Project Engineer II - PE License Required

Description

The Project Engineer II will be responsible for performing, and times leading, technical work to deliver Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). Project Engineer II will work with cross-functional teams to ensure technical requirements for clients BESS (Battery Energy Storage) projects are fulfilled to company and customer expectations. This is a customer facing position, to create utility scale battery storage systems throughout the United States and the rest of the world.

Executing project engineering efforts in developing and designing battery energy storage systems (BESS) as well as their power electronics and controls. The tasks include maintaining existing projects and supporting the creation of automated test equipment for project deployments.

• Work closely with Project Managers, Engineers, Customers, AHJs, and others to meet the contractual commitments. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including mechanical, civil, and software engineers. Play also a role as a technical consultant for more junior project engineers.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering to define, refine and improve BESS systems.
• Lead the design and review of BESS, including power conversion systems (Inverters & DC/DC Converters), isolation and power transformers, medium voltage switchgear, protection and control systems, grounding, low and medium voltage ac and dc cable systems, and plant auxiliary equipment.
• Maintain project documentation and assist in creating vendor technical specifications and user instructions for optimal use of the designed BESS.
• Ensure that all project engineering deliverables are on schedule / on budget and communicate project status to internal and external audiences via standardized project controls systems.
• Create and review engineering the design of contracted energy storage projects. This position requires someone with a valid PE license in electrical engineering to be able to validate and stamp drawings.
• Participate in continuous improvement of standard processes, procedures, documentation, and tools to effectively deliver a wide range of project solutions. Specify and select components including inverters, converters, transformers, switchgear, and protection devices.
• Develop and review electrical schematics, single-line diagrams, and system layouts. Lead development of specifications, drawings and controls and protections strategies for contracted projects.
• Support permitting, interconnection, and utility coordination processes. Provide technical oversight during construction, commissioning, and testing phases.
• Provide support to Field Service Technicians when troubleshooting in field commissioning and service operations.
• Become the Project Engineering BESS SME and internal engineering interface. Work with other engineers pre- and post-contract award to optimize customer BESS solutions, use case reviews and commercial proposal strategies and processes.

Requirements

• Linux, embedded systems
• Minimum five years’ experience designed electronics and developing automated controls
• Hardware and system design and troubleshooting.
• Professional Engineer License Required
• Awareness of safety certification process to standards such as UL
• General knowledge of CAD and the ability to interpret mechanical and electrical engineering drawings.
• Engineering Design Software experience
• Strong troubleshooting skills for diagnosis and design improvement
• Capability to select and integrate off-the-shelf component and equipment
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering (MS degree preferred) or related field
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in all aspects of engineering development and product delivery.
• Ability to work independently and on-site and understand how components fit into a larger system
• Competent skills with communications protocols such as SCADA, EMS, TCP/IP, CAN, i²C and SPI; use of Modbus
• Ability to self-direct to a goal and achieve independent success
• Overnight/North America: Less than 10%
• Understanding of hardware and physical system being controlled is required
• Comfort and experience with the hazard and safety protocols of high voltage equipment and other aspects of working with large-scale battery systems
• Strong cross-discipline system skills
• Familiarity with design for ground fault and EMC and availability to trace down GFI and EMI issues
• Experienced in troubleshooting of high voltage battery systems including the hardware power conversion devices such as inverters, converters, transformers and other related auxiliary systems. Perform load flow, short circuit, arc flash, and grounding studies.
• Working knowledge of embedded control systems and their applications
• Understands and utilizes technical standards for reviews, documentation, and designs such as UL, UN, IEC, ISO, ECE and other engineering standards. Ensure compliance with national and international electrical codes (e.g., NEC, IEEE, IEC).

Benefits

Hybrid: Pittsburgh, PA

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance