Renewable Power Engineering Specialist – Solar PV
We are seeking a Renewables Power Engineering Specialist to join our Power Systems Renewables Department. You will be working under the Renewable Project Development and Support Division which performs project due diligence, feasibility studies, site-specific engineering analysis, specific design reviews and the evaluation of energy requirements for residential, commercial and industrial scales across Saudi Aramco facilities. Furthermore, economic analysis, standards development and thorough evaluation of different technologies and system design alternatives is a key competencies in candidate to recommend best investment decisions with maximum attainable Net Present Value (NPV). Your primary role is to support the evaluation and development of renewables business cases and capital projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop long-term master plans to develop new cost-effective and innovative design strategies and solutions in different operating areas of the company to meet sustainability goals.
- Conduct economic analysis and thoroughly evaluate different project alternatives to recommend best investment decisions with maximum attainable Net Present Value (NPV) for renewable systems.
- Examine technical studies to align with the company’s project proposal procedures. Such studies include equipment reliability, condition assessment, obsolescence, standard compliance, etc.
- Work with multidisciplinary internal and external organizations to provide technical guidance and recommendations on design details and construction documents as necessary.
- Perform in solar resource data analysis for feasibility studies and system design (PR, Yield, Availability, Production etc.). Conduct site visits to perform for feasibility study including load profiling studies using power analyzer.
- Design both grid interactive or standalone PV systems for industrial applications with different installation configurations (rooftop and ground mounted) including balance of systems design calculations, layouts and schematic diagrams.
- Provide economic analysis (LCOE, NPV) and recommend best investment decisions with maximum attainable Net Present Value (NPV).
- Promote a learning environment and continuous development. Acts as a mentor to junior engineers.
- Develop and maintain Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards and Design Best Practices, Design Manuals or other documentation to enhance company profitability and productivity.
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Renewables Engineering. A master’s degree in engineering is preferred. CEM certification is a plus.
10 years’ engineering design experience in Solar PV, concentrated solar and energy storage (heat and chemical storage technologies).
Technical experience in Solar PV and Energy storage technologies (Flow batteries, Lithium batteries), system design, optimization, technology assessment and techno-economic feasibility studies, grid interconnection and reliability or distribution either with utility or end-users is desired.
Solar PV experience including plant design, installation and commissioning, system interconnection, codes and standards.
Computerized Solar PV Systems analysis tools experience such as PVsyst, HOMER, AutoCAD, PVGIS tools, power analyzer/logger, IV curve tracing and battery tester.
Green hydrogen, fuel cells and wind energy experience.
Willing to relocate to Saudi Arabia?