Aurora solar design

Senior Solar Designer – Aurora Solar Expert (Remote)

Position: Remote / Virtual Solar Designer
Experience: Advanced Aurora Solar experience required
Industry: Residential Solar
Compensation: Salary or per-design compensation
Availability: 9:00 AM Eastern – 7:00 PM eastern

Mandatory Application Requirement

ONLY APPLICATIONS THAT INCLUDE A VIDEO RÉSUMÉ WILL BE CONSIDERED.

Applicants must submit a video introducing themselves and explaining their experience with Aurora Solar, their understanding of solar design, and their technical capabilities.

You are encouraged to share your screen and demonstrate your knowledge directly within Aurora Solar. We are particularly interested in seeing how you approach complex design challenges, analyze shading, evaluate tree removal, and make decisions based on solar production principles.

Applications without a video résumé will not be reviewed.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced, analytical Solar Designer who understands solar engineering principles—not just how to operate design software.

We are not looking for someone who simply knows how to place panels on a roof or generate a proposal. We need someone with exceptional critical-thinking skills who understands how and why Aurora Solar produces its results, can identify potential inaccuracies, and knows how to make intelligent design decisions without constant direction.

Our ideal candidate combines advanced Aurora proficiency with a deep understanding of solar production, shading, roof geometry, and system optimization.

Schedule, Availability & Compensation

We are flexible on compensation. You may bill hourly for time spent working on designs or charge a fixed rate per completed design. We are open to either arrangement.

However, availability and responsiveness are non-negotiable.

Our sales representatives frequently need design adjustments while sitting with homeowners during scheduled appointments. This may involve changing panel layouts, evaluating tree removal, adjusting system sizes, or running revised production estimates.

The designer must be available to provide prompt, real-time design support during these scheduled appointments.

Our required availability window extends from 9:00 AM Eastern Time to 7:00 PM Pacific Time (10:00 PM Eastern).

This does not mean you will be actively working throughout that entire period. However, you must have the flexibility to accommodate scheduled appointments within this window and be ready to make immediate design adjustments when needed.

We cannot have sales representatives sitting with customers waiting hours for design revisions. Reliability, communication, and the ability to respond quickly during scheduled appointments are essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Create accurate, optimized residential solar designs using Aurora Solar.
• Analyze sun paths, seasonal solar angles, shading, and annual production.
• Evaluate trees and obstructions, including determining which trees materially affect production and whether removal would improve system performance.
• Understand how sunrise, sunset, roof orientation, pitch, and seasonal changes impact solar production.
• Identify when Aurora’s automated calculations, imagery, shading analysis, or recommendations may be inaccurate.
• Evaluate multiple panel layouts to maximize production, system efficiency, and available roof space.
• Understand the relationship between panel orientation, shading, electrical configuration, and energy output.
• Troubleshoot unusual scenarios independently instead of relying solely on software-generated answers.
• Recognize potential design problems before they result in incorrect proposals, change orders, or installation complications.
• Communicate findings clearly and explain the reasoning behind design recommendations.
• Provide timely revisions and live design support during scheduled sales appointments.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive, hands-on experience with Aurora Solar — mandatory.
• Advanced understanding of residential photovoltaic system design and production modeling.
• Strong knowledge of solar azimuth, tilt, sun-path analysis, irradiance, and seasonal shading.
• Ability to interpret satellite imagery, LiDAR data, and roof geometry.
• Experience evaluating tree shading, tree removal scenarios, and resulting production improvements.
• Strong analytical reasoning, attention to detail, and independent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to question software outputs when results don’t make physical or technical sense.
• Familiarity with common residential solar equipment, system configurations, and electrical design considerations.
• Reliable communication and availability for scheduled, time-sensitive design revisions.

The Type of Person We’re Looking For

We value intelligence, sound judgment, and problem-solving ability as much as software experience.

Someone can be extremely fast and proficient in Aurora but still lack the fundamental understanding needed to make good solar design decisions.

We want someone who:

• Understands the science behind solar production.
• Thinks critically instead of blindly trusting software.
• Can identify problems that weren’t explicitly pointed out.
• Knows when a tree matters, when it doesn’t, and why.
• Understands the difference between a design that looks good and one that will actually perform well.
• Can explain their decisions using logic and data.
• Works independently with minimal supervision.
• Can prioritize urgent revisions when a salesperson is meeting with a customer.

Technical Assessment

Shortlisted candidates may be asked to complete a practical Aurora Solar design assessment involving multiple roof planes, surrounding trees, shading complications, and competing design options.

Candidates must explain not only what they designed, but why they made each decision, including how they evaluated shading, production, and potential tree removal.

Please do not apply if your experience is limited to basic panel placement and generating proposals. We are looking for a solar design specialist with advanced analytical capabilities who is also dependable and responsive when our sales team needs support.