Leeward Renewable Energy

Electrical Engineer II/III - Solar and Energy Storage Power Conversion Systems

Phoenix, AZ

full_time

About This Job

LRE (Leeward Renewable Energy) is a high-growth renewable energy company forging a sustainable future through integrity, innovation, and positive impact. We own and operate 30 large wind, solar, and energy storage projects across the United States, totaling over 3 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity.

LRE has an ambitious goal of 10GW of operating assets by 2028 and are developing and contracting an increasing pipeline of new projects every year. We take a full-lifecycle approach to our projects, built on a long-term ownership model and a company culture dedicated to our community partners and protecting the environment.

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for supporting solar and energy storage projects as the power conversion system (inverter) subject matter expert. The goal of this position is to ensure solar and energy storage projects in execution/construction and the development pipeline meet Leeward’s technical and business requirements while maintaining our long-term ownership focus.

As a member of the Subject Matter Expert engineering team, the successful candidate will provide technical advisory and other engineering support associated with inverters for solar and energy storage projects. The successful candidate should be familiar with the major suppliers of power conversion equipment in the solar and energy storage industry and have knowledge of the primary technical differences between products and market segments.

Responsibilities:

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Develop and maintain solar and energy storage inverter technical specifications

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Provide Subject Matter Expert support to procurement and project engineers for inverter RFPs and technical specifications

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Perform technical due diligence for selection of power conversion technology options for solar and energy storage plants

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Work with product manufacturers to evaluate product design and expected reliability and managing relationships with applicable manufacturers

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Evaluate inverters with respect to relevant codes and standards

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Perform technical reviews to assess detailed aspects of inverter design including design of the power conversion stack, modeling of thermal behavior, modeling of control algorithms, and the ability to make recommendations on testing to validate product performance

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Work collaboratively with project engineering and operations team members for inverter design reviews, parameter settings, modeling, and technical interfaces

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Review inverter manufacturing facilities for compliance with quality/safety procedures and new products

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Participate in constructability reviews and review inverter commissioning and testing reports

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Travel to project sites for inverter reliability evaluations and/or failure root cause analysis

Qualification:

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Familiarity evaluating products for compliance with UL 1741, IEEE 1547, IEEE 2800, IEC 62109 and other relevant industry standards

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Familiarity with designing or evaluating products for compliance with North American standards, including NEC and knowledge of equivalent international standards for power converters

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General knowledge of solar and energy storage plant system design

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Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate ideas to non-engineers.

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Demonstrated ability to manage priorities in a complex and dynamic environment

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4-Year bachelor’s degree in electronics or electrical engineering, with emphasis on power conversion systems - Preferred

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EE II - Minimum of 2 years of relevant engineering experience in design, application engineering, testing, deployment, or product support of solar and/or storage power conversion technologies - Preferred

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EE III - Minimum of 6 years of relevant engineering experience in design, application engineering, testing, deployment, or product support of solar and/or storage power conversion technologies - Preferred

Physical Demands:

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Willingness and ability to travel up to 20%

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Ability to perform physical tasks including standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, twisting, reaching, and climbing at project locations in order to inspect and repair equipment or collect information.

Leeward Management Services, LLC is committed to employing a diverse workforce and provides equal employment opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting vendors or employment agencies. Only recruiting vendors with a current, signed agreement in place with LRE are authorized to submit resumes for specific, requested positions. All unsolicited resumes and candidate profiles submitted to LRE, or any LRE employee, without an active agreement or written request from LRE’s HR Department, will be considered property of LRE. LRE will not be responsible for any fees or expenses associated with unsolicited resumes or candidates submitted in this manner.