O&M Field Engineer - Spain

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Job Description

Hey there and welcome to your new Opportunity with us.
As an Operations & Maintenance O&M Field Engineer – PV & ESS you will hold a strategic and operational role, with full accountability for the execution, performance, and profitability of Sungrow’s O&M business across Spain, Italy, and Portugal, covering both PV and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) assets.

You will be involved directly in site operations while also supporting analysis, reporting, and coordination activities related to warranty and SLA/LTSA contracts. The position is based in Madrid, with approximately 40% travel across the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform and support on-site preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities on PV and ESS assets.

• Act as a technical reference for troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis (RCA), including SCADA data interpretation and equipment log analysis.

• Travel to project sites and vendor locations as required to support inspections, repairs, commissioning support, and critical interventions.

• Ensure all O&M activities comply with OEM requirements, warranty conditions, and local Health & Safety regulations.• Act as a technical interface with customers during warranty and O&M phases, supporting discussions on failures, corrective actions, and performance issues.

• Support contract execution by identifying technical risks, warranty obligations, and improvement opportunities derived from field activities.

• Supervise and coordinate Service Partners and subcontractors, ensuring quality of execution, safety compliance, and alignment with Sungrow standards.

• Monitor and manage spare parts and spare units stock on site (safety stock definition, usage tracking, and refill strategy).

• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of site activities, failures, work orders, and materials used, ensuring full traceability.

• Coordinate with internal departments (Projects, Engineering, Sales, HQ) to ensure proper handover from execution to O&M and ongoing technical support.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of technical procedures, reporting tools, and fleet reliability through field feedback and data analysis.

All right, all right, so I hope you are now aware of what is up for you, what background should you have in order to feel comfortable with this role? Keep in mind it`s all about electrical equipment, that`s why it is essential for you to have:
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Strong technical background in PV and ESS (BESS).
- Proven experience in managing large and complex O&M portfolios and contracts.
- Advanced capability in contract analysis, including warranties, SLAs, penalties, and liabilities.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and validate RCAs and to analyze SCADA data and equipment logs.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills with customers and service partners.
- Proven leadership experience, managing technical teams and external partners.
- Analytical, structured, and business- and profitability-oriented mindset.
- Fluent English and Spanish are mandatory. Italian and Portuguese are a plus.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word). Data analysis skills are a strong plus.
- Ability to operate in a multicultural, matrix organization with frequent interaction with HQ.

Availability for approximately 30% travelBecause we are awesome! We offer a free basket of puppies should you join us!

  • Bonus payments: we agree on Smart KPIs with You, an You receive a nice Bonus at the end of the year, isn`t that something!?
  • A multinational team awaits You with lots of European and transeuropean exchange!
  • Possibility for technical and commercial knowledge enhancement in regard to string inverters, central inverters, inverter stations including transformer and switch gear and storage solutions
  • Technical and commercial training in our headquarter in Germany and even visits to the big R&D facility in China!
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