BYD

Diversified high-tech automaker and battery producer

Field Commissioning Engineer

Equipment Field ServiceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLancaster, CA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in an electric-related major is required.
Over 2 years of project commissioning experience is required; solar or battery project experience is preferred.
Over 1 year of energy-related work background is required.
Working knowledge of the company's products, competitive products, and the market is required.
Strong execution skills, including attention to detail and multitasking, are required.
Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills are required.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
Creative thinking and the ability to shift gears quickly are required.
MS Office skills are required.
Thoroughness and customer/client focus are required.
Problem solving, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and countermeasure identification skills related to ESS are required.
Time management and organization skills are required.
English is the work language.
The role requires learning and mastering specialized debugging software and using basic electrical tools.
The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.
The role requires long-term outdoor work.

Responsibilities

Plan commissioning activities for utility-scale battery storage projects, resolve day-to-day issues, and coordinate with project and product engineering teams and suppliers.
Travel to project sites to support onsite battery energy storage system commissioning.
Build onsite commissioning plans based on project conditions to commission projects on time and to a high quality standard.
Provide installation training to EPCs before projects begin and respond to customer inquiries about product installation and commissioning.
Supervise planned commissioning activities and manage onsite quality, safety, and progress through project stages.
Train local technicians and contractors in system installation checks, energization, parameter setting, testing, troubleshooting, and related commissioning activities.
Allocate tasks to onsite employees and contractors based on manpower needs and assign responsibility for each subtask.
Resolve issues encountered during commissioning and seek internal and external support for challenging problems.
Maintain onsite customer relationships, communicate effectively with customers, and provide timely updates on commissioning progress and fault resolution.
Prepare and manage onsite commissioning tools, organize commissioning spare parts, and promptly replenish missing parts.
Manage onsite documentation and reporting, including daily Job Hazard Analysis and product commissioning reports.
Report and escalate issues to management as needed.
Establish and maintain relationships with third parties and vendors.
Cooperate and communicate with a multinational team under demanding timelines.
Train, coach, and mentor new commissioning team members.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

Mandarin is a plus.
Solar or battery project commissioning experience is preferred.

_{The following description is not intended as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Management retains the discretion of adding or changing the duties of the position at any time.}

SUMMARY

The Commissioning engineer is responsible for executing the commissioning activities of utility-scale Battery Storage projects. The candidate will plan the commissioning activities, work through day-to-day issues and work closely with the project and product engineering teams and suppliers. The candidate will need to travel to the project sites to support the onsite BESS commissioning activity.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Build the onsite commissioning plan based on project conditions to ensure the project is commissioned on time with high quality.
Provide the installation training to EPC before the project begins. Address customer inquiries regarding product installation and commissioning.
Supervise the implementation of the planned commissioning activities, managing on-site quality, safety, and progress in stages to ensure the project proceeds in an orderly manner.
Train the local technicians and contractors on the system installation check, energization, parameter setting, testing, troubleshooting and all other related commissioning activities.
Based on the on-site manpower situation, allocate tasks to on-site employees and contractors reasonably and determine the responsible individuals for each sub-task.
Resolve all issues encountered during commissioning. Seek support from internal and external resources to resolve challenging problems that may arise during commissioning.
Maintain on-site customer relationships and ensure timely and effective communication with customers. Provide customers with timely updates on the current commissioning progress and the status of fault resolution.
Prepare and manage on-site commissioning tools. Organize the arrangement of on-site commissioning spare parts and replenish missing parts promptly.
Manage on-site documentation and reporting, such as daily JHA (Job Hazard Analysis) and product commissioning reports.
Report and escalates to management as needed.
Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors.
Cooperate and communicate effectively with a multinational team under demanding timelines.
Train, coach and mentor new members of the commissioning team.
Other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES

Strong execution skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Creative thinking and ability to shift gears quickly.
MS Office skills.
Thoroughness and always with customer/client focus
Demonstrated problem solving, troubleshooting, root cause analysis and countermeasure identification skills related to ESS.
Time management and organization skills.
English as work language, Mandarin a plus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position requires long-term outdoor work, the need to learn and master specialized debugging software, and the use of various types of basic electrical tools. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers and fax machines.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

POSITION TYPE

This is a full-time position.

TRAVEL

Long time travel (70%).

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE •

Bachelor’s Degree in electric related major;
Over 2 years project commissioning experience, solar or battery project preferred;
Over 1 year energy related work background;
Working knowledge of the company’s products, competitive products and the market

_{BYD America Corporation/ BYD Motors, Inc./BYD Coach &Bus LLC/BYD Energy LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, religious creed, physical disability, mental disability, age, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.}

About the Company

BYD

Diversified high-tech automaker and battery producer

BYD designs and manufactures a range of energy products, including battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), rechargeable batteries, and energy storage solutions. Its vehicles and components are largely produced in-house, with vertical integration spanning semiconductors, electric motors, and batteries to control its supply chain. A key product, the Blade Battery, uses a LiFePO4 cell design with cell-to-pack technology that saves space, enhances safety, and enables over 3,000 charge cycles, while the cells also serve as structural elements in the pack. The company aims to provide sustainable transportation and energy solutions worldwide by leveraging its integrated manufacturing and diverse energy offerings.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Shenzhen, China
Founded: 1995

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