Solar & BESS Project Engineer - Microgrid & Dispatch

Zero Impact Energy Group; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

Company parties

Dental insurance

Job summary

Zero Impact Solutions in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Project Development Engineer - Solar, BESS & Energy Systems to own the technical and financial development of commercial distributed energy projects from initial customer data through engineering handoff.

This role combines solar, battery energy storage, microgrid sizing, energy modeling, tariff analysis, dispatch optimization, and financial modeling, translating results into executable Solar + BESS + Microgrid solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Energy, Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in Solar PV, BESS, microgrids or DER.
• Experience developing Solar + BESS projects from feasibility through handoff.
• Strong knowledge of utility tariffs, TOU/demand charges and BESS sizing/dispatch.

Responsibilities

• Own technical and financial development of Solar, BESS and microgrid projects through feasibility and handoff.
• Analyze load data, tariffs, TOU rates and demand charges for project savings.
• Develop PV + BESS dispatch models for peak shaving and self-consumption.
• Size PV and BESS systems based on site constraints and requirements.
• Develop EMS strategies for PV capture and dispatch.
• Create SLDs, interfaces, transformers and interconnection plans.
• Support interconnection, AHJ coordination and vendor reviews.
• Develop CAPEX/OPEX and financial models including NPV/IRR/sensitivity.
• Prepare feasibility studies, reports and investment materials.

Skills

Solar PV

BESS

Microgrids

Energy modeling

TOU analysis

Excel modeling

Python

MATLAB

Interconnection

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Energy/Mechanical Eng

Master’s preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

SLDs

ETAP/SKM

NEC/NFPA

PV Watts/PVsyst

Job description

Zero Impact Solutions in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Project Development Engineer - Solar, BESS & Energy Systems to own the technical and financial development of commercial distributed energy projects from initial customer data through engineering handoff.

This role combines solar, battery energy storage, microgrid sizing, energy modeling, tariff analysis, dispatch optimization, and financial modeling, translating results into executable Solar + BESS + Microgrid solutions.