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This engineer will support the Quality Assurance team in ensuring Customer Satisfaction and enhancing the Customer Experience. Will experience working with utility scale solar trackers and Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contractors of solar plants.

  • Plan, direct, & coordinate quality assurance functions concerning materials with clients. 
  • Travel to Customer sites as needed to conduct training, audits and respond to requests
  • Review, revise and proofread documents and records for completeness, technical accuracy, and grammatical errors.  Assist authors with visual tools such as process flow diagrams, decision trees, etc. to better convey knowledge.

Qualifications: 

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in QA/QC projects. 
  • Engineering degree – Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, or Environmental engineering or similar.
  • Knowledge of 8D Problem Solving Method, other Quality Tools and Methods
  • Required to travel 50% within the US to designated site. 
  • 2-4 years of experience within Utility Scale Solar projects. 

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