Senior Electrical Engineer

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🕒 May 1

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TerraGen Solar

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11 - 50 employees

⚡ Energy

Energy

TerraGen Solar is a company that specializes in providing solar racking solutions for various roof types, including flat roofs, pitched roofs, and custom installations. Their products are material-optimized, flexible in design, and easy to install, catering to commercial and industrial solar projects. TerraGen offers highly customizable solutions to match diverse roof structures and adapt to geographical and climatic conditions. The company prides itself on reliable customer support and exceptional service, shipping projects throughout North America and the Caribbean. Their innovative and personalized approach makes TerraGen a preferred choice in the C&I solar space.

📋 Description

• Serve as the primary technical resource for electrical engineering issues across substations, PV, BESS, & wind generation facilities • Investigate and resolve complex electrical faults, equipment failures, and performance anomalies at operating plants and substations • Develop, review, and approve engineering calculations, technical specifications, schematics and design documents • Evaluate equipment performance data, commissioning plans, and test results to identify reliability risks and improvement opportunities • Provide technical guidance to field personnel concerning relay and equipment test procedures and plans • May require site visits to lead relay testing/commissioning • Lead electrical engineering scope for capital improvement, upgrade, and retrofit projects from concept through commissioning • Perform schematic and relay setting design in-house when schedule permits • Develop scopes of work, RFPs, and technical evaluations for equipment procurement and contractor selection • Oversee FAT and SAT testing, commissioning activities, and turnover documentation for new and upgraded equipment • Manage engineering contractors and OEM technical representatives on project assignments • Provide feedback on RFP standard documents to improve design of future sites • Ensure compliance with NERC reliability standards, utility interconnection agreements, and applicable NEC/IEEE standards • Support NERC reliability compliance activities (MOD-026, PRC-004, PRC-027, PRC-028, etc) as required • Serve as a go-to resource for design questions and engineering decisions across the operations team • Provide feedback to management on field issues and solutions • Guide and develop less experienced engineers, providing technical oversight and constructive feedback on engineering deliverables • Collaborate cross-functionally with asset management, construction, compliance, O&M, and EHS teams • Establish relationships with field technicians and communicate with them to identify and resolve equipment related issues

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field • At least 10 years of relevant experience in high voltage or renewable energy operations, design, and/or field engineering • Proficiency in power system analysis tools (ETAP or equivalent) • Expertise in medium- and high-voltage electrical systems (15 kV – 230 kV or higher) • Expertise in relay coordination studies and relay setting design • Proven ability to conduct independent research to identify and implement solutions • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to work effectively in both office and field environments • Self-sufficient and highly motivated, capable of working independently while driving projects forward • Ability to travel as needed (estimated 15–25%)

🏖️ Benefits

• medical • dental • vision • short and long-term disability • life insurance • an employee assistance program • paid time off • paid holidays • 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match