Field Engineer – PV and Energy Storage Testing
Meer Labs Limited | Cardiff and Swansea, Wales (on-site) | Full time, 24-month fixed term | £43,000 per year
Company Description
Meer Labs Limited is a UK research and advisory company working at the meeting point of solar energy, energy storage and new materials. We help photovoltaic (PV) and energy-storage manufacturers bring their products to the UK market, supporting supply-chain localisation, product integration and standards compliance. We also carry out applied research with universities, including Queen Mary University of London on PV materials and Birmingham City University on artificial intelligence and cyber security. We are based in Swansea, with a dedicated field test site in Cardiff.
Role Description
This is a full-time, on-site role for a Field Engineer who will build, run and maintain our field test facilities, where PV modules, energy-storage systems, coatings and other new products are tested on real installations. You will turn research and client test plans into reliable field data, working closely with our research team, university partners and suppliers.
Key responsibilities
- - Plan, install and commission test rigs, mounting structures, monitoring equipment, sensors and data loggers
- - Work with electrical contractors on installation, connection and commissioning
- - Run field trials to agreed test plans, comparing products, surface treatments, cleaning regimes and operating conditions
- - Apply coatings and surface treatments to test modules using agreed procedures
- - Carry out inspections and measurements, including electrical performance, transmittance, soiling and surface wear
- - Keep monitoring systems running and research data complete, accurate and well documented
- - Support product-integration and compliance testing for manufacturers entering the UK market
- - Prepare field reports and contribute to research, client and technical reports
- - Carry out routine maintenance of test equipment and develop inspection and maintenance procedures
- - Manage site health and safety, including risk assessments for work at height, electrical work near PV and storage systems, and chemical handling
The role is based at our Cardiff field site and Swansea office, with occasional travel to Birmingham, London, client sites, suppliers and test laboratories.
Qualifications
- - Degree in electrical, renewable energy, mechanical or building-services engineering, or equivalent professional experience
- - Hands-on experience of installing, testing or maintaining PV or similar electrical or mechanical systems
- - Comfortable working at height, with appropriate training or willingness to obtain it
- - Careful, methodical approach to measurements and record keeping
- - Good IT skills, including spreadsheets, data loggers and basic data checks
- - Driving licence and ability to travel within the UK
- - Right to work in the UK, or eligibility for Skilled Worker sponsorship
- - Experience with monitoring systems, sensors or field trials
- - Knowledge of MCS, the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations, IPAF/PASMA or CSCS
- - Experience handling coatings or chemicals under COSHH
- - Interest in research, product development and clean energy technologies
What we offer
- - Salary of £43,000 per year
- - Hands-on work at the frontier of solar, storage and materials research
- - Collaboration with leading UK universities and international manufacturers
- - A small, practical team where your work directly shapes our testing capability
