Technical Support Engineer – Solar Energy

Technical Support Engineer – Solar Energy & IoT Monitoring

Company Profile: candi is a dedicated solar partner for businesses across Asia and Africa. Combining the international capital of our Swiss-based platform with local expertise in these regions, we're able to provide a unique offering to this underserved sector. In doing so, we aim to have a big social impact, reduce carbon emissions, create jobs, increase energy access, and save money for businesses of all sizes in emerging markets.

Our approach is to take the risk so our partners don't have to, providing businesses with flexible, end-to-end solar and battery solutions that are built to last. Our shared value model leverages our experience in customizable finance and performance offerings, quality engineering, and data-enabled asset management to help guarantee optimized systems, lowering the barrier to entry and maximizing returns.

Job Summary: The company is looking to recruit an experienced Tech Support Engineer specializing in solar energy systems, IoT-based monitoring solutions, and data analytics for solar PV plants. Adept at hardware selection, configuration & Installation, vendor management, software troubleshooting, and SCADA system implementation. 

More specifically, the job requires taking ownership of the following accountabilities:

• Design and configure IoT-based monitoring solutions for solar PV plants, including dataloggers (Webdyn, Wattmon, Suryalogix) and sensors.
• Analyze site-specific technical requirements to select appropriate monitoring hardware.
• Develop and implement communication architectures for solar plants (500kW to MW scale).
• Evaluate and negotiate with hardware vendors for cost-effective and reliable solutions.
• Configure and integrate multiple data logger brands with servers and cloud platforms.
• Oversee SCADA system implementation for open-access projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements (SLDC communication, forecasting obligations).
• Finalize PLC and SCADA software selection, preparing RFQs and evaluating technical proposals.

Location: Bangalore, Gurgaon or Pune

Hours: Full time

Key Skills & Tools:

• Hardware & IoT: Data loggers (Webdyn, Wattmon, Suryalogix), Modbus protocol, industrial sensors
• Software & Data Analytics: FileZilla, statistical data analysis
• Solar PV System Design & Simulation: AutoCAD, PVsyst, PowerWorld, SketchUp, Helioscope
• Project Management & Collaboration: Asana, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Google sheets

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
• 4+ years of experience in solar energy systems, IoT monitoring, and SCADA integration
• Proven expertise in technical support, asset management, and system development

Working Culture:

• You agree to live out the candi values every day of your employment: This includes to put empathy before ego, being authentic no matter what, that we get it done as one and follow the candi principle that less is more
• A dynamic, cross-functional team player, willing to take initiative on projects in the context of a multicultural scale-up trying to execute big, bold ideas.
• Having experience working for an international company, or having studied or worked abroad, is considered a plus.
• You must be open, honest, trustworthy, a strong communicator, and understand that what we get done as a team surpasses what we get done individually.
• candi is an equal opportunities employer.

candi is unique because...

• We focus on helping businesses of all sizes in emerging markets get access to cheap, clean rooftop solar energy.
• We have a strong emphasis on a client-centric & innovation-driven working culture.
• We are an international team where hybrid working is commonplace, where we trust our team members to actively carve out a role for themselves according to their skillset.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.