Senior Failure Analysis Engineer, Medium Voltage Transformers – Switchgear

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $106k - $150k / year

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SMA America

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201 - 500 employees

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Manufacturing • Consulting • Logistics

SMA America is a company focused on providing innovative solutions for solar energy generation and storage. It offers a range of products including solar inverters, hybrid inverters, battery inverters, and system solutions to help customers generate and manage solar power efficiently. The company emphasizes the importance of sustainability and energy independence, and aims to empower both individuals and businesses to achieve carbon neutrality by harnessing the power of renewable energy. SMA America also provides comprehensive service and support for its products, along with educational resources through the SMA Solar Academy. The company's mission aligns with promoting the transition to a more sustainable, climate-friendly future through advanced energy solutions.

📋 Description

• Lead hands-on field failure investigations on medium voltage equipment, including site inspection, electrical testing, teardown, and evidence collection • Perform technical failure and data analyses to determine failure mechanisms and specific root causes • Apply the 8D method for systematic root cause identification • Ensure analyses are evidence-based, documented in compliance with standards and global processes, and aligned with stakeholder requirements • Conduct initial site analyses and on-site technical evaluations and provide technical consultation • Create detailed failure descriptions and collaborate with headquarters to advise and support other functions • Recognize and document known failure patterns and provide technical expertise to resolve them • Collaborate with interdisciplinary and international teams to implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions • Execute, monitor, and evaluate corrective actions implemented by service teams and suppliers and confirm their effectiveness • Collaborate with Customer Quality, Supplier Quality, and regional functions • Maintain close collaboration with the analysis unit at SMA headquarters and the U.S. application engineering team • Travel approximately 20 to 30% to customer sites, the Rocklin, CA office, and tradeshows as needed • Perform other duties as required or assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field, or equivalent education; Master’s degree preferred • Minimum 7 years of experience in research and development, technical failure analysis, and quality engineering, with a background in customer relations • Hands-on field failure investigation experience on medium voltage equipment, such as transformers, switchgear, or converters, is required • Ability to identify failure mechanisms and specific root causes using site evidence, electrical test results, and physical damage analysis • Expertise in the 8D method, 5 Why, Ishikawa diagramming, and Pareto analysis • Experience in solar, utility, power generation, or another industry where medium voltage equipment is in service • Ability to present quality findings and corrective actions to senior leadership • Ability to travel approximately 20 to 30%, including to customer sites and the Rocklin, CA office • Availability for occasional early morning meetings with headquarters in Germany • Proficiency in written and verbal English is required; German is a plus • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, is required • Experience performing or interpreting medium voltage electrical tests, such as insulation resistance, power factor, turns ratio, and dissolved gas analysis • Experience with hermetically sealed equipment • Working knowledge of SAP, Salesforce, and JIRA

🏖️ Benefits

• Eligibility for a discretionary annual profit sharing bonus • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, including $0 premium options • Remote within the United States • Hybrid or in office presence preferred for candidates within commuting distance of the Rocklin, CA headquarters • 401(k) plan with company match • Tuition reimbursement • Opportunities for professional development and training • Inclusive, collaborative, and innovative work environment