Senior Electrical Design Engineer - Solar

The position requires ability to efficiently multi-task and manage multiple projects/tasks simultaneously, with challenging timelines. The ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks and ensuring on time delivery shall be crucial.

The principal responsibilities shall essentially include:

- Lead the team in detailed engineering and review engineering projects of solar PV plants. This shall include client and internal co-ordination.

- To deliver projects within the allocated time and budget.

- Design and engineering of DC and AC side electrical systems of MW scale solar PV and rooftop. This shall include developing electrical schemes and PV plant layout detailing such as DC Cable routine layouts, DC Grouping.

- Shall be able to do detailed designs of solar plants, including MV system (upto 33kV).

- Conducting lightning risk assessment, performing lighting calculations and conductor selection as per the national/ international code.

- Preparing general technical specifications, design basis reports, and memorandum.

- Conduct and review short circuit current, Load Flow calculation to finalize equipment ratings and sizes.

- Cable sizing - String Cable, Power Cable (DC and AC) sizing & calculation; Control Cable sizing, length Calculations and cable accessories selections, Design of cable trenches and underground raceways analysis.

- Design the protection system including sizing Calculations for the protection Fuse, Connectors, SCB, SPD all DC and all other equipment of solar PV plant as per IEC, IS, IEEE standards.

- Auxiliary Load calculation AC & DC and designing schematic diagram of auxiliary loads. Performing illumination sizing calculations, Ventilation calculations, Fire alarm system for the Buildings and open fields of Solar PV array.

- Design and engineering of all the aspects of inverter stations, MV transformer stations, MV Switching stations, Utility metering systems etc.

- Shall have depth knowledge of MV and HV equipment selection and review of vendor drawing and documents.

- Knowledge in DC & AC side engineering specifications and standards including IEC, NEC, IEEE, ANSI, SEC, IS etc.

- Able to understand and Validate Power Conversion Unit (PCS) or Solar PV inverter component Power / Control schematics, BOQ and Site accessories.

- Consultancy / EPC background with exposure to utility scale solar PV projects shall be desirable.

- MS office, Dialux tools is essential.