Electrical Power Engineer

Summary
The DC electrical power generated by the Amonix High Concentration Photovoltaic system must be converted to ac power and transferred to the utility grid. The electrical power engineer will conduct an electrical field cost/performance optimization design study. This study will consider inverter size, field voltage level, transformer locations, lightning protection, grounding system, breaker protection, providing electrical power to the tracking control system, etc. The output of this study will be a generic field wiring design that can be used on different size fields.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible for modifying the generic design of the field power wiring for each project site.
- Review customer specifications and other site specific requirements to ensure successful installation and implementation
- Prepare an electrical field power construction work packages,
- Obtain, review and select bids from electrical contractors
- During site installation, you will be required to be onsite part time to answer questions on the electrical installation and inspect the field wiring installation to verify that it is installed per the specifications.

Other Duties
- Other job related duties as assigned.

Education, Competencies and Qualifications
- 4 Year Engineering Degree in related field or combination of education and training and work experience
- Familiarity with applicable electrical codes
- Proficiency in, Microsoft Word and Excel
- Excellent communication skills - written and verbal

Preferences
- Basic familiarity with photovoltaic devices
- US Citizenship