Commissioning Engineer

GameChange Solar; Norwalk (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Referral program

Job summary

GameChange Solar is seeking a Commissioning Engineer in Norwalk, CT. This role involves providing remote support and troubleshooting for solar tracker systems. Candidates should have strong communication skills and experience with programming. The position offers a competitive salary between $70,000-$85,000 per year, health insurance, and a hybrid work environment. You will help enhance solar project efficiency through direct customer collaboration and technical troubleshooting.

Qualifications

• 2+ years engineering experience preferred.
• Experience in solar/renewables and SCADA is a plus.
• Knowledge of solar industry worksite protocol preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide remote support for Commissioning Technicians.
• Monitor and remediate faults in the system.
• Travel to site to train technicians.
• Collaborate with customers on project status.

Skills

Strong Communication skills

Python programming

Technical instruction

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar

Tools

SCADA systems

Genius Tracker

Networking tools (TCP/IP, SSH, Modbus)

Job description

GameChange Solar is one of the fastest growing, most dynamic companies in the rapidly growing solar industry. We have top quality solar racking and tracker products that generate the most energy, are the fastest to install, and are the most cost effective.

The Commissioning Engineer will work to support our team of technicians and our customers to commission our fleet of solar trackers. They will be responsible for ensuring trackers are operating at 100% by monitoring for faults and troubleshooting system failures. They will also be responsible for supporting commissioning of new projects – both remotely and on-site. This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer who has excellent communication and troubleshooting skills and wants to dive into real, everyday solar engineering problems. Your work will directly result in existing systems working more efficiently and producing more energy. We offer a solid base with significant bonus upside.

Commissioning Engineer Roles and responsibilities include but will not be limited to:

• Provide remote support for Commissioning Technicians, SCADA, and O&M teams
• Use data from the Genius Tracker system to monitor and remediate faults in the system
• Handle incoming RMA requests from customers and work with them to resolve faults
• Interface with Genius Tracker system with SSH and TCP/IP python scripts to send commands and get data
• Network Configuration of tracker devices to project VLANs to integrate with customer SCADA.
• Tracker Performance Verification
• Documentation of commissioning and site performance efforts
• Travel to site to train technicians or accelerate timelines
• Collaborate with customers and provide feedback and updates on project status
• Assist in QA/QC testing of new releases and provide actionable feedback
• Strong Communication skills: Mastery of written and spoken English required
• Strong ability to instruct people on technical issues
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar
• Experience with programming (Python, C) – automation experience a plus
• Experience with networks (TCP/IP,SSH,Modbus, 2.4GHz, Zigbee, VLANs, IPv4)
• Knowledge of solar industry and worksite protocol preferred.
• 2+ years engineering experience preferred.
• Will prioritize candidates that have background in solar/renewables and SCADA experience.

Business Office professional attire when in office setting. PPE and GCS attire for onsite visits.

Salary: $70,000-$85,000 per year

Job Type: Full-time

Location: Norwalk, CT (Hybrid)

• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program

Principals only. GameChange Solar does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. PLEASE NO AGENCY CONTACTS. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP AT THIS TIME.