Senior Solar PV Design Engineer | Remote & Global Impact

Placements24; George; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Laptop provided

Global team exposure

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Solar PV Design Engineer to join a global leader in sustainable energy solutions. This fully remote role supports utility-scale and commercial solar projects from inception through detailed engineering, collaborating with a diverse, time-zone-spanning team.

You will lead electrical design, perform performance modeling, site suitability analyses, and prepare documentation for procurement and construction, while mentoring junior engineers in a remote setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years in solar PV system design, utility-scale preferred.
• Experience with PVSyst, Helioscope, AutoCAD, ETAP.
• Strong remote collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design of large-scale solar PV projects.
• Develop plans including performance modeling and shadow analysis.
• Conduct remote site suitability analyses.
• Prepare tech docs, specs, BOM for procurement and construction.
• Collaborate with procurement, construction, operations to ensure constructible, cost-effective designs.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers and drafters in remote team.
• Ensure designs comply with IEC/IEEE and client requirements.
• Perform QA reviews of design packages.
• Stay updated with PV tech, inverters, mounting, storage.

Skills

PVSyst

Helioscope

ETAP

AutoCAD

Energy storage integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

ETAP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Solar PV Design Engineer to join a global leader in sustainable energy solutions. This fully remote role supports utility-scale and commercial solar projects from inception through detailed engineering, collaborating with a diverse, time-zone-spanning team.

You will lead electrical design, perform performance modeling, site suitability analyses, and prepare documentation for procurement and construction, while mentoring junior engineers in a remote setting.