoCAD, PVsyst, HelioScope, Google Sketch-up, PVcase and Microsoft Excel Working knowledge of engineering software and systems.
• Organized with the ability to simultaneously manage multiple development projects.
• Knowledge of relevant codes, such as IBC, NEC, etc. is preferred.

Position Routinely Interfaces With

• Customers and the public
• Engineering team
• Business Development and Finance team
• All employees, including Senior and Executive Management

Physical Demands

Conducts work in both a field-type environment and in a professional office setting with local travel to jobsites to conduct inspections. Physical working conditions may involve the following:

• Lifting up-to 20 pounds.
• Extended periods of sitting, walking, standing, reaching, and/or bending.
• Extended periods of reading fine print on a computer or in paper-based format.

Non-physical Demands

Routine aspects of this position may require the following non-physical demands:

• Analytical and logical reasoning.
• Problem solving and researching skills.
• Time management and organizational skills. Self-driven and able to work independently with guidance.
• Communication skill within office and remote co-workers
• Full time in-office
• Professional decorum in a diverse, inclusive environment working environment.

Potential Hazards

Routine aspects of this position may place the incumbent in situations where they may be susceptible to potential hazards from the following:

• Trips, slips and/or falls while on customer property.
• Chemical abrasives are used in office and kitchen cleaning.
• Lifting items up to 20 pounds in weight.
• Other hazardous conditions on customer premises, not otherwise defined here.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

None