PV Electrical Engineer

About This Position

As part of Intersect’s Engineering team, you’ll lead the electrical design and technical oversight of utility-scale PV power plants that power communities and accelerate the clean energy transition. Your expertise in medium-voltage infrastructure, inverter integration, and system performance will directly shape the reliability, safety, and long-term value of our growing portfolio.

You’ll collaborate closely with Development, Project Finance, EPC partners, and Operations to ensure our projects are engineered to the highest standards — from early-stage design through construction and commissioning.

Your work will strengthen Intersect’s position as a leading independent power producer by delivering technically sound, code-compliant, and high-performing solar infrastructure at scale.

Team Overview

This team plays a critical role in advancing Intersect’s mission to accelerate the clean energy transition by delivering high-quality, utility-scale infrastructure across North America. The Engineering team partners cross-functionally with Development, Finance, Construction, and Operations to ensure every project is designed for reliability, safety, and long-term value.

By joining this team, you’ll contribute to complex, high-impact projects while working alongside experienced professionals committed to technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous growth.

What You’ll Do

Drive Electrical Design Excellence

• Lead electrical design and technical oversight for utility-scale PV plants, including PV system sizing, transformers, and inverter integration.

• Review and validate detailed engineering deliverables to ensure safety, reliability, and long-term system performance.

• Partner with EPCs and engineering consultants to optimize plant architecture and resolve complex design challenges.

• Own development and maintenance of technical specifications, design criteria, standards, and exhibits to ensure all documentation is comprehensive and maintains a high-quality product.

• Serve as technical lead in vendor and EPC interactions, review proposals and technical schedules, and support contract exhibit negotiations.

• Review constructability and support field execution through COD, respond to RFIs and submittals, support commissioning plans and testing, and resolve electrical issues through COD.

• Support EPC RFPs and commercial supply agreements to ensure technical requirements are accurately defined while optimizing for lower LCOE.

• Lead the development of electrical sizing and analysis tools or software to generate design calculations, performance results, and estimates.

Ensure Grid Compliance and System Reliability

• Oversee MV system design, substation coordination, and interconnection requirements to meet NEC, IEEE, and utility standards.

• Conduct or review power system modeling and analysis to support interconnection studies and performance validation.

• Ensure all designs meet applicable codes, grid requirements, and best practices for large-scale infrastructure.

Support Cross-Functional Project Execution

• Provide subject matter expertise across development, procurement, and construction to support successful project delivery.

• Collaborate with inverter manufacturers, utilities, and project stakeholders to resolve technical issues and drive alignment.

• Contribute to design standardization and continuous improvement initiatives across the portfolio.

Optimize Plant Performance and Monitoring

• Support integration of PV inverter technologies and SCADA systems to enhance monitoring and operational visibility.

• Evaluate system performance considerations to maximize long-term energy production and asset value.

• Provide technical insight to improve constructibility, maintainability, and lifecycle performance.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Power Engineering focus preferred); Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.

• 5–8+ years of experience in utility-scale solar, clean energy infrastructure, or independent power producer environments.

• Demonstrated experience designing or reviewing MV electrical systems for large-scale power plant projects.

• Strong expertise in utility-scale PV system design, inverter integration, MV collection systems, transformers, and substation coordination.

• Working knowledge of relevant codes and standards for PV modules, DC and MV collection, and PV inverters (NEC, IBC, IFC, NFPA, UL, IEC, ISO/TSP requirements for grid-following and grid-forming PV plants).

• Experience with power system modeling; familiarity with SCADA and plant monitoring systems is a plus.

• Established relationships with inverter manufacturers, EPC partners, utilities, or engineering consultants within the energy sector.

• Deep understanding of utility-scale plant architecture and infrastructure performance considerations.

• A collaborative, detail-oriented work style that balances technical rigor with cross-functional teamwork.

• A steady, solutions-focused approach to navigating complex engineering challenges with accountability.

• Alignment with Intersect’s values of Humility, Equity, Authenticity, Long-run Value, and People Come First.