Solar PV & Battery Storage Development Engineer

The AES Corporation; Louisville (CO); Remote; USD 94,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

The AES Corporation is seeking an Engineer, Development – WEST to lead design for utility-scale PV and battery energy storage projects in early-stage development across the West region. You will model production, size facilities, and coordinate engineers for layouts, interconnection, and permit work, supporting RFPs and due diligence.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in energy system design, hands-on experience with PV/BESS, and proficiency in PVsyst, Solar Farmer, SAM, and AutoCAD.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in engineering (electrical or mechanical) or equivalent.
• 3+ years professional experience in energy system design or consulting.
• Proficiency with PVsyst, Solar Farmer, SAM, and AutoCAD.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work cross-functionally across a large organization.
• Self-starter with ability to work effectively in a remote and/or distributed team.
• Ability to effectively manage third party consultants, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Proficient with MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Develop preliminary plant designs, site layouts, and single-line diagrams working with internal CAD and interconnection teams for greenfield development, M&A, and RFP-support projects.
• Select primary project equipment (inverters, PV modules, batteries, trackers, etc.) based on internal guidance on site conditions, utility requirements, and project schedule.
• Model energy production (using PVsyst and/or Solar Farmer) and battery dispatch.
• Conduct site evaluations, both remote and in-person, to assess project suitability, technical constraints, and constructability.
• Perform technical diligence on third party-prepared production estimates, site plans, product documentation, and meteorological data.
• Support internal estimating, development and commercial teams on project pricing and value engineering exercises.

Skills

PVsyst

Solar Farmer

SAM

AutoCAD

MS Office

Cross-functional comms

Remote work

Education

Undergraduate degree in engineering (electrical or mechanical)

Graduate degree in engineering

EIT/PE (nice-to-have)

NABCEP PV Installation Professional (nice-to-have)

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Job description

The AES Corporation is seeking an Engineer, Development – WEST to lead design for utility-scale PV and battery energy storage projects in early-stage development across the West region. You will model production, size facilities, and coordinate engineers for layouts, interconnection, and permit work, supporting RFPs and due diligence.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in energy system design, hands-on experience with PV/BESS, and proficiency in PVsyst, Solar Farmer, SAM, and AutoCAD.