Job Description

Design Engineer - Solar (Electrical DC)...LNT/DE-S/1419109


REN-Renewables ICChennai
Posted On
24 Jul 2025
End Date
20 Jan 2026
Required Experience
5 - 7 Years

Skills
Knowledge & Posting Location


ENGINEERING


Minimum Qualification


BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (BE)

BU : EDRC - (Renewables -SAARC & ASEAN)

Job Role :

Design Engineer - Solar (Electrical DC)

Reports to (Job - Role)

: Design Lead - Solar

Reportee (Job - Role)

: Draughts Person

Minimum Qualification

: B.E. / B. Tech., Electrical / Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Experience

:

Experience

: 3 - 7 years (Must have experience in design aspects of Solar PV Power Plants )

Objective

As Design Engineer (Electrical - DC), the person shall be capable of preparing and executing Engineering Activities like Generation Estimate, Overall plant Layout, DC SLD, Solar Module selection, Inverter Sizing, SMB, Earthing Layouts, Cable Sizing Calculations of Solar PV Power Plants. He shall facilitate the modellers in development of BIM 3D Model for PV Solar Power plants. In addition, she / he has to coordinate with other departments including Interdepartmental checks covering Civil/ Structural, Instrumentation, MEP and others. The Design engineer (Electrical DC) shall be required to provide support for the engineering activities covering the full cycle of works from pre-bid engineering to support during commissioning and warranty periods and to extend support to site team. She / He shall lead a team of Draughts Persons to manage the Engineering activities within budget, deliver on time and maintaining a high quality of engineering

Key Responsibilities

:

Experience in design of Large scale Grid connected PV plants, OFF Grid PV plants Preparation of solar Plant Layout, SLD and Design Basis report. Preparation of BOQ and BOQ optimization for both preliminary & detailed engineering Generation analysis, shading analysis & project design using PVSYST software. Technical knowledge on yield estimation, performance of plant, Solar modules & inverters, Sting monitoring Box, solar system sizing, battery sizing, earthing & lightning protection of solar field, Knowledge of layouts & schemes/SLD. Preparation of budgetary proposals & Tendering jobs Preparation of technical specification as per IS/IEC Standards & Vendor review for BOS Components based on project requirements. Submission of design document and drawings to client for approval Preparing Document Control Index(DCI) for Document Tracking Coordination with Site Team and Client to meet the requirements of design and drawings Good knowledge in other disciplines like Civil/mechanical/Instrumentation related requirements to successful carry interdisciplinary checks Experience in PV plant Layout design, Cable sizing, Voltage drop calculation Good Knowledge in Earthing and Lightning calculation/layouts. Shall possess customer/consultant handling related to technical clarifications.

Technical Expertise

The Design Engineer (Electrical DC) is required to have an overall knowledge of equipment layouts and necessary calculations. The Design Engineer (Electrical DC) should also have detailed knowledge of Solar PV Power Plants. She / he should have the understanding of engineering activities covering Generation Estimate, Overall plant Layout, DC SLD, Solar Module selection, Inverter Sizing, SMB, Earthing Layouts, Cable Sizing Calculations of Solar PV Power Plants. The Design Lead (Electrical DC) is required to have knowledge on National and International Codes and Standards. The Design Lead (Electrical DC) is required to understand and interpret the contractual technical requirements and facilitate the Project Teams as and when required. In addition, the Design Engineer (Electrical DC) should also have an overall understanding of the inter-disciplinary (Civil & Structural, Mechanical and Instrumentation) design aspects of electrical equipment

Operating Network

Internally: Head of Engineering, Section Heads, Design Engineers, Draughts Person, Operations Team, Site Execution team & Supply Chain Management team


Externally: Clients (Site Execution & Engineering team), Consultants & Vendors

Key Performance Indicators

:

On Time Delivery Productivity Enhancement Digitalization Risk Identification and Mitigation Cost Control Quality Control Customer Satisfaction (Customer Service Report) Optimization of Layouts Incorporation of Standardization (Eliminating inefficiencies) Value Engineering , Innovation

Software Skills Required:

PVsyst, PVcase and MS Office.

Behavioural Attributes

:

Market Insight Foresight Leveraging Opportunities Customer at the Core Sustainable Partnerships Anticipating Needs Customer Centricity Disruptive Innovation Challenge Traditional approaches Generate innovative solutions Take Calculated risks Collaborate and influence Internal Stake Holders External Stake holders * As defined in the DC competencies for the respective Tier.