Solar Design Engineer

Astatine Limited is a specialised energy company, founded by a highly experienced management team with proven entrepreneurial, commercial and technical success in their respective careers to date. Astatine develop, design, construct, operate, fund (if required) and maintain multi-technology assets to enable an acceleration toward zero carbon for energy users across multiple sectors. The key values of our company are collaboration, innovation, urgency and integrity. The primary technology used in our projects are solar PV, battery energy storage and heat pumps. This is a huge growth area forecast for the next 20 years, and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to upskill in these technologies, their applications and design considerations.

Position Title: Solar Design Engineer

• Salary: Negotiable based on relevant experience
• Start Date: ASAP
• Location: Hybrid working model – Work from Astatine’s offices located in Guinness Enterprise Centre, Dublin 8 when required, otherwise work remotely/from home.
• Contract Type: Full Time Contract
• Working Hours: Full time – Monday to Friday

• Key Responsibilities: The Employee’s duties are but not exclusively:
  • Identify and mitigate project risks.
  • Define project objectives, scope, deliverables and milestones.
  • Maintaining in-depth knowledge and understating of technologies and solutions offered by the company.
  • Assist and support in building solid relationships with clients, suppliers and contractors.
  • Maintaining good relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Implementing best practice engineering methods
  • Providing technical guidance and support to engineering staff and senior management
  • Develop and assist in the identification, analysis, design, costing/budgets, project management and ongoing optimisation of energy projects/technologies.
  • Liaise with technology suppliers and manufactures and contractors to design bespoke energy solutions for client sites.
  • Perform energy engineering evaluations and proficient energy analysis using appropriate analytical tools.
  • Liaise with clients, suppliers, partners, etc on business development, project development and project delivery.
  • Research and keep up to date with latest emerging technologies, product offerings, market developments, etc. in energy sector.
  • Prepare expert written project reports and proposals.
  • Solar farm design incl layout, mounting system, strings, AC and DC wiring, inverter and transformer specification, grid connection.
  • Develop and maintain a detailed knowledge of Irish permitting system.
  • Site visits.
  • Preparation of design documentation using of CAD tools such as PVCase, AutoCAD, BIM etc
  • Communication with Stakeholders to ensure designs meet all requirements for interconnection and operation
  • Staying current on industry developments and regulations to ensure designs comply with standards
• Relevant Experience:
  • 10+ years experience an advantage
  • Superb quantitative analysis and problem-solving skills incorporating strong analytical skills
  • Strong Experience in Microsoft Office applications particularly Excel and AutoCAD/BIM applications.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, problem solving and decision-making skills.
  • Proven self-starter and self-motivated
  • Ability to lead a team and to manage workload and prioritise.
  • A keen desire to help deliver decarbonisation and the renewable energy transition.
  • Strong Analytical and technical problem-solving.
  • Strong Track record in delivering solar projects on time to the highest standards
• Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in an electrical engineering related discipline
  • A Project Management qualification would be an advantage
  • Valid Full Driver’s License would be an advantage
  • Entitled to work in Ireland
• Why Join Astatine?
  • Be part of Ireland’s leading industrial decarbonisation team.
  • Work on exciting net-zero projects across Europe.
  • Join a growing company with real impact, backed by industry-leading clients and partners.
  • Hybrid work model and performance-based incentives.
• Apply:
  • Interested candidates to submit CV and covering letter through the “Apply Now” section on our Careers page.
  • Cover letter/email should briefly describe a little about yourself and why you would like to work with Astatine and should also indicate the earliest start date you are available.