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Solar Engineer Associate

Renewable America
Santa Clara, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/17/2025

This range is provided by Renewable America. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

70,000.00 / yr - $100,000.00 / yr

Do you have a passion for making our environment better for future generations? If you’re excited about career growth in the renewable energy industry, let’s make a difference together!

Renewable America is committed to investing in end-to-end development of local small utility-scale solar storage and multi-customer community microgrids projects. We provide emergency power to vulnerable populations and critical facilities during grid outages through this infrastructure improvement. Dispatchable renewable energy can transform the traditional grid through decentralized generation and create Local Resiliency. Our vision is to lead the way to the future of Community Microgrids by developing projects in strategic locations while minimizing environmental impacts on the land. Our mission is to make clean energy affordable and accessible for everyone.

Summary

Renewable America is seeking a Solar Engineer Associate to join our Santa Clara office and support the development team. In this role, you will assist with due diligence, interconnection, PV design tasks, and support team efforts on various projects. Additionally, you will take full responsibility for managing operational asset performance, ensuring timely resolution of system alerts and maintaining smooth operations. We are looking for a candidate eager to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment, self-driven, and capable of managing multiple projects and shifting priorities. A passion for renewable energy and familiarity with the solar industry is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in preparing preliminary PV designs and system layouts.
  • Assist in creating and refining single-line diagrams.
  • Assist in simulating annual solar energy production using specialized software.
  • Assist in preparing, submitting, and monitoring the progress of interconnection applications.
  • Assist in performing due diligence to identify and address critical issues in project development.
  • Independently manage operational asset performance, including responding to system alerts to minimize downtime and optimize operations.
  • Support team efforts, including responding to RFPs and other development-related tasks.

Key Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field
  • Excellent organizational, time management, and multi-tasking skills
  • Fluent in English; excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficiency in MS Office, ARCGIS, AUTOCAD, PVSYST
  • Able to learn new software tools as needed
  • Equally able to work in a team setting or independently
  • Highly organized with attention to detail
  • Motivated, energetic, and willing to learn
  • Seniority level

    Entry level

    Employment type

    Full-time

    Industries

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    Salary : $70,000 - $100,000

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