Sr. Project Engineer - True Capture

Nextpower; Perimetro Urbano Pereira; On-site; COP 291,300,000 - 453,133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Dental & vision

401(k) with company matching

Unlimited paid time off

Discretionary bonuses

Stock compensation

Job summary

Nextpower seeks a Senior Project Engineer – TrueCapture to lead and execute implementation projects across Latin America, coordinating commissioning in energized environments, and ensuring adherence to technical specifications, safety standards, and customer requirements.

This role serves as the primary technical reference for customers and internal teams, applying advanced analysis and overseeing multi-discipline interfaces, with frequent travel to project sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechatronic, or Industrial Engineering.
• 8+ years’ experience in commissioning, implementation, or maintenance of industrial systems, preferably in renewables.
• Experience leading technical coordination of field activities in energized environments.
• Ability to work independently and manage cross-disciplinary interfaces.
• Willingness to travel frequently.

Responsibilities

• Manage the technical execution of TrueCapture projects across multiple regions, ensuring timelines and quality.
• Coordinate and oversee all field commissioning activities.
• Serve as the primary technical reference for internal and external teams.
• Apply advanced technical evaluation to solve complex problems.
• Lead technical communications with customers and drive value realization.
• Represent engineering in discussions with customers and partners.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and commissioning reports.
• Collaborate with sales, product, and operations to improve processes and performance.
• Adopt new methods to optimize product and project performance.

Skills

Broad multidisciplinary engineering

Analytical problem-solving

Autonomy & responsibility

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Data analysis

English & Spanish proficiency

Portuguese a plus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechatronic, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Position Summary

The Senior Project Engineer – TrueCapture is responsible for managing and executing implementation projects and coordinating all commissioning activities for Nextracker products in energized environments, ensuring compliance with project technical specifications, safety standards, and customer requirements. Operating independently and strategically, this professional applies deep technical expertise and advanced professional judgment to solve complex, multidisciplinary problems, ensuring operational excellence and value delivery to customers and the organization.

Job Description

Senior Project Engineer – TrueCapture

The Senior Project Engineer – TrueCapture is responsible for managing and executing implementation projects and coordinating all commissioning activities for Nextracker products in energized environments, ensuring compliance with project technical specifications, safety standards, and customer requirements. Operating independently and strategically, this professional applies deep technical expertise and advanced professional judgment to solve complex, multidisciplinary problems, ensuring operational excellence and value delivery to customers and the organization. Additionally, this position serves as the primary technical point of contact for customers throughout all project phases—from implementation and benefit evaluation to issue resolution during the product life cycle. Technical implementation of all projects across Latin America falls under this role’s direct responsibility, ensuring consistency, performance, reliability, and superior quality of TrueCapture solutions. This role requires a systemic mindset and the ability to interconnect multiple engineering disciplines while contributing to the development of new technical policies and practices. The Senior Engineer also acts as an internal reference for complex topics and supports the technical growth of other professionals within the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the technical execution of TrueCapture projects across multiple regions, ensuring adherence to timelines, quality standards, and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate and oversee all commissioning activities in the field, ensuring compliance with technical specifications, safety standards, and engineering best practices.
• Serve as the primary technical reference for internal and external teams, guiding installation, calibration, and validation practices.
• Apply advanced technical evaluation skills to interpret complex data and variables, proposing effective and sustainable solutions.
• Lead technical communications with customers, providing expert support, driving benefit evaluation, and ensuring high satisfaction levels.
• Represent Nextracker engineering in front of key customers and partners, leading high-impact technical and performance discussions.
• Develop, review, and maintain technical documentation, commissioning reports, and compliance records.
• Collaborate with sales, engineering, product, and operations teams to continuously enhance commissioning processes and system performance.
• Assess, adapt, and implement new technical methods and criteria to optimize product and project performance.
• Ensure proper storage, maintenance, and control of tools, materials, and equipment under your responsibility.
• Support technical and operational risk management, ensuring commissioning practices align with corporate and regional objectives.
• Contribute to global standardization initiatives by sharing best practices across the teams.

Skills And Knowledge

• Broad and multidisciplinary technical knowledge, integrating electrical, mechanical, and mechatronic engineering principles applied to solar tracking and intelligent control systems.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make decisions based on multiple technical and operational factors.
• Ability to work autonomously with a high degree of responsibility and influence over regional and strategic results.
• Strong professional judgment in selecting methods, adapting techniques, and evaluating solutions according to project conditions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to articulate solutions to customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.
• Technical leadership and mentoring mindset, promoting team growth and knowledge development.
• Continuous improvement and innovation mindset focused on tangible business results.
• Intermediate knowledge of Excel and data analysis tools.
• Advanced English and Spanish proficiency; Portuguese is a plus.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechatronic, or Industrial Engineering.
• At least 8 years of experience in commissioning, implementation, or maintenance of industrial systems, preferably in renewable energy.
• Proven experience leading technical coordination of field activities in energized environments.
• Experience managing technical interfaces across multiple disciplines and teams.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex problems, with results reviewed upon completion.
• Willingness to travel frequently.

At Nextpower, we are leading in the energy transition, providing a comprehensive portfolio of intelligent solar hardware and software solutions, as well as strategic services to capture the full value of solar power plants for our customers. Our talented worldwide teams are transforming PV plant performance every day with smart technology, data monitoring and analysis services.

For us at Nextpower, sustainability is not just a word. It's a core part of our business, values and our operations. Our sustainability efforts are based on five cornerstones: People, Community, Environment, Innovation, and Integrity. We are creative, collaborative and passionate problem-solvers from diverse backgrounds, driven by our shared mission to provide smart solar and software solutions for our customers and to mitigate climate change for future generations.

Nextpower is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Nextpower offers a comprehensive benefits package. We provide health care coverage, dental and vision, 401(K) participation including company matching, company paid holidays with unlimited paid time off, generous discretionary company bonuses, life and disability protection and more. Employees in certain positions may be eligible for stock compensation. All plans are in accordance with relevant plan documents. For more information on Nextpowers benefits please view our company website at www.Nextpower.com.

At Nextpower, we are driving the global energy transition with an integrated clean energy technology platform that combines intelligent structural, electrical, and digital solutions for utility-scale power plants. Our comprehensive portfolio enables faster project delivery, higher performance, and greater reliability, helping our customers capture the full value of solar power. Our talented worldwide teams are redefining how solar power plants are designed, built, and operated every day with smart technology, data-driven insights, and advanced automation. Together, we’re building the foundation for the world’s next generation of clean energy infrastructure.

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