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Overview

At Sunrun, we’re on a mission to change the way the world interacts with energy, focusing on employee development, well-being, and safety. The Certified Field Performance Technician will perform advanced troubleshooting and complex service diagnosis while training and developing other team members.

Responsibilities

  • Organize, lead, and maintain the warranty and service schedule.
  • Work with the Electrical Foreman, Construction Supervisor, and Branch Manager to allocate labor resources.
  • Assist with training and development for Field Service Technicians and Field Communications Technicians.
  • Lead regular meetings to align and train the local field service team on best practices.
  • Support the on-boarding and training of new members of the field performance team.
  • Regularly exceed defined goals for field performance key performance indicators.
  • Assist with inspections and site audits when assigned.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of previous field construction experience required.
  • At least 1 year of experience as a service technician in the solar industry.
  • High School diploma is required.
  • Valid state or local Electrical Journeyman license required.
  • Knowledge of the NEC and applicable codes and standards.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong computer skills.
  • Electrical/PV Installation Knowledge.
  • Ability to transport materials and equipment up to 50 pounds frequently.
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How this job compares in Grand Prairie, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $36/hr, this posting sits about 32% above the $27/hr median for welding jobs across Texas — toward the top of a $22–$35/hr middle band drawn from 432 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 81% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Grand Prairie, TX

We're tracking 25 other active welding openings in Grand Prairie, TX right now, from 17 different employers. 9 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,307 other active welding openings from 707 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Grand Prairie, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (24), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (21), and Austin Industries (19). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $82/hr, Midlothian at $38/hr, and Dallas at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Certified Field Performance Technician figures were last recalculated when this page was built.