Lead Development Engineer – Renewables

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $111.2k - $150.4k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Ulteig

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1944

⚡ Energy

Energy • Renewables • Transportation

Ulteig is a North American infrastructure engineering, technical services, and consulting firm that delivers design, digital tools, and advisory services for critical lifeline sectors. The employee-owned company supports public and private clients on power and utility-scale renewable energy projects, transportation planning and infrastructure, and water sector work—offering engineering design, SCADA/EMS solutions, project-development services, and decision-support software to help manage complex, multidisciplinary projects.

📋 Description

• Support multiple projects in various development-stage phases from proposal through kickoff, design, delivery, and revision while maintaining schedules with other disciplines and a positive relationship with clients. • Provide expert-level knowledge of solar photovoltaic (PV) electrical design including string sizing, cable sizing, ampacity, 1500V DC, 34.5kV MV, and National Electric Code (NEC) requirements for utility-scale PV power plants. • Work with internal team and external clients to develop packages including solar array layouts, electrical one-lines, collection systems, collection system studies, and equipment installation details for Utility Scale Solar PV systems (50-500MW+). • Apply current, standard engineering techniques, procedures and criteria to complete engineering tasks, and support other civil, structural, and electrical design workflows as necessary on a case by case basis. • Contribute to continual development of internal solar engineering standards, toolsets and work processes. • Develop plans, details, and reports that are complete, accurate and in accordance with sound utility-scale renewables early-stage development engineering practices. • Work closely with and provide guidance to engineering technicians and design engineers. • Partner with clients to understand priorities and technical needs, then develop feasible valued engineered solutions that achieve project goals. • Check design and computations performed by internal design team and provide ideas and execute to promote higher quality designs. • Review development plans and specifications for constructability, safety, and risk considerations. • Work closely with marketing, sales, business development, and engineering staff across multiple markets and technical disciplines. • Demonstrate a wide degree of out-of-the-box thinking, creativity, and design ownership. • Lead site visits to gather notes and take pictures of existing conditions to aid in design and identify critical flaws.

🎯 Requirements

• B.S. in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited program or equivalent is required. • Successful Completion of Professional Engineer (PE) registration, or the ability to obtain within 6 months of hire, is required, NCEES Council Record is preferred. • Minimum of 4 years of relevant engineering experience, with at least 3+ years of experience in design of utility scale renewables, required. • Experience in “engineer of record” (EOR) of construction utility scale renewables is a plus. • Stormwater management and permitting experience is a plus. • Demonstrated proficiency and working knowledge of AutoCAD or Civil 3D is required. • Demonstrated proficiency and working knowledge of PVFarm, SAM, GIS/ESRI, PVProspect, or similar industry software is a plus. • Must have permanent authorization to work in US.

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible Workplace • Employee Ownership • Competitive Pay • Comprehensive Benefits Package • Collaborative Environment • Innovative Culture