Quality Assurance Engineer

Unitek Technical Services provides supplier management, development, and related technical services to corporations around the world.

Sr Technical Recruiter @ Unitek Technical Services, a Kiwa Company | MBA, Talent Acquisition

• Conduct field and factory-based quality assurance work on solar equipment in North America
• Support Project Managers in the analysis of quality data and produce customer-facing reports
• Liaise with other internal functions and service providers to satisfy customers’ needs

• Perform quality and supply chain maturity audits at manufacturing locations in North America
• Conduct in-factory supervision of production and inspection of new-build solar equipment
• Witness PV module manufacturing for prescribed bills of materials
• Conduct inspection and oversight of delivered solar equipment – including the witnessing of container unloading, verification of inventory, packaging and pallet integrity, and warehouse storage conditions
• Coordinate and oversee inspection and testing of field-installed solar equipment, including directing the work of field-based sub-contractors hired to conduct visual inspection, infrared thermal imaging, electroluminescence imaging (EL) and IV curve tracing
• Assist in the analysis and root-cause identification of solar equipment field failures or excessive performance degradation causing concern to clients – which cannot be handled by routine operations and maintenance (O&M) activities
• Analyze, interpret, and report QA data resulting from any field and factory-based inspection and testing in order to generate client deliverables

• Engineering degree in mechanical, electrical, or environmental/renewable energy or commensurate experience gained while working in the renewable energy field
• Knowledge and experience with quality management and assurance processes
• Knowledge and experience with quality audits, writing reports, and associated follow-up activities
• Willingness to travel and work in factories across the US as well as to be on-site at installed systems in the US – traveling up to one week at a time
• Ability to work according to industry norms and standards
• Fluency in both written and spoken English
• Excellent technical writing skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Proficient with the standard Microsoft suite and project management tools
• Flexible with work location and time
• Willing to travel on behalf of the company
• Trustworthy, reliable and a self-starter
• A team player with multicultural experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Goal-driven and results-oriented

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain

• Engineering Services, Services for Renewable Energy, and Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing