Senior Development Engineer

Mission Clean Energy is seeking a Senior Development Engineer to join their values-driven company committed to accelerating the clean energy transition. The role focuses on managing technical aspects of battery and solar projects from site evaluation to construction readiness, including design, permitting, and coordination with service providers.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and manage conceptual facility, collection system, interconnect, and site access design for land campaign siting and early-stage development projects
• Identify and mitigate key technical risks across buildability and permitting
• Identify and provide mitigation plans for project constraints
• Coordinate design optimization and identify cost and other improvement opportunities
• Manage engineering deliverables such as single lines, detailed site plans, preliminary grading and/or drainage plans as necessary for permitting and preliminary EPC bids
• Manage third-party engineering studies including geotechnical, hydrology, and topography as well as construction-related permitting studies such as water use
• Provide engineering and construction input for land use permit applications
• Attend AHJ meetings as necessary
• Serve as technical interface and technical lead with our cross-functional group of finance, engineering, GIS, real estate, permitting, transmission/interconnection, and revenue contract origination personnel
• Support developers and conduct development site visits to assess site constructability
• Stay apprised of technology advancements, trends, and supply chain risks across the solar and storage industry OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer)
• Coordinate and review bids from equipment suppliers and EPC service providers to support project cost modeling
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• B.S. in electrical, civil, or mechanical engineering
• 5+ years experience in renewable energy development required
• Strong knowledge of utility-scale solar and/or energy storage facilities
• Proven track record managing technical projects through development to NTP
• Rigorous attention to detail with a commercial mindset and strong prioritization skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Strong communication and organizational skills are a must
• Professional and engaging disposition with counterparties/customers
• Ability to succinctly communicate complex issues
• Successful in navigating ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
• Results-oriented approach to all work product
• M.S. and/or PE is a plus
• Construction experience is a plus
• Experience with industry software - AutoCAD, PVSyst, etc