Sr. Structural Engineer Job Listing at Nextracker in Sorocaba, SP (Job ID NX-626)

Description

Job Description:

Nextracker – Sr. Structural Engineer, Brazil

Location: Sorocaba / Hybrid

Reporting: Engineering Manager - Brazil

This position is based out in Brazil.

Founded in 2013, NEXTracker operates as an independent subsidiary of Flex, a leading Sketch-to-Scale™ solutions company that designs and builds intelligent products for a connected world. Delivering smart PV and storage solutions on close to 400 solar power plants across five continents, with nine global offices, NEXTracker is an established leader in the ground mount solar and storage industries, having earned the #1 market share leadership position for solar trackers world-wide for two consecutive years (Greentech Media, IHS Markit, 2016 & 2017).

NEXTracker designs and manufactures industry-leading solar and storage systems that dramatically improve and scale the economics of renewable energy. Applications and customers range from behind the meter solar farms with Fortune 500 companies like PepsiCo and L'Oreal to massive utility-scale power plants across domestic and international markets, and a portfolio of energy storage solutions. Join a market leader that values our talent, service excellence and innovation as core to our business growth and culture. With one of the most experienced management teams in solar, category-leading products, and a fortified technology roadmap, NEXTracker is making a dramatic impact on the power plant of the future.

Nextracker is looking for a Structural Engineer to join Project Engineering Team based in Sorocaba office, Brazil. Working directly with key accounts located throughout the country to manage day to day issues on utility scale PV projects from the development stage to construction support. The position will manage all decisions relating to Structural Engineering for Nextracker's projects including but not limited to wind load calculations, steel design and component design, foundation design, and various other structural engineering tasks and decisions to support project quoting and calculation packages. Further this position will be interfacing with the rest engineering team located in the US, Mexico, Europe, Australia, and India as well as Sales, Project Management, and R&D teams at NEXTracker's offices around the world.  

Responsibilities:

• Produce civil and structural design documentation, including drawings and calculations
• Assist in project development phase, review pertinent site information, calculations, and cost estimation
• Prepare wind, seismic, foundation, and other structural calculations and sign/seal those if required
• Provide construction support; RFIs and submittals
• Assist in development of nextracker products, generate full understanding of nextracker product
• Coordinate with nextracker's Structural/Civil Engineers in other regions to create and update structural and civil standards, specifications, templates, and design tools
• Manage schedule and review structural and civil engineering consultants' works
• Assist in development of expanding Nextracker Design Services team

• BS in Structural or Civil Engineering or equivalent
• 3 years of structural engineering work experience in the EPC industry
• Proficiency in MS Office, AutoCAD, and other structural analysis software (RISA, STAAD, Lpile or equivalent)
• Thorough knowledge of engineering standards and codes including but not limited to: ABNT NBR, ASCE, AISC, AISI
• Significant work experience in structural analysis and design, including dead, live, snow, wind, and seismic loads, design of steel and concrete structures, and development of construction documents
• Programming skills in VB and python is a plus
• Fluent in English
• Fluent in Spanish a plus
• Passion for solar/renewables industry
• Self-motivated team player

At Nextracker, we are leading in the energy transition, providing the most comprehensive portfolio of intelligent solar tracker and software solutions for solar power plants, as well as strategic services to capture the full value of solar power plants for our customers. Our talented worldwide teams are transforming PV plant performance every day with smart technology, data monitoring and analysis services.

For us at Nextracker, sustainability is not just a word. It's a core part of our business, values and our operations. Our sustainability efforts are based on five cornerstones: People, Community, Environment, Innovation, and Integrity. We are creative, collaborative and passionate problem-solvers from diverse backgrounds, driven by our shared mission to provide smart solar and software solutions for our customers and to mitigate climate change for future generations.