This position reports to the Manager of Solar & Storage Ops Engineering and is responsible for Solar O&M support.  In this role, the Engineer will provide technical guidance and support for Leeward Solar self-perform O&M plants. This entails:

• Performance monitoring of 100+ MW solar plants with central inverters and trackers.

• Remote troubleshooting and directing preventive, corrective and breakdown maintenance.

• Travel to site for field support, assist with repairing faults and/or direct other technicians.

• New plant onboarding including reviewing technical design, OEM specs and preparing internal documentation.

·        Participate in golden row walkdown, new site inspections and issue reports.

• Implement LRE integrity management program for plant preventive maintenance.

• Perform root cause analysis, and issue RCA reports.

• Remote and on-site fault/alarm monitoring, and update fault condition and trouble resolution database

• Project manage and deliver cost saving and production improvement projects.

• Develop processes to manage solar plant productivity including reliability, condition monitoring, and performance improvement.

• Investigate and perform data analysis from SCADA, Ignition and Bazefield.

• Develop/update procedures, work orders, SOP’s and work instructions and implement them in Maximo

• Deliver inputs for annual operating budgets,  operational cost models and business cases for plant improvements

• Manage projects and contractors related to solar engineering system improvements

• Review maintenance findings from solar projects and make recommendations for improvements or upgrades

• Document and implement plant configuration changes

• Interface with OEM technical teams

• Train and mentor on-site technicians

The Engineer must have a demonstrated ability to resolve technical problems, document work instructions, communicate and manage resources effectively, provide technical support, and provide on-call support. It is expected that the Engineer will deliver complex and time sensitive assignments in a fast-paced environment.

 

Qualifications:

• 4-Year Bachelors Engineering Degree required

• 10 or more years of relevant technical experience; hands-on experience with solar central inverters required

• Fundamental understanding of electrical power systems design and operation

• Experience with maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of electrical power systems, especially central inverters such as Sungrow 3600/4400, TMEIC Ninja, SMA SC2475/SC3950/CP800

• Experience with drone IR scanning of solar plants for fault location. FAA drone pilot license desirable.

• Experience with facilities database/ERP, work order system such as IBM Maximo

• Experience with solar panel IV curve tracing using Fluke/Solmetric PVA1500 or equivalent

• Experience with design, configuration and operation of Solar tracking systems such as Nextracker.

• Experience with operation and maintenance of Medium Voltage transformers

• Demonstrated experience with Solar panels, MET stations, DC combiners and Solar wire management systems

• Ability to read and understand electrical drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams and other common specifications in the electrical power industry

• Excellent clarity and proficiency in verbal and written communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated, manage technical projects and priorities in a complex and dynamic environment

#LIHybridPhysical Demands:

·        Ability to perform physical tasks including standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, twisting and reaching

·        Willingness and ability to travel at least 25%

·        Demonstrated ability to operate a motor vehicle and possession of a valid driver's license

• Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated, manage technical projects and priorities in a complex and dynamic environment

Applicants must have current authorization to work for any employer in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for an employment visa now or in the future. Employer visa sponsorship is not available for this role.