Design Engineer

Responsibilities

General

• Play a key part as a member of the Engineering Team in systems sizing, design, and analysis. 
• Demonstrate ethics and professionalism.
• Support the optimization of various Husk NG activities to ensure best practices are entrenched towards more efficient processes.
• Assist in documenting and developing industry best practices, standards and guidelines.
• Research, document and comply with local and national code requirements in project jurisdictions. 

Engineering Design 

• Create, review, and modify drawing sets and technical inputs in AutoCAD and other custom software tools. 
• Work closely within the larger Engineering Team to promptly deliver system designs.
• Support Engineering and Installation Teams with surveys and feasibility assessments.
• Complete electrical and structural designs for projects and other design submissions. 

Business Support 

• Coordinate with site assessors, project managers and sales teams to complete designs’ meeting customers’ expectations within set deadlines. 
• Create bill of quantities (BOQ), bill of materials (BOM) as per design and support the specification of components for the procurement process.
• Provide quality inputs and installation support where required during the construction phase.
• Other duties may be assigned from time to time. 

Requirements:

• Have basic knowledge of general electrical designs and interpretation of electrical drawings. 
• Graduate from a leading institution with a related degree in engineering or sciences. Post-graduate degree and/or related professional qualifications considered a positive.
• Familiarity with relevant software including AUTOCAD, HOMERPro, Odyssey, PVSyst, etc.
• Excellent problem-solving skills are required.
• A clearly defined strategic thought process and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Excellent people skills, able to manage, motivate and discipline if necessary.

Physical Demands 

• Have full range of mobility in upper and lower body. 
• Could work in outdoor weather conditions at certain times.
• Have adequate visual and hearing acuity to follow instructions; and determine accuracy of the work assigned.
• Ability to work in rural, peri-urban locations as required. 

Location and Travel 

• This role is based in Abuja, Nigeria 
• Will be required to travel to rural areas and plant sites.