Solar & Storage Project Engineer

Qcells North America; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

The Project Engineer at Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. will provide technical leadership across origination, development, design, construction, and commissioning of community solar, C&I, PV+ESS, PV-only, and ESS-only projects in the United States from San Francisco-based operations.

You will collaborate with development teams, EPCs, utilities and equipment suppliers to evaluate feasibility, optimize designs, review deliverables, and support successful project execution through construction and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline required.
• 3-7 years of solar energy or storage project engineering experience.
• Experience with community solar, C&I solar, distributed generation, or energy storage projects.
• Understanding of development, permitting, interconnection, and construction processes.
• Experience managing engineering consultants and reviewing technical deliverables.
• Strong understanding of PV and/or battery energy storage systems.
• Strong project management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical due diligence and review conceptual layouts, single-line diagrams, equipment selections, and deliverables.
• Support optimization to improve energy production, constructability, economics, and asset performance.
• Review energy modeling assumptions using PVsyst, HelioScope, or similar tools.
• Coordinate engineering support for permitting, interconnection, and AHJ requirements.
• Manage external engineering consultants, surveyors, geotechnical firms, and specialty contractors.
• Support EPC procurement with technical scopes of work and evaluation of proposals.
• Evaluate PV modules, inverters, battery systems, racking, transformers, and BOS equipment.

Skills

Project management

Communication

PV systems knowledge

Battery energy storage systems

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Energy, or related Engineering

Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification preferred

Tools

PVsyst

HelioScope

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Project Engineer at Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. will provide technical leadership across origination, development, design, construction, and commissioning of community solar, C&I, PV+ESS, PV-only, and ESS-only projects in the United States from San Francisco-based operations.

You will collaborate with development teams, EPCs, utilities and equipment suppliers to evaluate feasibility, optimize designs, review deliverables, and support successful project execution through construction and