Senior Engineer

Saur Energy International; West Virginia; On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Enerparc India seeks an O&M Engineer to ensure maximum plant uptime, efficiency, and safety/compliance for rooftop and ground-mounted solar projects. You will monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize PV performance, leveraging SCADA and data analytics to drive reliability.

The role requires strong electrical engineering fundamentals, excellent coordination skills, and the ability to manage maintenance activities and vendor communications. Fluency in English is preferred.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in solar PV, preferably in O&M.
• B.E./B.Tech or Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering or Renewable Energy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in data analysis and KPI tracking.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and oversee daily solar PV plant operations (rooftop/utility-scale).
• Identify and resolve performance issues to maximize generation.
• Maintain records of maintenance activities, breakdowns, and performance logs.
• Coordinate with vendors and analytics team for KPI tracking and reports.
• Prepare O&M documentation and audit readiness.

Skills

Data monitoring

SCADA

Electrical safety

Analytical thinking

Coordination

Communication

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Electrical Engineering

Diploma in Electrical Engineering

Renewable Energy Education

Tools

SCADA systems

Data monitoring platforms

Job description

Job Summary

O&M Engineer – will be responsible for ensuring maximum plant uptime, efficiency, and compliance with safety and quality standards for Enerparc India’s rooftop and ground mount projects. The role includes managing, troubleshooting, and optimizing solar PV plant performance. The position demands strong analytical/coordination skills, electrical engineering fundamentals, and an understanding of the Solar PV operations. Strong knowledge of solar PV systems, inverters, transformers, and protection systems.

Roles And Responsibilities

Technical analysis & support

• Data Monitoring of projects allocated with familiarity with SCADA, data monitoring platforms and diagnostic tools along with understanding of electrical safety standards and grid regulations.
• Oversee daily operations of solar PV plants (rooftop/utility-scale) as per the schedule
• Identify and resolve performance issues to maximize generation.

Analytical

• Maintaining Breakdown sheet, customer complaint register, module cleaning sheet for Data Analytics
• Coordination with analytics team for tracking KPI like PR, Plant availability and Generation guarantee

Documentation

• Maintain all records of Vendors, handling their queries, invoice submission
• Follow up with customers for payment collection
• O&M audit before project handover and share punch points
• Maintain records of maintenance activities, breakdown reports, and performance logs.
• Supervise technicians and contractors during maintenance activities.

Process Improvements

• Update Customer complaint registers daily and track closure as per the target date mentioned
• IMS adherence for projects
• Creation of tracker for failures of Inverter, sensor, modules, any equipment etc – weekly update
• Spares management and inventory tracking
• Diagnose faults in electrical and mechanical systems and plan ahead
• Coordinate with OEMs/vendors for technical support and warranty claims and advance planning on extended warranty for equipments.

Plant Performance Improvement

• Identification of Low performance sites and improvement of the same by doing detailed RCA
• Manage spare parts inventory and ensure timely replacements and perform routine inspections and testing of electrical equipment.
• Plan preventive and corrective maintenance of solar modules, inverters, transformers, and switchgear

Requirements

Skills and Tools

Education:

B.E./B. Tech or Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics engineering or Renewable Energy.

Experience

3 to 5 years in solar PV, preferably in O&M.

Technical Competencies

• Technical coordination/report writing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong ability to resolve all site related technical issues as per the targets.

Soft Skills

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Adaptability

Able to work effectively within an operations environment

Communication skills

written and spoken – English Tamil spoken fluency preferable