Design Engineer

Title: Design Engineer
Department: Operation 3
Supervisor: Senior Manager of Project Engineering
FLSA Status: Salary
Position Status: Full Time

Work Status (Remote/Hybrid/In-Office): Hybrid

Work Location: Cleveland office or North Jackson office

DESIGN ENGINEER

This is your chance to join the rapidly growing commercial solar energy business.

FlexRack by Qcells is an integrated solar company that offers custom-designed, fixed tilt ground mount and single-axis solar tracking systems in the commercial and utility-scale solar mounting industries FlexRack also offers full services, including engineering, geotechnical, pullout testing, field, and layout design services to address the actual site conditions of a project site. FlexRack has completed over 3.5 GW of solar racking installations in over 40 U.S. states, 9 Canadian provinces and across the globe.

SUMMARY

We are currently seeking Design Engineers to work with our customers to design and implement solar energy collection systems.  
 

 This position reports to the Project Engineering Manager, or another management personnel that the President of the Company may designate.

This position requires daily commute 3 days week to the Highland, Hills, Ohio office. Working hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:00am to 5:00pm or 9:00am to 6:00pm local time. Overtime and weekend working hours may be required as needed. This position is expected to travel up to 10%. 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION & RESPONSIBILITIES 

•        Work with engineering team to assist with designing projects according to company design

       standards

• Create project plans, layouts, and calculation reports, as they relate to company’s engineered product offerings 
• Perform structural analysis for existing products in accordance with applicable project requirements, codes and standards 
•        Create product and bill-of-material (BOM) for use in estimating and project proposals
• Assist engineering team with creating customer proposals
•        Support engineering team with 3D modeling and drafting tasks
•        Understand and improve functionality of company design tools and processes
•        General understanding of codes (IBC, ASCE, AISC, and AISI)
• Regular attendance, in accordance with the company's attendance policy and supervisory assignment, is an essential job duty requirement for this position. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

 
Ideal candidate will have familiarity with the following software: 

•                    RISA 3D or STAAD 

•                    SolidWorks or AutoCAD Inventor 

•                    PVCase - Solar PV topographic analysis and layout software 

•                    AutoCAD/Civil 3D 

•                    CFS - Cold Form Steel Design Software 

This position requires a 4-Year Degree in an engineering discipline (Mechanical, Structural or Civil Engineering preferred)  

The Design Engineer position provides a clear career path to becoming a Project Engineer.  

EXAMPLE OF PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

•        Stationary Position: frequently remains stationary up to 90% of the time and sitting up to 8 hours in a day 

•        Move/Traverse: infrequently bend, stand, stoop and/or walk 

•        Carry Weight: infrequently carry weight and/or lift objects (light to heavy) weighing up to 10 pounds 

•        Hearing and Speech: frequently communicates with the ability to hear and talk on a regular basis with employees, coworkers, and all personnel matters; must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations 

•        Sight: frequent use of sight to detect images on computer, office documents, and office objects near and far 

•        Climb: occasionally ascends/descends on stairway to get to office upper and lower floors 

•        Travel: up to 10% as needed 

EXAMPLE OF WORK ENVIRONMENT 

•        Regular professional, office business setting 

•        Noise level ranges from low to moderate (if in office setting) 

•        Noise level ranges from moderate to high (if on construction worksite) 

Hanwha Qcells is proud to be an at-will Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law.   

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.  As part of this commitment, Hanwha Qcells will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us to request accommodations at [email protected].  

Nothing in this statement shall imply implicitly or explicitly a guarantee of employment outside our at-will employment opportunity.