Solar Technician
About this role
Job Description Summary
All resources, and logistics required to perform services and maintenance activities on customers' site/property. These activities contribute to, maintain, repair and refurbish sold or existing products. Includes all types of maintenance service (preventive and remedial), manage maintenance facilities and field services engineering. Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team. Executes standard operational/technical tasks typically subject to instructions and work routines. There is latitude to rearrange the sequence to complete task/duties based on changing work situations.Job Description
Solar Technician - Commercial, will provide service, maintenance and warranty remediation and commissioning for installed photovoltaic inverters and BESS equipment. This position will be responsible for servicing customers primarily located within the US. Must be able to travel throughout the US as needed.
Perform Field Service to ensure 99% up time
Diagnose and repair faulted inverters
Troubleshoot issues with mechanical and electromechanical
Conduct annual periodic maintenance inspections
Keep maintenance records of findings
Assist with developing maintenance programs
Perform start-up and commissioning for new PV inverter installations.
Inspect physical installation (wiring, connections and mechanical condition)
Power up, set all required parameters and ensure proper operation
Monitor performance and efficiency levels
Maintain high customer satisfaction levels by providing excellent customer service.
Provide accurate and timely product service reports.
Required Qualifications:
High School Diploma / GED
Minimum of 2 years industry work experience with inverters
Travel Qualifications:
Ability and willingness to travel to and from customer locations –90% to 100%
Desired Characteristics:
2-year technical degree and/or equivalent certification
Great interpersonal, oral, and written skills are required.
Requires analytical and quantitative skills
Solar industry service experience is preferred (but not required)
Must be customer oriented with professional demeanor.
Must have knowledge of power electronics and controls.
Must have knowledge of Modbus serial and Ethernet communications
The pay for this position is $1,346 to $1,730 weekly. This position is also eligible for Overtime (OT), performance bonus.
Additional Information
GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Company at a glance
GE Vernova is a purpose-built energy technology company on a mission to electrify to thrive and decarbonize the world.
It is made up of three businesses -- Power, Electrification, and Wind -- with focus on accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life.
The world needs more energy, smarter energy. With energy demand expected to grow by more than 50% in the next 20 years, we are continuously innovating to meet the moment…like we have for the past 130 years. The Energy of Change and relentless optimism are what drive us – it’s about never giving up and seeing what’s possible so that we deliver the energy technologies the world needs right now and for generations to come.
GE Vernova’s attitude and edge is embedded in its name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver.
Together, we have the energy to change the world.
Top Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Prescription drug coverage
- Health coach
- Employee assistance program
- 401(k) savings plan
- Company matching contributions
- Tuition assistance
- Adoption assistance
- Paid parental leave
- Disability benefits
- Life insurance
- Paid holidays
- Personal business time
- Personal illness and caregiving time
- Annual vacation
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