O&M Solar Site Technician
About the role
DEPCOM Power is looking to hire a Site Technician to support our Solar site(s) located in various locations throughout the U.S. This role will require the Technician to report to the site daily to perform inspections and maintenance of the equipment on the solar field. Site Locations include Lone Oak, TX. For this role, we anticipate paying $23-$37 per hour, with eligibility for variable pay issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
Responsibilities
- Perform routine inspections of the site equipment, including inverters, transformers, modules, trackers, weather stations, and soil monitoring solutions
- Maintain records and documentation of site activities, visitors, substation work, battery logs, and generator operation
- Coordinate with component manufacturers for troubleshooting, repairs, and maintenance
- Perform daily field sweeps to verify tracker systems are functioning properly and replace faulty components
- Ensure site safety for all personnel and equipment
- Perform testing and troubleshooting for electrical and mechanical systems
- Inverter inspections and cleaning, filter and fuse replacement, basic troubleshooting and repair
- Perform scheduled array inspections of the home runs, modules, and tracker system
Qualifications
ELECTRICAL KNOWLEDGE GAINED THROUGH WORKING EXPERIENCE, MILITARY, OR POST-HIGH-SCHOOL EDUCATION. This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.
Skills
- 1+ years of experience with PV systems or related power generation equipment
- Knowledge of DC systems, wiring, and applications
- Experience using Maintenance Tracking Computer Programs
- Mechanical diagnostics experience
- Building automations, Balance of systems network and SCADA
- Experience with electrical and mechanical systems, including knowledge of electrical theory, power electronics, substation equipment, and control systems
Benefits
Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.