Senior Data Engineer — Renewable Energy Analytics

Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TerraForm Power is seeking a Database Engineer to design, develop, and support enterprise-scale data platforms for renewable energy analytics. You will build scalable Python data pipelines in Databricks/Delta Lake, implement robust ETL frameworks, and ingest data from SCADA, weather, and third‑party APIs.

The role blends software and data engineering with cloud technologies to advance fleet‑level performance analytics, forecasts, and data governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience developing production software, data platforms, or engineering analytics solutions; senior level possible.
• Strong proficiency in Python with production‑quality software.
• Strong SQL skills with analytical data models.
• Experience developing ETL pipelines for large-scale datasets.
• Understanding of distributed data processing and cloud analytics.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and with cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-scale Python data pipelines within Databricks and Delta Lake environments.
• Design resilient ETL frameworks for production-grade analytics.
• Build scalable ingestion pipelines integrating SCADA, weather, market data, and third‑party APIs.
• Develop reusable engineering frameworks, libraries, and automation tools.
• Optimize Spark workloads, Delta Lake performance, and large-scale data processing pipelines.
• Design robust data models, schemas, and data governance standards.
• Develop analytics for Renewable Energy Performance, forecasting, reconciliation models, and dashboards.
• Maintain data quality frameworks and implement testing, logging, observability, and deployment.

Skills

Python

SQL

ETL pipelines

Data pipelines

Spark/Delta Lake

Cloud platforms

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Databricks

Apache Spark

Delta Lake

Cloud-native data platforms

Job description

TerraForm Power is seeking a Database Engineer to design, develop, and support enterprise-scale data platforms for renewable energy analytics. You will build scalable Python data pipelines in Databricks/Delta Lake, implement robust ETL frameworks, and ingest data from SCADA, weather, and third‑party APIs.

The role blends software and data engineering with cloud technologies to advance fleet‑level performance analytics, forecasts, and data governance.