Field Service Engineer (ESS / PV) - UK (2 years temporary contract)

Sungrow Europe - Welcome traveler!; Milton Keynes; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Sungrow Europe is seeking a hands-on Field Service Engineer on a 2-year temporary contract to support PV and energy storage systems across the Mid-region and Northern region of England, with remote-based work from Northern England or Scotland.

You will perform commissioning, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair, provide field-based and remote support, and collaborate with internal teams to improve customer experience and equipment performance.

Qualifications

• Technical training in electrical engineering, renewable energy, or power electronics.
• Experience servicing solar PV, battery storage, electrical, or industrial equipment.
• Able to interpret electrical diagrams and use diagnostic tools to resolve faults.

Responsibilities

• Perform commissioning, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair work for PV inverters and ESS equipment.
• Deliver field-based and remote technical support to customers and service partners across Scotland and Northern England.
• Diagnose electrical, mechanical, communication, and software-related faults, providing timely and practical solutions.
• Complete inspections, testing, firmware updates, and performance checks in line with company standards and applicable regulations.
• Prepare clear service reports, document corrective actions, and maintain accurate service records.
• Collaborate with internal technical, sales, and service teams to improve customer experience and equipment performance.

Skills

Electrical systems

PV systems knowledge

Diagnostic tools

English communication

Travel readiness

Education

Technical training in electrical engineering / renewable energy / power electronics

Tools

Diagnostic tools

Job description

Your mission

Hello and welcome to Sungrow! We are looking for a hands-on Field Service Engineer on a 2-year temporary contract, to support PV and energy storage systems across Mid-region and Northern region of England, helping our customers keep clean-energy assets safe, reliable, and high-performing.

• Perform commissioning, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair work for PV inverters and ESS equipment.
• Deliver field-based and remote technical support to customers and service partners across Scotland and Northern England.
• Diagnose electrical, mechanical, communication, and software-related faults, providing timely and practical solutions.
• Complete inspections, testing, firmware updates, and performance checks in line with company standards and applicable regulations.
• Prepare clear service reports, document corrective actions, and maintain accurate service records.
• Collaborate with internal technical, sales, and service teams to improve customer experience and equipment performance.

Your profile

To thrive in this role, your background could look like this:

• You have technical training in electrical engineering, renewable energy, power electronics, or a comparable discipline.
• You bring practical experience servicing solar PV, battery storage, electrical, or industrial equipment.
• You are confident interpreting electrical diagrams, using diagnostic tools, and resolving faults independently.
• You are based in, or able to work remotely from, Northern England or Scotland, with regular travel across the northern UK region.
• You prioritise health, safety, quality, and professional customer communication in every task.
• You communicate in English at C1 level; additional European languages are a plus.

Why us?

Join Sungrow’s Service team and contribute directly to the growth of clean energy across northern UK. You will work with innovative PV and ESS technologies, receive technical development opportunities, and enjoy a regionally flexible role with meaningful customer impact across Scotland and Northern England.

The location is now positioned as remote-based in Northern England or Scotland, with coverage across the northern UK region.