Solar PV Instructor
About the role
This role delivers hands-on, instructor-led training focused on commissioning, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of solar inverter systems. The position translates real-world PV field experience into repeatable learning that improves system reliability, startup quality, and operational performance for customers and internal teams. Training is primarily delivered in a lab environment at Siemens’ Power Academy, with occasional customer-site sessions.
Responsibilities
- Deliver instructor-led, hands-on technical training covering commissioning, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and firmware updates for solar inverter systems.
- Teach structured commissioning workflows for string inverters, including installation verification, startup validation, and common commissioning issues.
- Train O&M best practices for central inverters, including operating modes, inspections, preventive maintenance, and safe field practices.
- Guide firmware update execution with emphasis on planning, prerequisites, validation, documentation, and rollback strategies.
- Develop and maintain courseware such as presentations, lab exercises, troubleshooting scenarios, job aids, and assessments.
- Owning and maintaining training lab environments to ensure realistic, functional, and repeatable hands-on learning scenarios.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product management, service, and sales teams to align training with product updates and field trends.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, power systems, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
- 3+ years of experience with the following:
- Knowledge of Siemens PV products and inverter systems, or similar technologies.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot firmware, software, and hardware problems.
- Strong communication skills—able to explain complex technical topics in clear, practical terms so learners quickly understand and can apply them.
- Up to 10% travel may be required if located near San Antonio, TX.
Qualifications
- Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, power systems, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
- 3+ years of experience with the following:
- Knowledge of Siemens PV products and inverter systems, or similar technologies.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot firmware, software, and hardware problems.
- Strong communication skills—able to explain complex technical topics in clear, practical terms so learners quickly understand and can apply them.
- Up to 10% travel may be required if located near San Antonio, TX.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with utility-scale PV inverters and integrated power systems.
- Familiarity with grid codes, SCADA, Modbus, IEC 61850, system commissioning, and performing field diagnostics.
- Experience delivering technical training in a lab or customer-facing environment.
- Familiarity with central and string inverter platforms in utility-scale solar applications.
- Experience developing modular technical training materials and troubleshooting exercises.
- Strong ability to tailor technical content for technicians, engineers, and supervisors.
Skills
- Technical expertise in solar inverter systems.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and practically.
- Experience with Siemens PV products and inverter systems.
- Experience troubleshooting firmware, software, and hardware problems.
- Experience delivering technical training in a lab or customer-facing environment.
- Experience with utility-scale PV inverters and integrated power systems.
- Familiarity with grid codes, SCADA, Modbus, IEC 61850, system commissioning, and performing field diagnostics.
- Experience developing modular technical training materials and troubleshooting exercises.
- Strong ability to tailor technical content for technicians, engineers, and supervisors.
Benefits
Details regarding our benefits can be found here.
Pay
The pay range for this position is $74,970 - $128,520 annually. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.
Schedule
N/A
Location
San Antonio, TX
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