Field Service Engineer, Medium Voltage, Western; San Diego, CA)

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This position is field based and covers the Western region. Candidates must currently reside in the San Diego metropolitan area or within commuting distance of it. This position requires significant regional travel across the Western region, with occasional travel elsewhere in the United States. A company truck is provided, so no personal vehicle is required for site travel.

This position is field based and covers the Western region. Candidates must currently reside in the San Diego metropolitan area or within commuting distance of it. This position requires significant regional travel across the Western region, with occasional travel elsewhere in the United States. A company truck is provided, so no personal vehicle is required for site travel.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full time basis. SMA America does not offer employment visa sponsorship of any kind, including H-1B, OPT, CPT, or TN visas. Candidates who currently require or will in the future require visa sponsorship are not eligible for this role. Candidates operating under a temporary work permit or any visa tied employment authorization are also not eligible.

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The Field Service Engineer, Medium Voltage is responsible for the testing, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of SMA Medium Voltage systems in the field, including handling Medium Voltage escalations for SMA customers and suppliers. This role partners closely with the Medium Voltage engineering team at SMA AG to work through solutions for SMA U.S. customers and suppliers, and supports warranty repairs, technical support, and extensive testing of the internal workings of SMA Medium Voltage products.

We are building this team across three experience levels. We currently have 3 openings across the Western region, filled across Phoenix, Las Vegas, and San Diego. If you are early in your medium voltage career and coming from utility scale inverter commissioning, substation work, transformer service, military electrical service, or an electrical trade, we want to hear from you. If you are a seasoned medium voltage technician who leads crews and owns complex troubleshooting, we want to hear from you as well.

• A company truck, including fuel, insurance, and maintenance. You are not putting miles on your own vehicle.
• Tools, work clothing, and safety footwear. You are not buying your own gear.
• Medium voltage certification through the AVO Training Institute, sponsored by SMA, including cost and travel.
• Two to three weeks of inverter training at our headquarters in Rocklin, California, followed by field training alongside experienced technicians.
• A defined three level technical career path with a clear line of sight from Level I to Level III.

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