Commissioning Engineer at AltGen South Africa

Position Overview

• A leading renewable energy company is seeking a Commissioning Engineer to provide comprehensive field technical support to customers, with a focus on commissioning utility-scale solar projects across the EMEA region.
• The successful candidate will verify, test and energise single-axis tracker systems at utility-scale photovoltaic sites, ensuring every tracker row meets performance, safety and reliability standards before becoming operational. The role also includes providing technical support, troubleshooting, firmware updates and customer training.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform detailed pre-commissioning inspections on tracker rows, drive systems, power supplies and cabling.
• Execute cold and hot commissioning while providing regular progress updates.
• Manage the commissioning process through to customer acceptance.
• Provide comprehensive technical support to customers.
• Diagnose and resolve networking issues.
• Implement tracker hardware and firmware retrofits in accordance with technical service bulletins while ensuring minimal disruption and full documentation of changes.
• Deliver training sessions for EPC and O&M personnel covering start-up, stow, fault recovery and routine maintenance.
• Prepare reports, service proposals and procedure manuals.
• Act as the voice of the customer when collaborating with internal teams on product improvements.
• Manage multiple customer projects simultaneously.
• Deliver regular progress updates to management and customers, supported by data, evidence and sound technical judgement.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related STEM discipline.
• Demonstrated customer service skills with the ability to communicate technical solutions effectively.
• Ability to interface and communicate with customers on a regular basis.
• Willingness to travel extensively (approximately 75%).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Ability to spend most of the day walking while carrying tools.
• Excellent customer service skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of technical support for utility-scale and distributed generation (DG) projects.
• Experience commissioning solar tracking systems.
• Experience working with various control and network systems.
• Strong knowledge of PV technology and its applications.
• Proficiency in additional European languages, particularly Spanish.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Experience with power generation troubleshooting.