Engineer - Services

About the role

This role sits in DEPCOM's Field Services capability supporting the Services department and can be based in Scottsdale, AZ, Bedminster, NJ, or fully remote. The primary function of this engineering role is to support the repowering, restoration, augmentation, operation, and maintenance of utility scale PV and BESS plants. This role will require 25-40% travel to accomplish business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Define and improve processes from project origination through execution.
• Generate tailored solutions, prepare clear Scopes of Work, and perform detailed site assessments to align with customer needs, reduce risks, and achieve measurable sales and business development success.
• Create construction drawings, design reports, calculations, product specifications, and procurement support documents, along with bills of materials and Scopes of Work, to ensure compliance, optimize procurement, and enable efficient contract execution for successful project outcomes.
• Collaborate with the construction team to promptly address RFIs from owners, subcontractors, or field personnel, ensuring seamless communication, minimizing delays, and maintaining alignment with project objectives for efficient execution.
• Perform detailed cost/benefit analyses for cable constructions, grounding schemes, and major equipment to optimize project costs, enhance system reliability, and support safe, compliant, and effective project execution.
• Deliver high-quality engineering solutions by adhering to DEPCOM’s standard procedures, collaborating with SMEs and equipment OEMs to complete tasks, overseeing first article inspections and quality assessments, and mentoring team members to foster growth and operational excellence.
• Understand energy markets and how various customer types (utility, IPP, developer, etc.) view/prioritize services and equipment selection.
• Demonstrate ability to blend financial thinking and technical/operational risk mitigation to create solutions that lead to mutual benefit.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering
• Experience with photovoltaic (PV) design and engineering in the power and utility sector
• Exposure to after-market and legacy equipment as well as O&M offerings through OEM, EPC, or subcontracting
• Experience and understanding of electrical design calculations, including load flow, short circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash (AC & DC), ground grid analysis, and ampacity calculations
• Knowledge of National Electrical Code, National Electrical Safety Code and NFPA 70E

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering
• Experience working in the field of power plant construction
• Experience working for an EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) company
• Experience in energy storage applications and/or integration into utility scale solar
• Professional Engineer P.E. License

Skills

• Understanding of energy markets and how various customer types view/prioritize services and equipment selection
• Ability to blend financial thinking and technical/operational risk mitigation to create solutions that lead to mutual benefit

Benefits

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Pay

$110,000 - $140,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

Schedule

Full-time position with 25-40% travel required.