Technical Quality Engineer - PV Inverters

Sungrow USA Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sungrow North America is seeking a Technical Quality Engineer to join the Service Engineering team in Houston, TX. This role supports analysis and reporting for PV inverters and energy storage systems, requiring strong analytics, technical acumen, and proactive problem-solving.

Responsibilities include customer communication on engineering changes, vendor support on-site, data analysis, and on-site quality checks. Travel ~40% and contract-to-hire status apply.

Qualifications

• Engineering or Quality degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficient communication, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with customers on technical issues for engineering change cases.
• Provide technical support to vendors on-site for engineering change projects.
• Generate ad hoc data analysis across PV and BESS products.
• Deliver trainings and on-site quality checks to service vendors.
• Analyze quality trends and advise on inventory planning.
• Summarize quality issues and coordinate RCA and resolutions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Quality background

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

PV inverter experience

Mandarin (plus)

Willing to travel

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Airtable

Job description

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

Technical Quality Engineer - PV Inverters

PV Service Contractor - Intellipro Professional Hybrid TX Office, Houston, TX, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1332

Salary Range: $95,000.00 To $120,000.00 Annually

The Company:

Sungrow North America is a leading provider of renewable energy solutions, specializing in the development and manufacturing of photovoltaic inverters and energy storage systems. The company offers a comprehensive range of products and services designed to optimize the performance and efficiency of solar power installations. Sungrow North America aims to provide sustainable and reliable energy solutions to meet the growing demand for clean power and is known for its commitment to innovation, high-quality standards, and exceptional customer service.

The Position:

We are looking for a Technical Quality Engineer to join the Service Engineering team, supporting the ongoing analysis and reporting efforts for Sungrow’s performance with our PV and BESS products. The right person will have a strong analytics background with equal parts technical and anaylical skills. Duties require broad conceptual judgment, quantitative thinking, strong initiative, and ability to deal with complex technical problems. This position will enable the Service Engineering group to deliver value and a clear picture on product performance at project sites. Ideal candidates are proactive, goal-oriented, and team-players. They will work independently yet integrate with other teams comfortably with field service and CoE team. This is a very dynamic and fast-track position reporting to Fleet Rework Manager - Service.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Communicate with customers on technical issues for engineering change cases
• Provide technical support to vendors working on-sites for engineering change projects
• Generate ad hoc data analysis and research across PV and BESS products
• Provide trainings and on-site quality check to service vendors
• Quality trend of the components. An analysis of if there are any potential quality risks for a certain part, also needs to come up with a suggestion for the parts planning team for putting more inventory of certain parts.
• Put a summary of the potential quality issues and the quality issues happening. Pushing HQ team to come up with RCA and resolution. Push to have rework to mitigate risk of downtime due to component defects or malfunction.
• A summary of the reworks under processing now. Especially for the critical reworks and critical customers.
• Review and work with HQ to update rework procedures.
• Additional duties as assigned by Fleet Rework Manager.
• Solar experience is a must
• Mandarin speaking is a plus
• Must possess analytical skills and quality background
• Must possess effective written and verbal communication skills
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, power Point and Outlook). Airtable experience a plus
• Ability to analyze opportunities, define successful approaches, and proactively solve problems.
• Ability to drive complex programs across organizational structures while balancing the day-to-day tactical needs of the program.
• Ability to have meetings during non-office with HQ or other regions
• 2+ Years of quality related background

Education or Desired License and Certificates:

• Engineering or Quality degree or equivalent experience
• Problem solving/analytical skills
• Self-starter, strong initiatives and an excellent communicator
• System and product level mindset
• Organization, detailed-oriented nature and strong initiative
• Experience in risk and change management.

Travel:

• Approximately 40%

Work Location and Status:

• Contract-to-Hire position based in Houston office

Compensation:

• Compensation commensurate with experience
• Competitive benefits package and employee programs
• Strong personal and company growth opportunities

For candidates in the states of California, Colorado, New York and Washington, the anticipated annual base salary for this role is between $95,000 - $120,000 This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The base salary offered is dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, education, location, or other factors related to the role.

Sungrow is an equal opportunity employer. Due to strong interests in this position, Sungrow will only reach out to those candidates who best meet the requirements.Thank you for your interest in Sungrow.