Senior Electrical Engineer

Origis Energy is accelerating the transition to a carbon-free future by Reimagining Zero^SM. As one of America’s leading renewable energy and decarbonization solution platforms, the company continues to expand and reimagine its contribution to the world’s net-zero goals. Origis Energy puts customers first to deploy a wide range of sustainable solutions for grid power generation, performance optimization, and long-term operation of solar and energy storage plants across the U.S. Founded in 2008, Origis Energy is headquartered in Miami, FL.

The Origis team, regarded as one of the leading developers in the U.S., is committed to living five core values in all interactions both with each other and external stakeholders:

The Senior Electrical Engineer, reporting to the Senior Director of Engineering, provides enterprise-level electrical engineering expertise across Origis Energy’s utility-scale solar and energy storage portfolio. This role is responsible for electrical system engineering, including inverter-based resources, with accountability for inverter application, performance, and lifecycle support as an integral part of overall plant electrical design and operation.

The Senior Electrical Engineer plays a critical role in setting technical direction, maintaining standards, managing technical risk, and supporting project execution from early development through construction, commissioning, and long-term operations. This position is a regular, full-time role based in our Austin, TX office, and is eligible for Origis Energy’s comprehensive employee benefits package.

Specifications and Standards

• →Serve as Origis Energy’s electrical engineering technical authority, with primary ownership of inverter-related standards and specifications and broader oversight of electrical system design criteria.
• →Coordinate with internal engineering teams to develop, maintain, and continuously improve electrical and inverter technical specifications, design standards, and guidelines.
• →Support compliance with applicable reliability and grid requirements, including NERC reliability standards as applicable to inverter-based resources and plant electrical systems.

Supply Chain & AVL

• →Collaborate with Supply Chain to establish, maintain, and technically qualify Approved Vendor Lists (AVL) for inverters and key electrical equipment.
• →Support technical evaluations of electrical equipment vendors and emerging technologies.

OEM & External Relationships

• →Establish and maintain strong working relationships with inverter OEM sales, engineering, service, and warranty teams.
• →Represent Origis Energy in technical discussions with EPCs, OEMs, utilities, consultants, and independent engineers.

Technology & Engineering

• →Act as the primary subject matter expert for inverter technology, power electronics, and inverter-based resource behavior for PV and BESS plants.

• →Provide technical leadership on inverter-based resource capabilities related to reactive power, voltage regulation, frequency response, and grid-support performance in accordance with utility, interconnection, and reliability requirements.
• →Evaluate inverter technologies, control modes, and electrical system configurations for applicability, performance, and risk across the portfolio.
• →Provide technical review and guidance on electrical system designs including single-line diagrams, DC string and collection systems, inverter integration, MV and LV collection systems, grounding, transformers, and overall plant electrical architecture.

Construction and Commissioning

• →Support construction teams by advising on inverter installation, commissioning plans, testing procedures, and acceptance criteria.
• →Review commissioning results and support resolution of inverter and electrical system issues during startup.

Operations and Performance

• →Work closely with Operations, Asset Management, EPCs, and OEMs to troubleshoot and resolve inverter and electrical system issues.
• →Support root-cause analyses for inverter and electrical system failures or underperformance.

Training and Knowledge Sharing

• →Collaborate with internal teams to develop and deliver inverter and electrical system training for engineering, construction, and operations personnel.
• →Share lessons learned and best practices across the organization.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field (master’s degree preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in utility-scale solar PV and/or BESS projects, with strong expertise in inverter-based systems.
• Deep understanding of inverter technology, power electronics, and utility-scale electrical systems.
• Experience supporting projects across development, engineering, construction, and operations.
• Familiarity with applicable electrical codes, standards, and utility requirements (e.g., NEC, IEEE, UL).
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex technical topics to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., NABCEP, manufacturer-specific) are a plus.

• Detail-oriented, highly organized.
• Proactive and strategic thinker.
• Supplier management.
• Creativity in problem solving.
• Ability to multi-task and manage timelines and budgets.
• Effective collaboration across multiple functional teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset.

Location     Austin, TX | Hybrid (Tues-Thurs onsite; Mon/Fri remote)

Travel         Up to 25% travel required as necessary

Job Level   Engineer - no direct reports