Job Description:

The Manager, Field Applications will be based in Hyderabad, India. In this position, you will report to the Senior Manager, Field Applications. Watch “Culture is our Passion” to learn more about us.

We are looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Passionate drive to innovate and create
• Integrity to the core
• Enthusiastic customer focus
• Consistent interactive teamwork
• Desire for continuous improvement and top performance

Here is a glimpse of what you’ll do:

• Hybrid role: Manage Applications Team (Field and/or Product), Field Customer Support
  • Lead/Manage Field and/or Product Applications Subordinates
  • Set up form fit function (FFF) lab in India
  • Train-the-Trainer (Nextracker CMs in MEIAT Region) as needed, for new products
  • Training remediation: “needs improvement” installation: Construction Deviation Report (CDR), and supplier Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs).
  • Support Customers On-Site for Key Product Release/Resolution of Issues (≤25% of total work hours)
• These are short on-site trainings lasting 1-4 days on-site to provide train-the-trainer, on-site remediation support, and new product build guidance
• Evaluate field related issues to determine root cause (Six Sigma)
  • Installation error
  • Supplier quality (Non-Conformance)
  • Design Analysis for Cause
• Evaluate compatibility of various Nextracker products and components
  • Components as built
  • Replacement parts
• Review of Product Installation Documents
  • Installation Manuals
  • Construction Set
  • Technical Bulletins (TBN)
• TBN’s to support field engineering changes
  • Update existing; or
  • Help recreate new TBNs (project specific or companywide)
• Develop reports on overall installation of tracker and components
• Analyse and suggest areas for value engineering to provide the most ideal solutions
  • Reduce line items (PNs)
  • Standardization
• Identify opportunities for tracker installation improvements and value engineering
  • Time Studies/Install Evaluation
  • Product Improvement Reports for Improved Installation

Here is some of what you’ll need (required)

• B.S. Mechanical Engineering or Extensive Field Knowledge for Mechanical Construction
• Minimum 12 years of mechanical / structural engineering experience with Nextracker solar trackers, PV panels, or other ground mounted solar tracking systems or applicable technology or 5 years with other solar trackers.
• Field Engineering (or Destructive Engineering) experience, minimum 3 years
• Proven ability to solve complex problems
• Self-motivated, independent, technical aptitude and excellent interpersonal skills
• Comfortable in a dynamic atmosphere with a rapidly expanding customer base and product offering
• Strong presentation skills and ability to communicate professionally verbally, in writing and with presentations
• Documentation skills include: Arena, Jira, NetSuite, Box, Confluence, Procore, and/or similar platforms

Here are a few of our preferred experiences:

• Management Experience, as Field Engineer, Project or Construction Manager
• Ability to author technical documentation
• Experience in training construction personnel
• Ability to analyse in Field Engineering solutions with a scope, schedule, cost perspective to find most value engineered solution(s)

At Nextracker, we are leading in the energy transition, providing the most comprehensive portfolio of intelligent solar tracker and software solutions for solar power plants, as well as strategic services to capture the full value of solar power plants for our customers. Our talented worldwide teams are transforming PV plant performance every day with smart technology, data monitoring and analysis services.

For us at Nextracker, sustainability is not just a word. It's a core part of our business, values and our operations. Our sustainability efforts are based on five cornerstones: People, Community, Environment, Innovation, and Integrity. We are creative, collaborative and passionate problem-solvers from diverse backgrounds, driven by our shared mission to provide smart solar and software solutions for our customers and to mitigate climate change for future generations.

Culture is our Passion