Solar/BESS Design Engineering Associate

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Responsibilities

Mesa seeks an experienced utility-scale PV Solar & BESS design engineering associate who:

• Functions as a design engineer for utility-scale PV Solar projects (20MW and larger)
• Leads the development of electrical design packages for utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) projects (20MW and larger)
• Has a strong understanding of inverter based technologies commonly applied for these project types.
• Collection design includes single line diagrams, collection system layouts, communication diagrams, power cable sizing and cable schedules, wiring diagrams, and following applicable fire, electrical and building codes
• Effectively communicates with all stakeholders
• Actively participates in project plan meeting

Qualifications

The successful candidate will need to have knowledge and experience in:

• Applicable NEC and IEEE/ANSI standards
• Electrical equipment including: MV and LV switchgear, pad mount transformer, panel boards, breakers, protective relays, inverter, UPS Systems, battery systems, DC Combiner boxes, battery chargers, disconnect switches, medium voltage cable and low voltage cable
• AC/DC cable sizing & cable ampacity studies
• Short circuit and reactive capability analysis (ETAP or SKM)
• Arc flash analysis (ETAP or SKM)
• AC and DC voltage drop calculations