Manager, Applications Engineering – Professional Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Lead and develop the Applications Engineering team responsible for BESS, generator, microgrid, and electrical infrastructure projects from the identification of opportunities through project turnover to execution.

• Provide technical guidance during project pursuit activities, encompassing conceptual design, feasibility assessments, equipment selection, energy system architecture, and cost optimization.

• Collaborate with Business Development, Estimating, and Execution teams to create proposals, scopes of work, single-line diagrams, site layouts, and engineering narratives.

• Establish and uphold company engineering standards, design guidelines, and best practices.

• Oversee preliminary engineering deliverables, including single-line diagrams, equipment site layouts, load flow studies, ampacity analysis, short-circuit analyses, protection and coordination studies, arc flash studies, equipment specifications, utility interconnection support, and permit/AHJ research.

• Act as the technical authority for electrical system design, engineering calculations, and Professional Engineering review, signing, and sealing when necessary.

• Coordinate with utilities, ISOs, AHJs, and external engineering partners regarding interconnections, permitting, and compliance.

• Work alongside Project Management, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning teams to ensure design intent, constructability, schedule adherence, and successful project execution.

• Assist in vendor qualification, equipment evaluation, and technical procurement for generators, switchgear, transformers, BESS equipment, inverters, and balance-of-plant systems.

• Assess technical risks and create mitigation strategies.

• Engage in customer meetings and serve as the technical lead during project development, design reviews, and solution presentations.

• Promote continuous improvement in engineering efficiency, standardization, quality, and profitability.

• Mentor and develop engineering professionals.

• Provide support for commissioning, startup, troubleshooting, and operational performance assessments as required.

• Travel as necessary to customer locations, project sites, vendor facilities, and utility coordination meetings.

⛳️ Requirements

• A degree in Electrical Engineering is mandatory.

• A valid Electrical Professional Engineering license is required.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering is essential.

• An active Professional Engineer (PE) license is necessary.

• A minimum of 4 years of electrical engineering experience in power generation, distributed energy, utility, industrial, or EPC projects is required.

• Strong expertise in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), generator systems, microgrids, MV and LV electrical distribution systems, utility interconnections, and protective relaying and coordination is essential.

• Proven experience in supporting EPC project development and execution.

• Proficiency in AutoCAD and power system analysis software such as ETAP, SKM, or EasyPower.

• Knowledge of NEC, NFPA, IEEE, NESC, and relevant utility standards is required.

• Experience in preparing technical proposals and assisting in customer-facing project development activities is crucial.

• A solid understanding of switchgear, transfer switches, protection systems, transformers, and distributed energy resources is necessary.

• Capability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a rapidly evolving business environment.

• Experience with utility-scale and commercial/industrial BESS projects is preferred.

• Familiarity with renewable energy integration, solar plus storage, and microgrid systems is beneficial.

• Knowledge of utility interconnection studies and processes is advantageous.

• NCEES Record and the ability to obtain reciprocal PE licenses are required.

• Understanding of power markets, grid resiliency, and applications of distributed energy resources is essential.

• Experience with SEL protection systems and advanced control platforms is a plus.

• Strong leadership, communication, project management, and organizational skills are necessary.

• Must complete post-offer, pre-employment drug testing.

• Must fulfill E-Verify employment requirements.

🏝️ Benefits

• Company-covered medical and dental premiums for employees enrolled in our base plan.

• Paid parental leave.

• Access to vision and other ancillary benefits.

• 401(K) with company matching after one year.

• Company-sponsored long-term disability and life insurance.

• Paid time off along with 10 company-paid holidays.