Data Analyst

Pds; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading solar energy company is seeking a Data Analyst to join its Energy Analytics team. This role involves building dashboards to track energy production performance, conducting ad hoc analyses, and working closely with data scientists. The ideal candidate should have 1-5 years of experience with SQL and be comfortable handling complex datasets. Opportunities for learning and professional growth are significant in this role. Join us in changing the way the world is powered!

Qualifications

• 1-5 years of experience using SQL.
• Experience with inconsistent or incomplete datasets.
• Ability to track metrics or KPIs.
• Experience in investigating data anomalies.

Responsibilities

• Build dashboards to track energy production performance.
• Develop standardized queries for investigations.
• Conduct ad hoc analysis and present findings.
• Collaborate with data scientists on energy production.

Skills

SQL

Data visualization

Data investigation

Curiosity for datasets

Tools

Python

Job description

Do you want to change the world? We do, too.

Solar penetration is less than 1%, but just one hour of sunlight, if harnessed, could power the entire world for a year. We have the opportunity to change the way energy is produced, distributed and consumed, and we’re looking for talented, committed people to help us drive our growth and achieve our goals.

SunPower is a solar energy solutions company with a rich heritage of pioneering the best solar technologies in the world. Our solutions are unrivaled in terms of long‑term reliability, efficiency, and performance. SunPower offers the only solar + storage solution designed and warranted by one company that gives customers control over electricity consumption. Through design, installation, maintenance, and monitoring, SunPower provides its world‑class solar solutions to residential and commercial customers across the U.S.

SunPower is changing the way our world is powered every day with a brilliant, passionate, and driven team of more than 2,500 in North America and the Philippines. In an industry that is reshaping the world’s energy future, there’s no better place to be than SunPower.

We believe that our employees create our brand – with each project, each communication, each task completed and each interaction. SunPower welcomes the forward thinkers, the future savers of the world, the freedom chasers and all those demanding better, cleaner energy.

Summary of the Role:

SunPower is looking for a Data Analyst to join its Energy Analytics team and assist with dashboarding, tracking key metrics, and ad hoc analytical projects. This role will report to the Energy Analytics Data Scientist. The ideal candidate will be very comfortable in SQL with a desire to further their technical and analytical skills, as there will be substantial opportunity to learn and grow professionally in this role.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Build dashboards to track energy production performance and potential reporting anomalies
• Develop standardized queries to aid future investigations
• Conduct ad hoc analysis as requested and present key findings
• Work with our data scientists as they explore solar energy production compared to typical weather, actual weather, and modeled panel performance

Related Experience and Education Requirements

• 1-5 years of professional experience using SQL
• Experience working with real‑world inconsistent or incomplete datasets
• Experience calculating and tracking metrics or KPIs
• Natural curiosity to explore complex datasets and connect them to how the business is managed
• Experience investigating data anomalies and summarizing key learnings and recommended follow‑ups
• Experience building data visualizations and dashboards

Optional Qualifications

• Proficiency with Python or a similar language is a plus but not required
• Experience building monitoring systems or dashboards is a plus but not required
• Desire to learn data science topics such as machine learning, anomaly detection, classification, or regression is a plus but not required

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes employment decisions, including but not limited to, hiring, firing, promotion, demotion, training, and/or compensation, on the basis of merit. Employment decisions are based on an individual’s qualifications as they relate to the job under consideration. The Company’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, the actual sex of the individual, or the gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, including religious dress practices and religious grooming practices, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company, including supervisors and co‑workers.