Remote Performance Engineer II – Solar PV & Fleet Optimizer

SOLV Energy

Town of Texas (WI)

Hybrid

USD 118,000 - 129,000

Full time

2 days ago

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401(k) plan

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Job summary

SOLV Energy is seeking a Performance Engineer II to oversee the day-to-day operations of active projects, with a flexible remote or hybrid work option and in-office presence in San Diego, CA or Bend, OR. The role emphasizes safety, data analysis, and collaboration across internal teams to optimize fleet performance.

Responsibilities include onboarding projects, tracking issues, maintaining client reports, and mentoring Performance Engineers & Analysts.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, science, or a related technical discipline.
4+ Years’ experience in PV Performance Engineering, Capacity Testing (ASTM E2848 & IEC standards) and PV data analytics.
Experience in modeling using software like PVSyst, PlantPredict, SAM, and so on.
Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and other Office tools.
Experience with programming languages like Python, VBA, MATLAB, Java, and others preferred.
Ability to travel up to 20% of time.
Broad understanding of the Renewable Energy industry with emphasis on Service and Construction preferred.
Foster a spirit of collaboration between teams.
Experience working for a diverse multi-disciplined company.
Strong communication skills to clearly articulate vision into an executable plan and clearly communicate details and thoughts to internal/external clients.
Effective problem-solving ability and strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

Stresses the importance that safety is the most important function and ensures safe practices are followed.
Collaborate with internal teams to collect and consolidate data for reports, acceptance tests, other analytical tools, and deliverables.
On-boarding of active projects into SOLV Energy’s internal Performance Team platforms.
Track critical issues within construction/operational fleet and share findings with internal teams to optimize the fleet.
Troubleshoot performance data/equipment to determine challenges and correlate with workorder data for reporting.
Lead Performance Engineers & Analysts in day-to-day coordination and management of activities.
Maintain understanding of site design, equipment and current issues affecting projects.
Calculate and analyze energy losses and system performance from outages/underperformance and communicate impacts.
Identify and assist with troubleshooting potential issues using analytical tools.
Update reports for clients including Commissioning Plans, Test Reports, Operation reports, Vitals, forecasting, and Yearly Guarantees.
Support work prioritization for field teams based on criticality and failures.
Identify operational issues and initiate problem resolution with OEMs, field technicians, SCADA engineers, etc.
Work with teams on data analytics and software tool development.
Review reports to ensure accuracy and identify performance issues.
Manage plant performance optimization initiatives and collaborate with project teams and clients.
Track and understand contractual guarantees and conduct meetings to assess risk and improvements.
Maintain documents/procedures for internal reference and training.
Facilitate project reviews and ad-hoc client requests; escalate issues as needed.
Review turnover documentation for root causes of underperformance and failures.
Run and evaluate PV system energy models using PVsyst or similar tools.
Verify drawings including site plans, system layout, one lines, cable management, and installation details.
Create and improve troubleshooting/reporting templates and workflows.
Execute tasks per Performance Engineering Workflow Process with status notes.
Run simulations in PVsyst for terrain, horizon losses, shading, snow, soiling, and spectral losses.