Solar Design Engineer

Solar Design Engineer

Location: Benin-City, Edo Employment Type: Full-time

Job Purpose

• The Solar Design Engineer (SDE) is responsible for creating complete design packages for commercial and SMB solar energy systems.
• The role plays a critical part in ensuring projects are technically viable, commercially feasible, and aligned with customer energy requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Solar System Design & Documentation:

• Determine optimal system capacity and equipment configuration based on customer load profiles.
• Integrate generator and grid connections with solar and battery equipment.
• Develop single-line diagrams, electrical schematics, solar panel layouts, bill of quantities, and other technical documents.
• Clearly package design work for use by installation teams.
• Collaborate with installation teams to ensure designs are followed during installation.

Site Assessments:

• Conduct technical inspections of customer facilities.
• Evaluate roof structures, available land, electrical infrastructure, and environmental conditions.
• Measure installation areas using appropriate surveying tools.
• Assess shading, orientation, and structural integrity.
• Prepare detailed site assessment reports.

Compliance:

• Ensure designs comply with relevant technical standards and building codes

• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Design delivery time

• Design approval rate

• Technical documentation quality

• Site assessment accuracy

• Change orders resulting from inaccurate assessments or designs

• Customer satisfaction

• Installer

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering, or related discipline.
• COREN registration is an advantage.

Experience

• 3 - 4 years of hands-on experience with solar system installation. Experience on systems larger than 100kWp preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with solar system design tools such as CAD, Helioscope, OpenSolar, or other similar design software
• Experience designing systems larger than 50kWp

Technical Competencies:

• Solar PV Design
• Site Survey Techniques
• Electrical Load Analysis
• CAD & Panel layout design
• Electrical Diagram preparation
• Drone Surveying (advantage)
• Engineering Documentation
• Microsoft Office Suite

Behavioural Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Communication
• Accountability
• Planning
• Technical Writing
• Initiative

Salary

N300,000 - N350,000 monthly.

Application Closing Date

31st October, 2026.