PV Field Testing Engineer

PV Field Testing Engineer - Remote w/frequent travel

Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world’s top-recognized brands and companies, is actively seeking a PV Field Testing Engineer to join our Clean Energy Associates (CEA) team. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Clean Energy!

Intertek's Clean Energy Associates (CEA) serves as a trusted partner to some of the world’s leading solar project developers, owners and financiers, providing a range of services across the value chain. These services include quality assurance, supply chain management and traceability as well as technical support to clean energy projects. CEA also serves clean energy equipment suppliers and manufacturers, helping them grow and navigate the key manufacturing challenges that are critical for their success.  Intertek is continually innovating and evolving to reduce risk for consumers, brands and organizations in every sector and industry around the world. We go beyond Testing, Inspection and Certification of products: we are a Total Quality Assurance Provider to industries worldwide. Our Purpose: Bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

What we are looking for:

The PV Field Testing Engineer will be responsible for executing onsite solar PV projects including PV module testing, inspections, audits, commissioning verification, troubleshooting, etc.  Candidate will be responsible for executing work within all technical, commercial, safety regulatory, and environmental requirements to meet or exceed client’s expectations. The candidate should also be able to troubleshoot issues that may arise during testing, resolve conflicts, communicate effectively virtually with colleagues and coordinate work with client’s representatives onsite, be comfortable working in a group environment, and willing to put in extra effort to coordinate activities across time zones.  This position requires frequent travel, including being away from home for up to 80% of the time.

Responsibilities: 

•  Travel to client sites and perform systems audits, inspections and commissioning on solar PV systems and components.   

• Analyze test data and assist in report generation 

• Participate in PV inspections to ensure safe and proper testing and data management  

• Use and maintain test devices and tools 

• Assist in coordination with client representatives and other onsite personnel  
• Visit PV manufacturing facilities for quality control audits 

Qualifications