Senior Performance Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Newport Beach (CA); Remote; USD 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Performance Engineer to enhance the operational efficiency of battery energy storage systems. This role involves conducting performance analysis, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, and developing innovative solutions to optimize asset performance. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, proficiency in Python and SQL, and a collaborative spirit to work with cross-functional teams. Join a dynamic and forward-thinking organization dedicated to transforming the energy landscape and making a significant impact on the future of renewable energy.

Benefits

401k program with match

Cell phone stipend

Medical, dental and vision care benefits

20 vacation days

5 sick days

9 observed holidays

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in energy storage and performance engineering.
• Proficient in Python and SQL with knowledge of statistical analysis techniques.

Responsibilities

• Conduct performance analysis and data interpretation for energy storage assets.
• Generate actionable insights from performance data using statistical techniques.

Skills

Python

SQL

Statistical Analysis

Data Mining

C++

Power BI

Cloud Computing

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree in Data Science

Tools

ETL Pipelines

Pentaho

Plateau

Job description

Company Overview
esVolta, LP is a leading developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale energy storage projects across North America. We are at the forefront of the fast-growing battery energy storage market, and our projects are helping to transition the nation’s electric grid to a cleaner and more reliable future. Our storage projects provide major utilities with a multitude of important services including reliable fast-ramping capacity, energy and ancillary grid services including renewable energy integration support.

esVolta is independently owned, and we are among the largest players in the US energy storage sector with a 15+ GWh pipeline and about 1.7 GWh of projects already in operation, construction, or advanced development under contract with utilities and other power buyers.

We are headquartered in Newport Beach, California, with employees in multiple regions across the U.S. Our diverse management team has many decades of experience in the renewable energy, utility, and independent power sectors.

Job Description
esVolta seeks motivated and energetic candidates to join our team as a Performance Engineer to support the performance optimization and contractual reporting for operational battery energy storage assets throughout the USA. The Performance Engineer will conduct performance analysis and data interpretation to ensure contractual adherence for GWh of BESS assets, providing expertise to maximize asset performance while optimizing asset value. This position is responsible for ensuring improvement of systems, tools, and being a resource regarding emerging operational best practices with a critical thinking mindset and ability to investigate issues and perform data analysis to provide resolutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the operational performance engineering and reporting for esVolta’s deployed BESS, focusing on system performance improvement.
• Evaluate asset performance against contractual commitments during execution and operation phases and create baseline reports.
• Support the development of technical performance contract for EPC agreements.
• Generate actionable insights from performance data using data mining and statistical analysis techniques on large datasets via Python scripts.
• Conduct computationally efficient exploratory data analysis, anomaly detection, and projection methodologies.
• Develop systems to automatically detect performance degradations and correlate them to specific causes and improvements.
• Create systems for automatic reporting of Energy Storage health and deploy interventions based on management by exception criteria.
• Collaborate with Operations Engineering to identify and resolve technical issues, working closely with the Asset Management Team and equipment suppliers to address system deficiencies or malfunctions.
• In collaboration with cross functional teams (Operations, Commercial Operations & IT) Develop architecture schemes and facilitate delivery of physical asset data to various cloud-based environments via custom ETL pipelines.

Quality Assurance

• Consolidate energy production and financial model inputs and analysis to support performance-related aspects of power purchase agreements, EPC contracts, interconnection agreements, and equipment warranties.
• Validate performance against base case financial assumptions.
• Review technical documents and acceptance test results, comparing them to contractual standards.

Safety

• Assist with incident analysis as required.
• Create and assist in the of FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis) and HMA (Hazard Mitigation Analysis).

Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in energy storage.
• ABET accredited bachelor’s degree (Masters preferred) in Engineering and/or data science. Professional Engineering status.
• Highly proficient in Python and SQL and familiarity with C++, Power BI, Pentaho, Plateau, etc.
• Experience working with Cloud computing services and databases.
• Advanced knowledge of statistical analysis and data mining techniques such as regression, multilevel regression, forecasting, decision trees, etc.
• Experience working with large quantities of data to develop models that can be utilized and deployed at scale with live data.
• Proficient at breaking down goals into tangible and actionable work plans.
• Superior communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, including an ability to maintain calm and effective exchanges by all parties during stressful situations, and executive level reporting that ensures timely action and decision making in time-pressured scenarios.
• Willingness and ability to travel to project sites as required - estimated 15%.
• Demonstrate strong teamwork, initiative, communication, problem solving, organizational and leadership skills.

Compensation and Benefits
The actual salary and bonus offered will depend on the specific skills and experience of the selected candidate.
Salary: $160,000 Bonus: 25%

• 401k program with match
• Cell phone stipend
• Medical, dental and vision care benefits
• 20 vacation days, 5 sick days, 9 observed holidays

Location
This position is classified as remote; however, periodic travel to company offices, project sites, or other meeting locations may be required on an as-needed basis.

Culture
At esVolta, every employee makes an impact on the company’s growth and profitability, every day. We have a fast-paced, high-performance and team-oriented culture. We value quality of life and flexibility for our employees and strive to help our team members achieve their career goals.

Apply today to start an extraordinary career!

esVolta is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We celebrate all forms of diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. However you identify or whatever your path here, we encourage you to apply. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.