Engineer - Entry Level, Solar (PV)

Engineer-Solar (PV) - Lake Forest, California

Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world's top-recognized brands and companies, is actively seeking an Engineer-Solar (PV) to join our Electrical team in Lake Forest, California.

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career Renewable Energy!

Intertek's Electrical business line applies more than 100 years of product testing expertise to quickly and efficiently help clients meet safety, performance, environmental and quality requirements for every market.

Spanning a wide range of industries such as Medical, Lighting, Renewable Energy, HVACR, Appliances & Electronics, Hazardous Locations, Industrial Equipment, Life Safety & Security, IT & Telecom Equipment, Intertek's global network of laboratories employ world-class experts in their fields who deliver quality, accurate testing and certification that continually exceeds our clients' expectations and helps to clear a path for their product's 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 are we looking for?

The Solar (PV) Engineer is responsible for providing engineering expertise to evaluate conformance of inverters, energy storage systems, solar / photovoltaic panels, solar racking and tracking systems to industry standards, creating evaluation reports and test plans, conducting and/or witnessing testing, resolving technical and/or administrative issues and providing Intertek customers with superior customer service.

Ability to travel up to 25%.

Salary & Benefits Information

The base wage or salary range for this position is $75,000 - $85,000.

Individual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.

In addition to competitive compensation packages, when working with Intertek you can expect benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation / sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more.

What you'll do:


* Conduct evaluations of equipment as required, to determine compliance with applicable standard(s).


* Plan, coordinate and execute project work and keep the client informed.


* Read and understand schematics and manufacturing instructions.


* Validate the project scope and sample applicability.


* Identify and locate test instruments and equipment required for testing within the scope of the project.


* Set up and operate equipment under test (EUT).


* Perform testing of products in accordance with standards.

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