Infrastructure Storage Engineer

Canadian Solar EMEA GmbH
Madrid, Spain
25 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English, German
Job source

Tech stack

Computer-Aided Design AutoCAD Data Analysis

Job description

Inscribirse en esta oferta We’re looking for a proactive and experienced Application Engineer C&I Storage to join our team and make a significant impact on the future of our company. In this role, you will be responsible for the technical design of our C&I Storage turnkey offers. You will play a key role in executing our new turnkey solution business in Europe, focusing on small to mid-sized commercial and industrial solar and storage installations. Main responsibilities

  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of all phases of a turnkey PV+BESS project.
  • Analyze customer requirements and technical constraints to ensure feasibility and alignment with project goals.
  • Design optimal system sizes based on available space, roof profile/usable area, and lowest Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), considering the customer’s electricity consumption and costs.
  • Clearly define technical assumptions, exclusions, and project scope.
  • Create plant layouts and Single Line Diagrams (SLDs).
  • Prepare Bills of Quantities (BoQs) for system components.
  • Assess and evaluate the technical deliverables of potential subcontractors and partners.
  • Identify battery limit and delineate the scope-of-works between multiple stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders, including customers, Business Development Managers, Sales Managers, and the Commercial Manager Budget & Design.
  • Contribute to the development of standardized materials for future proposals.

Requirements

  • Strong planning and organizational abilities, with a keen eye for detail.
  • Critical thinking skills to analyze data and initiate the necessary actions.
  • Proactive attitude, pragmatic mind set and possessing a sense of urgency.
  • Results-driven and hands-on work approach with a down to earth mentality.
  • Ability to work autonomously with high reliability; ability and used to work under pressure.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to understand customers business.
  • High initiative, with a structured and methodical approach to challenges.
  • Fluent in English (German or other European languages would be a plus) Germany, Italy, Spain, or remote

  • 5+ years of practical experience in PV+BESS design / application engineering.
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Proficiency in LCOE calculations, plant layout (including circuit sizing, grounding, lighting protection) & SLD.
  • Proficiency in relevant design software e.g. PVsyst, Helioscope, AutoCAD.
  • Ability to travel as required (up to 25%). Percentages will vary.

Benefits & conditions

  • Additional benefits: Attractive salary package, including company benefits such as jobrad, subsidies for childcare and more
  • Balance: Hybrid work (working from home/at the office), flexible hours, and 28 days of vacation, as well as days off for special occasions
  • Prospects: Individual professional development programs, training, and workshops
  • Opportunities to influence the way we work: The freedom to contribute your own ideas and play a key role in shaping the future of our company
  • Sustainability: Efforts include our zero waste office program, systematic recycling, bee keeping, planting trees and regular beach clean-ups
  • Our rationale: Solar energy as a sustainable energy source, enabling the world to switch to clean, renewable energy, Competitive Compensation

Apply for this position

This job is hosted externally. Click below to view the full posting and apply.

Apply on www.adzuna.es

Good distractions

Talks and stories from around this role — technically off-topic, practically not.

3:46 min

Transforming industry workflows with multimodal automation

Ekaterina Sirazitdinova · LIVE

1:48 min

Automating exploratory data analysis within training pipelines

Dora Petrella · WWC 2023

1:54 min

Running heavy desktop graphics engines like AutoCAD on browsers

Önder Ceylan Önder Ceylan · WWC 2024

4:38 min

Building electric vehicle charging platforms across Europe

Dan Cranney +2 · LIVE

1:36 min

Performing exploratory data analysis to uncover underlying patterns

Julian Joseph · LIVE

2:22 min

Leveraging unique cultural backgrounds in engineering design

Ixchel Ruiz · LIVE

Videos

See all

Related articles

See all