Electrical/Solar Engineer - January 2027

Pure Power Engineering

$77K — $93K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in electrical engineering or related field.
  • Strong communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • 2+ years experience with AutoCAD, including proficiency in essential tools and techniques.
  • Hands-on experience with commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting electrical systems.
  • Preferably 2+ years experience in designing commercial and utility scale solar PV systems.

Responsibilities

  • Design and engineer commercial PV solar systems ranging from 100kW to 20MW.
  • Create construction documents using AutoCAD for project implementation.
  • Collect data and complete utility interconnection and building permit applications.
  • Develop detailed equipment specifications for solar projects.
  • Coordinate with clients, utilities, permit agencies, and contractors throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Conduct site assessments using on-site data collection and network tools.
  • Provide mentorship and training to newer engineering staff.

Benefits

  • 100% coverage of employee medical, dental, and vision costs.
  • 401k matching to support retirement savings.
  • Commuter benefits for public transportation costs.
  • Flexible hybrid work schedule allowing for remote work.
  • Parking spot provided for in-office work days.
Full Job Description
Pure Power is seeking an engineer to design and generate construction documents for commercial and industrial scale solar PV systems. Pure Power is an engineering firm specializing in designing big, challenging, and high profile Solar PV systems (with or without energy storage). Our sophisticated clients know engineering isn't a commodity and it pays in the end to have the best detailed, technically accurate, and well thought out designs. As a full-service engineering firm, our work is creating the electrical and structural drawings and calculation packages for bidding, permits, and construction, as well as supporting the lead up to the full engineering drawings, primarily interconnection support and electrical/structural feasibility studies.

Responsibilities
  • Design and engineer commercial PV solar systems between 100kW and 20MW in size.
  • Develop construction documents using AutoCAD.
  • Develop specifications, collect data, and complete utility interconnection applications and building permit applications.
  • Develop detailed equipment specifications.
  • Coordinate activities between clients, utilities, permit agencies, contractors, and other engineering firms.
  • Travel to project sites from time to time to gather site-specific data, as required.
  • Site assessment and analysis both from on-site data collection and network tools.
  • Contributing to or writing technical papers.
  • Site specific production analysis of PV arrays using models such as PVsyst.
  • While most of this work will be carried out in Pure Power's office in Hoboken NJ, some travel to sites will be expected.
  • Roof surveying using total stations and other professional land surveying equipment.
  • Integrating energy storage systems into the solar PV system.
  • Provide mentorship and training to new and junior engineering personnel.
  • Other tasks as assigned.


Requirements

Required Qualifications
  • BS in electrical engineering or other related discipline.
  • Ability to communicate among construction, technical and non-technical personnel, both internally and outside the company.
  • 2+ years' experience working with AutoCAD with an understanding of layer control, dimensioning and scaling, sheet sets, blocks, xrefs, line weights, plot files, and file transmission.
  • Hands on experience commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting electrical systems.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in traditional building design with an MEP firm.
  • 2+ years' experience designing commercial & utility scale solar PV systems.
  • Experience designing energy storage systems.
  • Familiarity with the National Electrical Code.
  • Familiarity with the Autocad, PVsyst, SKM, & Etap software.
  • Hands on experience installing, commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting solar PV systems.
  • NABCEP certification.

Location

This position will be based out of our exciting Denver, CO office with the flexibility to work a hybrid in-office and remotely weekly schedule. We also provide a parking spot for the days when an employee wishes to drive to the office and for those that utilize public transportation, we will cover the costs associated with traveling to and from the office.

Compensation and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience. We pay 100% of our employee medical, dental, and vision benefits costs, offer 401k matching, commuter benefits and much more!

Salary Range

$77,000-$93,000 Annually

Application Deadline

January 1st, 2027

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