Sr. structural engineer
Pubblicato il 24-09-2026 - Nextracker in Italia
Job Description
About Nextpower Founded in 2013, Nextpower operates as an independent subsidiary of Flex, a leading Sketch-to-ScaleTM 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, Nextpower 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), Nextpower is recognized as one of the Top Workplaces for 2023 by the San Francisco Chronicle.
Position Overview
Nextpower is looking for a Sr Structural Engineer to join the Europe Project Engineering Team based in Italy (remote position). Working directly with key accounts located throughout Europe to manage day to day issues on utility scale PV projects from the development stage to construction support.
This key leadership role will manage all decisions relating to Structural Engineering for Nextpower's projects including but not limited to wind load calculations, steel design and component sizing, foundation sizing, and various other structural engineering tasks and decisions to support project quoting and calculation packages.
Further, this position will be responsible for guiding structural aspects of utility-scale PV projects across global markets, collaborating and interfacing with the rest of the engineering team located in the US, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, and India as well as Sales, Project Management, and R& D teams at Nextpower's offices around the world. The role also involves leading and mentoring engineering talent within the team to ensure high technical standards, professional development, and workload balance.
Responsibilities
Produce civil and structural design documentation, including drawings and calculations. Act as the signing engineer for structural engineering proj