Design Engineer Job Description

Job description

1. Design of DC side electrical engineering related Medium and large-scale Solar Photovoltaic

Power plants. Ability to provide cost-optimized design of the arrangement of the PV plant

layout.

2. Shall be Familiar with Energy yield simulation in PV Syst.

3. Shall be able to select the Solar PV Modules types and ratings, PV module installation type.

Optimum DC rating of Plant.

4. Shall be able to perform shading analysis using software tools (Sketchup, etc)

5. Preparation of DC, AC, Aux SLD (Single Line Diagrams) & the layout design for the 3D CAD

tools.

6. Preparation of Plant Layout GA drawings, PV Array Layout, DC Cable routine layouts, DC

Grouping layout and all other Solar PV plant services layout

7. PV plant Earthing Calculation as per IEEE, BS, IS and other related standards: Earthing

conductor sizing and earth mat design.

8. Lightning risk assessment and lightning calculations for design for Solar PV plant as per IEC

and IEEE guidelines.

9. String Cable, Power Cable (DC and AC) sizing & calculation; Control & Communication Cable

sizing, length Calculations and cable accessories selections.

10. Able to understand and Validate Solar PV inverter. HT Panel & IDT component Power /

Control schematics, BOQ and Site accessories.

11. Sizing Calculations for the protection Fuse, Connectors, SCB, SPD all DC components and

Ability to select the DC Fuse, SCB, String / Central Inverters or PCS and all associated

equipment for solar PV plant as per IEC, IS, IEEE standards.

12. Review & preparation of General Technical Parameters, Design Memorandum, checklist

preparation, Equipment sizing and configuration for the DC Component.

13. Auxiliary Load calculation AC & DC and designing schematic diagram of auxiliary loads.

14. Able to do pre-dispatch inspection and perform the pre-commissioning test for all solar

plant equipment independently. Coordination and support for testing and commission of

Inverter.

15. Preparation of SCADA Architecture DI, DO and AI List.

HV Side:

1. Design and detailed engineering of Switchyard Single Line Diagrams and SLDs for ACDB

and DCDB.

2. Design and review of Switchyard Layouts: plan, sectional, Clearance Check Diagram,

Earthing, Erection Key Diagram, DSLP, cable trench and Illumination.

3. Substation Calculation: Short circuit force, DSLP, Earthing mat, CT/VT Sizing, Battery sizing,

Cable tray-loading etc

4. Component Data Sheets / General Arrangement Reviews: Switchyard equipment, Power

transformers, C&R panels, Cables and SCADA systems.

5. General Technical Parameters, Design Memorandum and Customer Technical

Specifications preparation.

6. Detailed engineering (Primary Engineering) from the Customer technical specifications. 7. Power Cable (HV and LV) sizing and calculation.

8. Control Panel & Relay panel schematics preparation and review.

9. Substation interlocking logic diagram preparation.

10. Preparation of checklist and technical Specification of individual components.

11. Design and review of the transmission line design, routing and calculations.

Skill Set Requirements:

1. Candidate shall be preferably from Consultancy / EPC background with exposure to utility

scale solar PV projects.

2. The candidate shall be preferred to have Exposure to the on-site DC components erections

works and commissioning of the DC side of the Solar plant.

3. Knowledge in DC/AC/HV side Engineering Specification and Standards (IEC, IEEE, ANSI,

SEC, IS etc)

4. Knowledge of PV Syst, Sketchup, AutoCAD, MS office is essential, ETAP, Dialux, CYMCAP,

WINIGS, SKM tools will be advantageous.

Preferred candidate profile

1. Masters / Bachelor’s degree in engineering / technology (Electrical)

2. Should have minimum 7+ experience in design of Electrical and solar projects

3. At least 2+ years of experience working in similar role;

Location: Hyderabad

Experience: 8-10 years

Salary: 6,00,000-9,00,000