Project Engineer, Sr

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At Powin, we are advancing the next frontier of energy and changing the way we power our daily lives by ensuring access to clean, resilient, and affordable power. With 17 GWh of projects deployed and under construction, we are a leading and trusted energy storage provider dedicated to creating an exceptional customer experience through end-to-end energy storage solutions. As a global energy storage solutions provider, we offer fully integrated battery solutions, software, and services to optimize grid performance and enable the transition to cleaner energy sources.
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We envision a future powered by clean, carbon-free, renewable energy. Achieving our vision requires incorporating diverse perspectives and experiences and fostering collaboration to find viable solutions. We are looking for visionaries like you who aspire to more than just a job—those driven by a desire to make a real impact and who want to add their voice and ideas to the conversation. We value the input of all employees and stakeholders and strive to integrate their ideas into the best solutions to create a greener world for tomorrow. Our mission transcends batteries. Join us in creating a cleaner tomorrow, today.
Summary:
The Project Engineer, Sr has a broad area of responsibilities and will follow the battery energy storage system (BESS) through project design, commissioning and operations life cycle. You will work closely with Powin’s own and third-party product engineers and provide varying levels of support from project initiation through to operations.
Job Details:

• Provide the necessary designs (containers, stacks, DC and AC collection) to the project execution teams to guide project contracting and construction
• Lead on all use-case, energy management system, integration and networking definitions
• Employ value-engineering principles in the battery energy storage system and complete Bill of Materials for each job to determine the cost, timeline, constraints and risks
• Capture and document operating requirements for the system
• Act as a key resource for managing product, design and solution issues that arise
• Finalize the operating requirements for the system
• Provide software and system configurations for the programmable components, based on the operating requirements of the system, to the commissioning teams
• Prepare the requirements and test plan for any new or non-standard tests and analyses during installation and commissioning, to assess and confirm anticipated operating behavior
• Liaise with product management, engineering and sales on any new requirements that are to be delivered post-commissioning
• Coordinate commissioning and testing with system operations teams
• Perform ongoing analyses of the performance of the system over time and accurately diagnose issues as they arise
• Provide expert technical support when the system operations teams or the customer identify operational issues
• Ensure that augmentation plans are optimized and applicable to the project and support augmentation installation

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science or other 4-year technical degree, ideally in Electrical Engineering or Renewable Engineering
• Minimum 8 years of systems design and field operations experience in battery energy storage systems (BESS), power systems or PV solar system projects
• Knowledge and experience with power conversion systems
• Familiarity with SCADA, Modbus and networking applications
• Ability to create system designs, single lines and block diagrams using AutoCAD or Visio/Smart Draw
• Strong organizational skills and work ethic
• Excellent written and oral communication, with the ability to adapt style and vocabulary to technical and nontechnical stakeholders
• Effective presentation skills required, both in the creation and delivery of presentation materials
• Proven track record of creating and sustaining positive interpersonal relationships
• Demonstrated ability to successfully overcome the challenges of a fast paced and rapidly growing company
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly
• Remote opportunity

Powin is not accepting resumes from unsolicited headhunters or agencies at this time.
EEO STATEMENT: The Company is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices and laws. The Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants without unlawful regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identification or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, religion or creed, national origin, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, protected veteran status, disability (mental or physical), or any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local law.
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Compensation for this position is commensurate with location, experience and relevant skills. The national Average Base Salary Range is $120,000-$165,000. Positions may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on company and personal performance. Additional Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, Short-Term/Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, EAP, 401(k), Flexible Work Arrangements and more.