Job Title: PV Design Lead
Location: Remote Job Type: Full-Time
About Us
Sunrise Solar LLC is looking for an experienced PV Design Lead to oversee our solar design team and ensure the delivery of accurate, code-compliant, and permit-ready solar plan sets.
The ideal candidate is highly skilled in AutoCAD, knowledgeable in solar PV systems and battery storage, and experienced in leading design teams. This role will play a key part in improving our design standards, strengthening quality control, and streamlining workflows through automation.
If you have a strong background in solar design and a passion for developing efficient processes while mentoring a team, we'd love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities
1. Team Leadership
- Lead, train, and mentor a team of PV designers and drafters.
- Assign and prioritize design projects to meet permitting and installation deadlines.
- Provide technical guidance and support to Sales, Operations, Permitting, and Installation teams.
2. Quality Control
- Review solar plan sets for technical accuracy, code compliance, and consistency before submission.
- Develop and implement QC checklists and review procedures.
- Monitor recurring design errors, AHJ corrections, and utility rejections, and implement improvements to prevent them.
3. CAD Standards and Templates
- Develop and maintain standardized AutoCAD templates, including title blocks, layers, dimensions, text styles, blocks, and sheet layouts.
- Maintain a library of standard details, equipment blocks, electrical diagrams, and labeling sheets.
- Ensure templates are updated based on changes in codes, equipment, and permitting requirements.
4. Automation and Process Improvement
- Use AutoCAD automation tools, scripts, dynamic blocks, and data extraction to improve drafting efficiency.
- Streamline workflows between AutoCAD and Adobe Acrobat Pro.
- Implement automation for PDF assembly, batch plotting, form fields, stamps, markups, and other repetitive tasks.
- Identify opportunities to reduce turnaround time while maintaining design quality.
5. Solar PV System Design
- Design and review residential and commercial solar PV systems with and without battery storage.
- Understand full and partial home backup, load shifting, self-consumption, and grid-tied configurations.
- Ensure electrical designs comply with NEC requirements, including conductor sizing, overcurrent protection, rapid shutdown, interconnection methods, and energy storage systems.
- Coordinate with engineers for structural and electrical reviews when necessary.
6. AHJ and Utility Compliance
- Maintain current knowledge of Illinois AHJ permitting requirements, adopted NEC editions, and local amendments.
- Understand utility interconnection requirements, particularly ComEd and Ameren Illinois.
- Maintain an internal database of AHJ requirements and communicate updates to the design team.
- Stay informed about Illinois Shines and other applicable state program requirements.
Qualifications
- At least 3 years of experience designing residential and/or commercial solar PV plan sets.
- At least 1 year of experience in a lead, senior, or supervisory design role.
- Expert-level proficiency in AutoCAD, including template creation, blocks, layouts, and sheet sets.
- Strong experience with Adobe Acrobat Pro, particularly automation, batch processing, and PDF plan set assembly.
- In-depth knowledge of solar PV systems with battery storage, including backup and load-shifting configurations.
- Solid working knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC).
- Familiarity with Illinois AHJ permitting requirements and utility interconnection processes.
- Excellent attention to detail and a proven ability to produce accurate, permit-ready plan sets.
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
What We're Looking For
We need someone who can do more than oversee daily design work. We're looking for a technical leader who can establish standards, improve team performance, reduce design corrections, and build a more efficient and scalable solar design process.
How to Apply
Please send your resume and portfolio (if available) to veronica@sunrisesolar-il.com with the subject line:
PV Design Lead Application – [Your Name]
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From Php40,000.00 per month
Work Location: Remote
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