Remote PV Performance Engineer II

SOLV Energy; Colorado; Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

SOLV Energy is seeking a Performance Engineer II to oversee day-to-day operations across active projects. This role can be fully remote or hybrid with in-office presence in San Diego, CA or Bend, OR.

You will analyze energy performance, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and ensure accurate reporting through PVsyst and other tools. The ideal candidate will have solid PV performance engineering experience, modeling skills, and strong communication to drive project success across a nationwide

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.
• 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
• Strong communication skills to clearly articulate vision into an executable plan

Responsibilities

• Stresses the importance that safety is the most important function, ensures that all employees from field team to office follow safe practices while working.
• Collaborate with internal teams to collect and consolidate necessary data to complete reports, Acceptance tests, other analytical tools, and deliverables.
• Responsible for the on-boarding of active projects into SOLV Energy’s internal Performance Team’s platforms.
• Collaborate with fellow Performance Engineers & Analysts to track critical issues within the construction and/or operational fleet and share findings with internal teams.
• Troubleshoot performance data/equipment to determine and track challenges associated with commissioning and correlate with workorder data for accurate reporting.
• Lead Performance Engineers & Analysts in day-to-day coordination and management of operational activities relating to projects.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of site design, equipment and current issues affecting projects.
• Calculate and analyze energy losses and system performance incurred from equipment outages/underperformance and communicate impacts to relevant teams.
• Identify and assist with troubleshooting potential issues using analytical tools.
• Using internal tools, update existing reports for clients including Commissioning Plans, Test Reports, Operation reports, Vitals, forecasting, and Yearly Guarantees.

Skills

PV Performance Engineering

Capacity Testing

PV data analytics

PVSyst

PlantPredict

SAM

MS Excel

Python

VBA

MATLAB

Java

Travel 20%

Renewable energy knowledge

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/physics/science/related

Tools

PVSyst

PlantPredict

SAM

Job description

SOLV Energy is seeking a Performance Engineer II to oversee day-to-day operations across active projects. This role can be fully remote or hybrid with in-office presence in San Diego, CA or Bend, OR.

You will analyze energy performance, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and ensure accurate reporting through PVsyst and other tools. The ideal candidate will have solid PV performance engineering experience, modeling skills, and strong communication to drive project success across a nationwide