Solar Field Deployment Engineer - On-Site Pilot Projects

Optivolt; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Unlimited PTO

Extra fun perks

Job summary

Optivolt is seeking a Solar Field Deployment Engineer in San Francisco to lead hands-on hardware deployments from lab to field. You will decide hardware, lead testing, and debug real systems on site, while feeding data back to engineering.

You will prototype, instrument, stress-test designs, and collaborate with utility solar developers on site integration and deployment of both production and experimental hardware. Travel is required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on field or hardware deployment experience.
• Strong foundation in power electronics, electrical engineering, or hardware systems integration.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary on-site technical owner for pilot deployments—selecting and qualifying the hardware that goes into the field, leading installation and commissioning, and debugging real systems in real time.
• Prototype, instrument, and stress-test new designs under actual operating conditions; own the full loop from lab concept through field validation and iteration.
• Partner with large-scale utility solar developers on site design, system integration, and hands-on deployment of both production and experimental hardware.
• Perform root-cause analysis on field failures, performance anomalies, and pilot metrics; translate findings into concrete design and process improvements for the engineering team.
• Ensure every install meets safety codes, building standards, site best practices, and Optivolt specifications while pushing the boundaries of new technology.
• Act as Optivolt’s technical authority on product installation and site integration—authoring documentation, test protocols, and operational playbooks that scale.
• Build and continuously refine the field playbook so utility partners experience best-in-class support as we move prototypes into reliable, repeatable deployments.
• Test, benchmark, and automate monitoring over the entire lifecycle of the deployment to ensure success and competitive advantage of the platform.

Skills

Field/Technical Experience

Technical Leadership

Technical Expertise

Communication & Stakeholder Management

Data & Technical Tools

Travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Data loggers

Lab instrumentation

Field instrumentation

Job description

Optivolt is seeking a Solar Field Deployment Engineer in San Francisco to lead hands-on hardware deployments from lab to field. You will decide hardware, lead testing, and debug real systems on site, while feeding data back to engineering.

You will prototype, instrument, stress-test designs, and collaborate with utility solar developers on site integration and deployment of both production and experimental hardware. Travel is required.