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Commissioning Engineer – Battery Energy Storage Systems
Location: Project-based (75%+ on-site travel) Employer: e-STORAGE (Canadian Solar Inc., NASDAQ: CSIQ)
About the Role
Ready to make a real impact? Join e-STORAGE, a leader in battery energy storage systems for utility-scale renewable energy projects. Our mission is to accelerate a sustainable, resilient energy future through innovative solutions like our SolBank lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery technology. This role focuses on testing, commissioning, and oversight of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)—ensuring projects from pre-commissioning to substantial completion deliver flawlessly.
Position Summary
As the Commissioning Engineer, you’ll lead cross-functional teams through the critical Phase of BESS project execution. This hybrid role requires 75%+ on-site presence, blending technical oversight, stakeholder coordination, and process improvements to ensure projects meet performance goals and standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with owners, O&M teams, designers, and contractors
- Develop commissioning plans, checklists, and functional test documentation
- Identify scope gaps in design, construction, and permitting
- Oversee executional commissioning activities, from pre-commissioning to system handover
Responsibilities
📌 Project Planning (Remote)
- Participate in stakeholder meetings (owners, design, construction, operations) to align commissioning activities with project goals.
- Assist the Commissioning Manager in drafting commissioning plans, specifications, and test protocols based on client/company standards.
- Review project documentation and preliminary designs to flag gaps in responsibility or scope.
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🏗️ Project Commissioning (On-Site)
- Execute commissioning activities, coordinating scope, stakeholders, and schedules nationwide.
- Interface with internal teams (Project Manager, Construction Manager) and external parties (utilities, AHJs, contractors).
- Daily collaboration with equipment suppliers—distributors, producers, distributors—through daily plan-of-day (POD) briefings.
- Review/assess Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) procedures and reports from manufacturers.
- Conduct site visits to align commissioning plans and ensure testing timelines.
- Inspect construction work, troubleshoot installation/commissioning issues, and recommend process enhancements.
🚀 Onward Optimization
- Train operations & maintenance personnel on commissioned systems and continuous commissioning programs.
- Leverage lessons learned from projects to suggest industry-wide best practices.
- Foster strategic vendor relationships across the energy storage sector.
Requirements
🎓 Education & Experience
- BS in Engineering or equivalent practical knowledge (electronics, electrical, mechanical).
- 5–10 years in BESS commissioning or EPC/integrator contractor roles—energy storage systems preferred.
- Hands-on experience with:
- Medium-voltage stations, inverters, transformers, switchgear procurement
- SCADA and communication protocols
- Regulatory standards & local code compliance
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🔑 Key Skills
✅ Technical Agility: Hands-on system engineering and commissioning expertise. ✅ Stakeholder Leadership: Clear communication (owners, contractors, regulators, clients). ✅ Problem-Solving: Adaptive mindset and decisive action under pressure. ✅ Project Management: Multi-tasking, prioritization, and ability to tackle fieriest projects.
Note: Flexibility is required for late evenings, weekend travel, and strategic bookings.
Culture & Values at e-STORAGE
We combine innovation with sustainability in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Our guiding principles:
- Integrity: Do what’s right—always.
- Innovation: Fresh thinking, creative solutions.
- Quality & Safety: Zero-cut corners, ethical rigor.
- Customer-Focus: Listen, deliver, and go the extra mile.
Why This Role?
✔ Join a 23-year legacy company (Canadian Solar Inc.), shaping battery storage for the future. ✔ Work toward global sustainability goals on high-impact projects. ✔ Professional growth in a supportive team. ✔ Competitive pay, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package (health, retirement, paid time off).
Let’s fast-track your career while building a cleaner planet. Join the revolution—e-STORAGE is looking for the right people to lead it forward.
Ready to apply? Apply via the link below with proof of background.
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