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Manager or Senior Manager, Design Engineering, Energy Storage
Desri 🇺🇸 Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States of America
Lead the technical definition and engineering oversight of battery energy storage systems from early development through operations. Establish technical standards, review OEM/EPC deliverables, and serve as the technical authority for BESS integration and quality.
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical definition and engineering oversight of DESRI’s battery energy storage system balance of system scope from early development through turnover to operations
- Establish technical standards, basis-of-design criteria, and specification packages for battery systems and related plant interfaces
- Define project-level BESS design criteria, including LV collection systems, inverter strategy, layout optimization, auxiliary power optimization, and key integration assumptions
- Translate and ensure compliance with project constraints, interconnection, offtaker, and AHJ requirements, and operating use cases into clear BESS plant design requirements
- Lead technical review of OEM proposals, design packages, exceptions, deviations, and submittals
- Define scope boundaries and interface matrices among OEM, EPC, SCADA/controls, and DESRI
- Support technical diligence for equipment selection, without owning commercial negotiations or sourcing process administration
- Partner with the BESS Procurement Engineer to ensure supplier technical schedules reflect DESRI’s design intent and interface requirements
- Serve as the technical escalation point for BESS-related RFIs, design clarifications, and field engineering issues
- Review supplier and EPC technical changes for consistency with design intent and project requirements
- Define the technical basis for (non-SCADA) commissioning and performance testing of the BESS package
- Support development and validation of test protocols, acceptance criteria, and performance verification logic
- Help translate operating lessons learned into updated specifications, design standards, and supplier requirements for future projects
Requirements
- An undergraduate degree in engineering, electrical engineering, power systems, or a related technical field
- Significant experience in utility-scale battery energy storage engineering, system integration, design review, or product engineering
- Strong technical foundation in battery energy storage systems
- Experience supporting the design, construction, operation, troubleshooting, or lifecycle management of complex power systems
- Strong working knowledge of BMS architecture, PCS/inverters, EMS/plant controls, SCADA interfaces, fire safety systems, transformers, switchgear, and medium-voltage plant equipment
- Demonstrated experience developing technical specifications, reviewing OEM/EPC designs, and managing multi-disciplinary design compliance
Key Skills
About Desri
DESRI is a leading renewable energy company that develops, owns, and operates utility-scale solar, wind, and battery storage projects throughout the United States. As long-term owners, we’re focused on creating value throughout all stages of a project’s life cycle, including development, construction, financing, and operations. Today, DESRI stands at the forefront of renewable energy, specializing in utility-scale solar, wind, and battery storage projects across the U.S. DESRI is committed to adding value at every project stage, from development to operations. We’ve built a diversified portfolio across 24 states with over 13 GW of generation capacity, enough to power nearly 2 million homes. DESRI has offices in New York City, Denver, and Hyderabad and we have grown to nearly 300 employees globally.
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