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Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and hands‑on BESS Electrical Test Lead to oversee testing, validation, and commissioning activities for Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) products. This position will guide a team of technicians responsible for functional testing, troubleshooting, quality checks, and performance verification of BESS units prior to deployment. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with proven leadership ability, ensuring safe, accurate, and efficient testing operations in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

This role will also partner closely with Customer Care and Field Service teams to support issue resolution, analyze field performance trends, and ensure customer needs are integrated back into test processes and continuous improvement efforts. The BESS Electrical Test Lead is critical to ensuring product reliability, safety, and compliance with industry standards. This position will drive continuous improvement, develop technician capabilities, and collaborate closely with engineering, production, and quality teams to resolve issues and optimize test processes.

Key Responsibilities:

Team Leadership & People Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of BESS Test Technicians, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Provide hands‑on training, coaching, and technical guidance to build team capability and ensure consistent testing quality.
• Coordinate daily work assignments, manage staffing levels, and ensure technicians have the tools and resources needed to succeed.
• Promote strong communication and collaboration across shifts and departments.
• Conduct performance evaluations, set clear expectations, and support career growth for team members.
• Bring together technicians with diverse backgrounds and skill sets, creating alignment and driving effective collaboration to achieve shared goals.

Technical & Operational Responsibilities

• Oversee all testing, validation, and commissioning activities for BESS units, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with internal and external standards.
• Perform and supervise functional testing, electrical verification, system diagnostics, and troubleshooting of BESS components and subsystems.
• Ensure proper documentation of test results, non‑conformances, and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to resolve technical issues, support root‑cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintain and improve test procedures, work instructions, and safety protocols.
• Monitor test equipment performance, coordinate calibration, and ensure proper maintenance.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance test throughput, reliability, and efficiency.
• Ensure all testing activities comply with electrical safety standards, environmental requirements, and company policies.

Customer Care

• Partner closely with Customer Care, Field Service, and Technical Support teams to understand real‑world product performance and recurring customer‑reported issues.
• Support field issue resolution by reviewing test data, verifying failure modes, and providing technical insights from manufacturing test processes.
• Contribute to customer‑facing root‑cause analyses by documenting findings, clarifying test behaviors, and offering data‑backed recommendations.
• Participate in cross‑functional reviews to ensure customer concerns are translated into improvements in testing, product design, and quality controls.
• Provide technical expertise for customer‑facing documentation, including troubleshooting guides, commissioning checklists, and resolution workflows.
• Ensure timely communication of field trends back to the test organization to prevent recurrence through enhanced testing procedures or screening steps.
• Collaborate with engineering and quality teams to develop corrective actions that demonstrably improve customer satisfaction and field reliability.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in electrical testing, commissioning, or troubleshooting—preferably within BESS, power electronics, or renewable energy manufacturing.
• Minimum 3 years of experience leading technicians or acting as a team lead, shift lead, or senior technician.
• Experience working with customers to address quality concerns
• Experience with Microsoft Suite and Minitab or a similar software
• Strong understanding of high‑voltage systems, battery technologies, power conversion equipment, and electrical safety practices.
• Hands‑on experience with multimeters, oscilloscopes, data acquisition systems, and other diagnostic tools.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop technical talent.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across engineering, production, and quality teams.
• Proven ability to manage priorities, coordinate workloads, and maintain operational discipline in a fast‑paced environment.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Ability work on-site in Portland, Tennessee.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of Quality experience
• Experience with BESS commissioning, PCS/inverter systems, or energy storage integration.
• Familiarity with PLCs, SCADA systems, or automated test equipment.
• Experience with root‑cause analysis tools (5 Whys, Fishbone, FMEA). 
• Certified Quality Engineer.
• Six Sigma Green Belt.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechatronics, or related field.

Shoals Technologies Group, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.