O&M Solar Site Technician

Koch Business Solutions, LP; Crockett (TX); On-site; USD 31,684 - 50,971; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible

Job summary

DEPCOM Power is hiring a Site Technician to support solar sites across the U.S. This position requires reporting to the site daily to perform inspections and maintenance of equipment on the solar field, with travel between Lone Oak, TX and other locations.

The role offers hourly pay of $23-$37 with eligibility for a monetary bonus or other form of variable pay. This is not a Visa-sponsored opportunity and requires electrical knowledge and PV system experience.

Qualifications

• Electrical knowledge gained through experience, military, or post-high-school education.
• This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine inspections of site equipment including inverters, transformers, modules, trackers, weather stations, and soil monitoring solutions.
• Maintain records and documentation of site activities, visitors, substation work, battery logs, and generator operation.
• Coordinate with component manufacturers for troubleshooting, repairs, and maintenance.
• Perform daily field sweeps to verify tracker systems are functioning properly and replace faulty components.
• Ensure site safety for all personnel and equipment.
• Perform testing and troubleshooting for electrical and mechanical systems.
• Inverter inspections and cleaning, filter and fuse replacement, basic troubleshooting and repair.
• Perform scheduled array inspections of the home runs, modules, and tracker system.

Skills

Electrical knowledge

PV systems

DC systems

SCADA systems

Mechanical diagnostics

Electrical theory

Tools

Maintenance tracking software

SCADA

Job description

DEPCOM Power is looking to hire a Site Technician to support our Solar site(s) located in various locations throughout the U.S. This role will require the Technician to report to the site daily to perform inspections and maintenance of the equipment on the solar field.

Site Locations (1 Openings):

• Lone Oak, TX (single-site position) Role based across both locations with regular travel between the two sites.

For this role, we anticipate paying $23-$37 per hour. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

Our Team

DEPCOM Power designs, builds, and operates large-scale solar and battery energy storage plants. They are part of Koch Engineered Solutions and have a project portfolio of over $4 billion. The company is looking for professionals with entrepreneurial spirit to join their growth journey.

What You Will Do

• Perform routine inspections of the site equipment, including inverters, transformers, modules, trackers, weather stations, and soil monitoring solutions
• Maintain records and documentation of site activities, visitors, substation work, battery logs, and generator operation
• Coordinate with component manufacturers for troubleshooting, repairs, and maintenance
• Perform daily field sweeps to verify tracker systems are functioning properly and replace faulty components
• Ensure site safety for all personnel and equipment
• Perform testing and troubleshooting for electrical and mechanical systems
• Inverter inspections and cleaning, filter and fuse replacement, basic troubleshooting and repair
• Perform scheduled array inspections of the home runs, modules, and tracker system

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Electrical knowledge gained through working experience, military, or post-high-school education
• This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

What Will Put You Ahead

• 1+ years of experience with PV systems or related power generation equipment
• Knowledge of DC systems, wiring, and applications
• Experience using Maintenance Tracking Computer Programs
• Mechanical diagnostics experience
• Building automations, Balance of systems network and SCADA
• Experience with electrical and mechanical systems, including knowledge of electrical theory, power electronics, substation equipment, and control systems.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, DEPCOM Power is a leading energy solutions partner for the utility solar, and broader energy industries, providing project development support, engineering, procurement and construction, energy storage, repowering, and operations and maintenance services. Our highly skilled team of conventional and renewable power industry experts works to deliver the lowest cost of energy and the highest rate of return.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).