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Application Engineer BESS & Hybrid Power Solutions

MSP Staffing Pty


Job Location:

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 24 October 2026 (4 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 21 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Our client is seeking an Application Engineer with strong renewable energy engineering knowledge and a commercial mindset to support the growth of utility-scale battery energy storage and hybrid power solutions. This position offers broad technical involvement from system modelling and design evaluation to tender preparation grid compliance and customer engagement.

Key Duties

  • Act as a technical specialist for solar PV BESS and hybrid power solutions.
  • Review customer and utility requirements and provide appropriate system design recommendations.
  • Conduct system sizing modelling and performance analysis for hybrid PV/BESS applications.
  • Support the integration of battery storage into existing PV installations assessing risks and proposing suitable technical solutions.
  • Prepare technical specifications engineering offers tender documents and project proposals.
  • Assist the sales team with quotations customer discussions and technically appropriate solution selection.
  • Develop technical sales resources and product value propositions.
  • Evaluate competitor products identify performance gaps and communicate technical differentiators.
  • Support local engineering services and ensure proposed solutions meet regional requirements and relevant product specifications.
  • Work with project development teams on new and existing project opportunities.
  • Engage with grid operators regulators utilities and municipalities on grid connection matters and code compliance.
  • Contribute to industry working groups and maintain awareness of regulatory and technology developments.
  • Participate in customer calls sales meetings project discussions and site visits.
  • Maintain clear technical records and support project tracking and reporting.

Qualifications and Experience

  • Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Renewable Energy Energy Systems or a related field.
  • At least 35 years of experience in utility-scale solar PV or BESS engineering design or project support.
  • Experience designing sizing and modelling hybrid PV/BESS systems.
  • Knowledge of SMA inverters Sunny Island X solutions and third-party battery technologies.
  • Experience with PVsyst MATLAB HOMER or comparable engineering modelling tools.
  • Understanding of grid codes regulatory requirements and utility-scale grid integration.
  • Strong technical writing and tender preparation skills.
  • Excellent analytical communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
  • Familiarity with CRM platforms such as Salesforce is advantageous.

Preferred

  • Postgraduate studies in an applicable technical discipline.
  • Experience in renewable energy business development support or technical solution positioning.
  • Involvement in utility-scale project development including greenfield or brownfield projects.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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