Engineering Manager

Role: Engineering Manager - Solar & BESS

Location:

US (Remote)

Experience:

8+ years

Required:

P.E. (Professional Engineer) Credentials

About SunStripe

SunStripe is a renewable energy consulting and technical-services firm headquartered in Irving, Texas, focused on solving critical bottlenecks in the global energy transition focused on Solar & BESS Engineering and Development. 

We work with utility-scale developers and utilities across the U.S. supported by our engineering hub in India, driven by a 10-member team including PhDs in Energy Storage.

Our founders have built and exited multiple renewable-energy consulting firms and are now scaling SunStripe to support the next wave of utility-scale Solar and BESS development.

Core U.S. Offerings:

• Utility-Scale Solar PV Technical Services

– Fatal Flaw Analysis, System Sizing, Interconnection, Design & Engineering, & Procurement Support
- Utility- Scale BESS Technical Services

• Fatal Flaw Analysis, System Sizing, Interconnection, Design & Engineering, & Procurement Support
• Power System Studies

– For generators and large loads

Role Summary

The Engineering Manager will lead the technical solutioning and delivery of SunStripe's Solar and utility-scale BESS engineering services. The role works closely with the founders and engineering teams in the U.S. and India to define solutions, review designs, and ensure high-quality delivery for Solar and BESS projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical solutioning and design for Solar and utility-scale BESS projects.
• Manage and guide a team of engineers delivering studies, designs, and reports for Solar and BESS projects in the U.S. market.
• Review and, where applicable, stamp key engineering documents as a PE, ensuring compliance with codes, standards, and utility requirements.
• Act as the main technical contact for client engineering teams.
• Coordinate with SunStripe's India-based engineering hub to allocate work, resolve technical issues, and keep delivery on schedule.
• Support the founders in technical discussions and design reviews with developers, IPPs, utilities, and EPCs.
• Stay current on Solar and BESS technologies, interconnection rules, and applicable standards.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Power, or Energy Engineering (required).
• Professional Engineer (PE) license - US
• MBA or similar business education is a plus, not mandatory.

Experience

• 10–15 years working on utility-scale battery energy storage or grid-connected renewable projects in engineering or engineering management roles.
• Strong experience leading or reviewing technical work on large BESS or renewable-energy projects (studies, designs, interconnection, or project engineering).
• Deep understanding of battery storage technologies, how projects connect to the grid, and how engineering interfaces with construction and contractors.

Performance Expectations

• Lead safe, high-quality delivery of SunStripe's engineering work for utility-scale BESS projects in the U.S.
• Ensure engineering studies, designs, and reports are delivered on time and meet agreed technical standards.
• Work with the founders to strengthen SunStripe's technical presence across Texas and other key U.S. BESS markets.
• Introduce 5 (preferred) new utility-scale accounts (a % revenue share will be given for each