Senior Solar Engineering Lead — Structural & Product

DCE Solar; Cornelius (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DCE Solar is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead our structural engineering team, ensuring technical integrity and driving continuous improvement of our solar racking systems. This hands-on leadership role blends people development with design oversight to reduce cost, improve quality, and accelerate field performance.

You will mentor engineers, review calculations, and coordinate with Sales, Procurement and Operations to deliver feasible, code-compliant solutions for both ground-mount and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Structural Engineering and at least 5 years of related experience.
• Experience leading, mentoring or developing engineers and technical professionals.
• Strong fundamentals in wind and snow loading, deflection and foundation reactions.
• Proficiency with structural analysis software and CAD tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the engineering team, including workload planning and performance expectations.
• Provide technical direction for ground-mount and roof-mount racking systems; review designs and calculations.
• Maintain design-review and quality-control practices; ensure documentation is production-ready.
• Collaborate with Sales, Project Management, Procurement and Operations for technical solutions.
• Ensure compliance with ASCE 7, AISC, ASTM, IBC and related codes; drive cost and quality improvements.

Skills

Structural analysis

Engineering leadership

Design review

Communication

Cost awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Structural Engineering

5+ years of relevant engineering experience

Experience mentoring or developing engineers

Tools

RISA

AutoCAD

Inventor

SolidWorks

Job description

DCE Solar is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead our structural engineering team, ensuring technical integrity and driving continuous improvement of our solar racking systems. This hands-on leadership role blends people development with design oversight to reduce cost, improve quality, and accelerate field performance.

You will mentor engineers, review calculations, and coordinate with Sales, Procurement and Operations to deliver feasible, code-compliant solutions for both ground-mount and