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Solar Engineer Job
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Job Title: Solar Engineer
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Industry: Renewable Energy
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: USD
Date Posted: 08/08/2023
Our client is in the Solar Industry based in Mogadishu Somalia. They seek to hire a Solar Engineer responsible for the design, installation, and maintenance of solar power systems.
Key Responsibilities,
• Prepare comprehensive commercial and technical proposals to respond to any client Request for Proposals on a timely manner.
• Manage the sales request process for all project types and work within guidelines and set triggers to efficiently manage priorities.
• Support projects estimating and scheduling tasks as required.
• Identify, pre-qualify, and acquire prospects for the sales of large commercial Solar PV Grid -Tie projects and perform technical due diligence
• Create plans for solar energy system development, monitoring, and evaluation activities.
• Conduct engineering site audits to collect structural, electrical, and related site information for use in the design of residential or commercial solar power systems.
• Design or coordinate design of photovoltaic (PV) or solar thermal systems, including system components, for residential and commercial buildings.
• Create electrical single-line diagrams, panel schedules, or connection diagrams for solar electric systems, using computer-aided design (CAD) software.
• Review specifications and recommend engineering or manufacturing changes to achieve solar design objectives.
• Develop design specifications and functional requirements for residential, commercial, or industrial solar energy systems or components.
• Provide technical direction or support to installation teams during installation, start-up, testing, system commissioning, or performance monitoring.
• Perform computer simulation of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation system performance or energy production to optimize efficiency.
• Develop standard operation procedures and quality or safety standards for solar installation work.
• Create checklists for review or inspection of completed solar installation projects.
• Test or evaluate photovoltaic (PV) cells or modules.
• Perform thermal, stress, or cost reduction analyses for solar systems.
• Performs site diligence, provides site-specific or customer-specific design, and validates design requirements to suit the client.
• Designing and installing solar energy systems, including photovoltaic (PV) arrays, solar thermal systems, and solar water heating systems
• Performing site surveys to assess available sunlight and proximity to transmission lines or major roads.
• Act as a key point of contact between the client and the company in project technical implementation.
Key Qualifications
• BSC. Electrical Engineering / Energy Engineering.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the Solar Industry.
• Strong skills in Commercial and Technical large projects proposal writing skills.
• T3 Licensed.
• Technical PV solutions support experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent client-facing skills.