RWE Clean Energy, LLC 

We are looking for a strong candidate to join the exciting Project Design team for Americas as a Design Engineer to assist with engineering and technical design of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to ensure quality, reliability and cost-effective construction and operation of RWE projects.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the engineering design criteria, applicable standards and specifications for BESS projects
• Develop reliable and cost-effective customer focused BESS designs in support of the Energy Storage development team
• Be responsible for the development, review and technical oversight of all engineering and design of energy storage projects
• Prepare single-line diagrams (using BlueBeam or similar software) and preliminary project layouts using AutoCAD
• Review/approve the work of consultants used on BESS projects to ensure consistent, cost effective designs and timely delivery
• Support procurement of BESS equipment by maintaining continuous interface with Vendor’s technical personnel and performing technical bid evaluation to ensure compliance to specifications
• Provide support to project engineering and construction team to assure timely and cost-effective resolution to regulatory, permitting and technical issues associated with the execution and delivery of BESS projects
• Support system studies of BESS during design and planning and ensure its proper execution during delivery
• Actively support the automation and modelling team in developing tools to improve processes, efficiency and communication

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from a US accredited University; Master’s or PhD in engineering (preferably electrical) is a plus
• 4+ years of engineering experience in electrical design of renewable generating facilities (solar and storage)
• Proven experience in design and delivery of grid scale storage technology solutions as well as familiarity with tier 1 technology energy storage projects is a plus
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration is a plus
• Experience with BlueBeam, AutoCAD required
• Proven expertise in grid codes, PCS and Power Management System & Energy Management system associated with BESS projects
• Experience with ETAP, MATLAB, Homer Pro, PSEE, PSCAD is a plus
• Ability to maintain ownership and take responsibility for all BESS technical issues
• Proactive personality, solution minded and willing to take calculated risks to achieve results
• Ability to discern problems, evaluate alternatives and work with stakeholders to resolve issues
• Ability to effectively interface and interact with various other functional groups in remote/virtual setting, proven team player

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.

RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

For 125 years RWE has been the source of energy for millions of people across the globe. Now we’re making all that energy green. This decade alone we’re investing €50bn into renewables and will be carbon neutral by 2040 – ten years earlier than most other global targets. This is a chance to play a key role on our journey.

Join our renewables specialists, working across the clean energy spectrum to grow our operations to 50 GWh by 2030 – with some of the world’s largest on and offshore wind farms and industry-leading hydrogen initiatives. We’re also considered innovators in solar development including floating photovoltaics and agri-photovoltaics. Or add your expertise to our supply and trading operations, brokering renewable electricity, green gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances from one of our advanced energy trading floors.

We look forward to meeting you! Apply today.

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