Technical Services Field Engineer - Solar Inverter (EE26110)

TMEIC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

TMEIC seeks a Field Engineer to support solar inverter installations and maintenance, acting as the factory expert for inverter issues. You will analyze failures, perform commissioning, and provide on-site and remote technical support to clients and engineers.

The role requires 75% travel, strong communication skills, and a solid background in electrical engineering and PV systems. Expect a dynamic, customer-facing environment with safety-focused responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of science in electrical, mechanical, or related engineering field or equivalent via education and/or work experience.
• 3 years of field engineering, customer support, development, or testing experience of photovoltaic inverter in the field or laboratory environment.
• Knowledge of power conversion and distribution transformers.
• Ability to work in all elements, depending on job location, time of year, heat, cold, rain & snow.
• Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts.
• Demonstrated positive leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook.
• Availability to travel domestically and internationally, approximately 75%.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients and engineers to resolve issues as factory expert for solar inverters.
• Analyze client equipment failures using diagnostics tools.
• Provide technical support to clients and other engineers when not in the field.
• Perform commissioning, installations, and performance testing of PV inverter systems.
• Troubleshoot, isolate, repair or replace defective components.
• Report hardware/software/design deficiencies to factory and implement corrective actions.
• Update CRM with case information for reports.
• Prepare service advisories and issue to clients and field engineers.
• Write and review field reports for clients.
• Ensure safety qualifications and compliance with company/client requirements.
• Process warranty replacements and assist with expediting.
• Respond to client issues after hours on rotating duty.
• Investigate field changes, report problems and propose solutions.

Skills

Solar inverter knowledge

Field engineering

Customer support

Diagnostics

CRM usage

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Diagnostics tools

MS Office Suite

CRM systems

Job description

Role Accountabilities

• Advise clients and Company engineers to resolve issues, as the factory expert for the Company’s solar inverters
• Analyze client equipment failures using diagnostics tools
• Provide technical support to clients and other engineers, when not in the field
• Perform commissioning, installations, quality inspections, and performance testing of photovoltaic inverter systems to meet design performance criteria
• Troubleshoot, isolate issue, repair and/or replace defective components
• Report to the factory any errors or deficiencies in hardware, software or system design discovered from consultation with clients and Company engineers. Implement corrective actions outlined in Field Change Notices as assigned
• Update client relationship management (CRM) tool with appropriate case information to ensure timely and accurate reports
• Prepare Service Advices and issue to clients and field engineers as necessary
• Write and/or review field reports, and issue to clients as requested
• Acquire and maintain current safety qualifications appropriate to the assigned tasks and comply with Company and client safety requirements and good safety practices
• Process warranty replacements, expediting when necessary
• Respond to client issues after regular business hours on rotating phone duty
• Investigate suggested field changes, report problems and recommend solutions to parent company as necessary

General Employee Accountabilities

• Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager
• Give manager best advice
• Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified
• Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager
• Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment
• Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws
• Recommend viable improvements proactively
• Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes

• Bachelor of science in electrical, mechanical, or related engineering field or equivalent via education and/or work experience
• 3 years of field engineering, customer support, development, or testing experience of photovoltaic inverter in the field or laboratory environment
• Knowledge of power conversion and distribution transformers
• Ability to work in all elements, depending on job location, time of year, heat, cold, rain & snow
• Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
• Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
• Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook
• Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, approximately 75%, occasionally with limited notice

Preferred Qualifications

• Controls engineering experience
• Low voltage drive engineering experience
• Photovoltaic Inverter power generation experience
• PPC and battery storage experience

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