NICX Technician
$101.4k - $121.6k
Mid, Senior
New Mexico, USA+48 moreMore locations: Washington, USA | Kansas, USA | Pennsylvania, USA | North Dakota, USA | Oregon, USA | Delaware, USA | Iowa, USA | California, USA | Vermont, USA | Wyoming, USA | Connecticut, USA | Texas, USA | Montana, USA | Florida, USA | New Hampshire, USA | Nevada, USA | South Carolina, USA | South Dakota, USA | Georgia, USA | Arizona, USA | Mississippi, USA | Tennessee, USA | Virginia, USA | Arkansas, USA | Minnesota, USA | Colorado, USA | Nebraska, USA | Rhode Island, USA | Utah, USA | Kentucky, USA | West Virginia, USA | New York, NY, USA | Maryland, USA | Wisconsin, USA | Maine, USA | Massachusetts, USA | North Carolina, USA | Oklahoma, USA | Missouri, USA | San Diego, CA, USA | Ohio, USA | New Jersey, USA | Indiana, USA | Louisiana, USA | Michigan, USA | Illinois, USA | Alabama, USA | Idaho, USA
RemoteFully remote with regular travel to various job sites.
Electrical EngineeringPower Systems Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering
No H1B Sponsorship
About the job
Requirements
- A minimum of 3–5 years of experience in commissioning utility-scale solar power projects.
- Strong knowledge of solar photovoltaic systems, inverters, transformers, and electrical infrastructure.
- Strong knowledge of networking and communications systems.
- Ability to interpret electrical and mechanical drawings and schematics.
- Familiarity with relevant industry standards, safety protocols, and environmental regulations.
- Occasional exposure to weather, harsh outdoor environments, and variable site conditions.
- Ability to perform frequent stooping, bending, crouching, reaching, handling, finger dexterity, sitting, standing, walking, and lifting 50 or more pounds; constant finger dexterity and ability to see details at close range and distance, hear, talk, and possess depth perception.
- Ability to occasionally climb and carry, work near moving mechanical parts, and work in high, exposed, or difficult-to-access places.
- Ability to work occasional extended hours or overnight and undertake extended travel.
Responsibilities
- Interpret and implement site-specific commissioning plans and adhere to schedules.
- Coordinate with project teams, including engineering, construction, quality assurance, and supervisory control and data acquisition teams, to align commissioning activities.
- Conduct pre-commissioning and commissioning performance, functional, and reliability tests of communications systems.
- Ensure commissioning activities comply with industry standards, safety protocols, and environmental regulations.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues during commissioning to ensure optimal performance of supervisory control and data acquisition and site communications systems.
- Prepare detailed commissioning reports documenting test results, issues encountered, and corrective actions taken.
- Improve commissioning processes by incorporating feedback and lessons learned from completed projects.
- Assist site commissioning personnel in establishing the Safety Tagging, Lockout & Work Permit Program and ensuring compliance with its provisions.
- Test utility-scale solar power plants for engineering, procurement, and construction providers or utilities in the United States.
- Install and test fiber and Ethernet systems.
- Install and test serial communications systems, including Modbus and DNP.
- Understand, test, and commission supervisory control and data acquisition systems.
- Apply National Fire Protection Association, National Electrical Code, IEEE, IES, API, and NETA standards related to utility-scale solar generation, including transformers, medium- and low-voltage cabling, grounding, and solar-specific component testing.
- Understand the commercial performance of power plants.
- Lead by example to promote safety as the most important function and ensure employees follow safe practices.
- Reinforce safe behaviors and correct at-risk behaviors.
- Adhere to and ensure site team members understand standard operating procedures.
- Lead and support site teams in technical, quality, and safety matters using systems in place.
- Use, inspect, and understand the proper use of personal protective equipment.
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with NERC guidelines and requirements of various ISO and TSO organizations.
- Familiarity with distributed control system and supervisory control and data acquisition control systems and methods for utility-scale generation.
- Familiarity with testing mechanical and solid-state relaying systems.
About the company
SOLV Energy provides end-to-end infrastructure services for utility-scale solar, energy storage, and high-voltage substations in North America. It handles the full project lifecycle, including engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) and long-term operations and maintenance (O&M), with design, procurement, self-performed construction, commissioning, and 24/7 monitoring from a NERC-compliant control center. The company differentiates itself through a standalone growth-focused structure after recent acquisitions and a track record of building over 21 GW across 500+ plants while managing more than 22 GW of solar and storage assets for developers, IPPs, and utilities on large-scale projects. Its goal is to enable reliable, long-lasting renewable energy infrastructure by delivering integrated project execution and ongoing asset optimization at scale.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Post IPO Equity
Headquarters
San Diego, California
Founded
2008
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 revenue hit $951 million, up 77%, showing strong backlog conversion.
- Backlog reached $8.9 billion by June 30, 2026, with $2.5 billion storage-related.
- Management raised 2026 revenue guidance to $3.87 billion-$3.97 billion after strong first-half results.
What critics are saying
- Turner v. Solv Energy settled in 2026, exposing recurring labor-compliance vulnerability.
- Adjusted gross margin guidance fell to 16.0%-16.6% in August 2026, squeezing execution.
- Heavy dependence on solar EPC leaves SOLV exposed if utility demand slows in 2027.
What makes SOLV Energy unique
- George Hershman built SOLV Energy from Swinerton's 2008 solar division.
- July 1, 2026, Roberson Waite added utility substation construction and commissioning expertise.
- SOLV Energy's $8.9 billion backlog mixes EPC, O&M, and storage-heavy projects.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays
- 401(k) Retirement Plan