Remote PV Power Plant Performance Engineer II

SOLV Energy; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) plan

Vacation, sick and holiday pay

Job summary

SOLV Energy is seeking a Performance Engineer II to oversee daily operations on active solar and energy storage projects. This role supports data analytics, reporting, and fleet optimization across remote or hybrid locations in the US, with in-office days in San Diego, CA or Bend, OR as needed.

The role emphasizes safety, collaboration across internal teams, and hands-on troubleshooting of PV performance, reporting templates, and commissioning plans. Travel up to 20% may be required.

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.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operational activities of active projects.
• Collaborate with internal teams to collect data, complete reports, acceptance tests and analyses.
• On-board active projects into SOLV Energy’s internal Performance Team platforms.
• Track issues with construction/operational fleet and share findings for fleet optimization.
• Troubleshoot performance data and correlate with workorder data for accurate reporting.
• Lead Performance Engineers & Analysts in coordinating operational activities.
• Maintain understanding of site design, equipment, and current issues.
• Analyze energy losses and system performance from outages/underperformance.

Skills

PV performance engineering

PV data analytics

Python/VBA/MATLAB/Java

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/physics/science

Tools

PVSyst

PlantPredict

SAM

Python

MATLAB

VBA

Java

Job description

SOLV Energy is seeking a Performance Engineer II to oversee daily operations on active solar and energy storage projects. This role supports data analytics, reporting, and fleet optimization across remote or hybrid locations in the US, with in-office days in San Diego, CA or Bend, OR as needed.

The role emphasizes safety, collaboration across internal teams, and hands-on troubleshooting of PV performance, reporting templates, and commissioning plans. Travel up to 20% may be required.