Senior Electrical Engineer - Remote Off-Grid & Renewables

Placements24

Gqeberha

Hybrid

ZAR 2,030,000 - 2,792,000

Full time

33 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote
Remote-first culture
Home office stipend
Generous leave

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for a fully remote role focused on the design, development, and validation of advanced electrical systems powering remote communities and industrial assets worldwide.

You will architect power systems with renewables, energy storage, and intelligent controls, collaborating with a global remote team to deliver robust, safe solutions while adhering to relevant codes and standards.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.
  • Minimum 7 years in electrical power systems design with renewables/energy storage.
  • Experience designing integrated off-grid or microgrid power systems.

Responsibilities

  • Design electrical system architectures for remote/off-grid applications (solar PV, BESS, generators).
  • Select components: inverters, charge controllers, switchgear, cabling, monitoring systems.
  • Conduct load flow, short circuit, and protection studies.
  • Create schematics, wiring diagrams, layout plans in CAD.
  • Develop BOMs and technical specifications.

Skills

Power systems design
Renewable energy
Energy storage
AutoCAD
SolidWorks Electrical
MATLAB/Simulink
HOMER Pro
ETAP
BMS
Inverter technologies
Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
Master's degree / PE (advantage)

Tools

AutoCAD
SolidWorks Electrical
MATLAB/Simulink
HOMER Pro
ETAP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for a fully remote role focused on the design, development, and validation of advanced electrical systems powering remote communities and industrial assets worldwide.

You will architect power systems with renewables, energy storage, and intelligent controls, collaborating with a global remote team to deliver robust, safe solutions while adhering to relevant codes and standards.

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