Solar Field Technician - Inspections & Maintenance

Koch; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is seeking a Site Technician to inspect and maintain solar field equipment across U.S. sites.

The role requires daily site visits and coordination with manufacturers for timely repairs, with a focus on safety and accurate recordkeeping. The ideal candidate possesses PV system experience, DC wiring knowledge, and hands-on diagnostics skills, with familiarity in SCADA and automation concepts.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of PV system or related power generation equipment experience.
• Knowledge of DC systems, wiring and applications.
• Experience using maintenance tracking software.
• Mechanical diagnostics experience.
• Building automations, BOS networks and SCADA knowledge.
• Electrical theory, power electronics, substation equipment and control systems knowledge.

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 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 home runs, modules and tracker system.

Tools

Maintenance Tracking Software

Job description

DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is seeking a Site Technician to inspect and maintain solar field equipment across U.S. sites.

The role requires daily site visits and coordination with manufacturers for timely repairs, with a focus on safety and accurate recordkeeping. The ideal candidate possesses PV system experience, DC wiring knowledge, and hands-on diagnostics skills, with familiarity in SCADA and automation concepts.