Senior Performance Engineer, Microgrid & PV+BESS

AES Corporation; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Life insurance

401(k) eligibility

Job summary

AES Corporation, through AES Clean Energy, seeks a Senior Performance Engineer to support the Hawaii O&M Engineering team, analyzing the performance of PV and battery storage projects with microgrid capability across the islands.

You will lead performance testing, KPI reporting, data reviews, and cross‑functional collaboration with Operations and Engineering to improve reliability, safety, and efficiency across the portfolio. Some US travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering or equivalent technical field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in engineering with focus on measuring and maintaining system performance.
• Strong understanding of industry trends in production tools and processes.
• Proficiency with advanced analysis and database tools for development of metrics and dashboards.
• Ability to work effectively with Microsoft software programs, including Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transition from projects under construction to operating assets.
• Troubleshoot systems in operation and review system performance data to identify performance problems.
• Perform or review capacity, microgrid/islanding and performance ratio tests for projects in operation.
• Review production estimates and meteorological data sources for accuracy by comparing to operational data.
• Measure fleet performance against established KPI metrics and compare actual to forecasted performance.
• Produce monthly/quarterly/annual performance reports, inclusive of a detailed variance analysis.
• Collaborate with Operations and Engineering teams to identify underperformance and recommend improvements.
• Lead coordination of grid event analysis and impact to performance of on‑site equipment.
• Utilize technology such as drones, thermal imaging and advanced analytics to reduce field labor and improve operational performance.

Skills

Performance engineering

Data analysis

Microgrid knowledge

SCADA systems

Power systems

Strong communication

Education

Undergraduate degree in Engineering or equivalent technical field

Master’s degree in Engineering

PE qualifications

Tools

PowerBI

SCADA

Data Acquisition

Machine learning

Job description

AES Corporation, through AES Clean Energy, seeks a Senior Performance Engineer to support the Hawaii O&M Engineering team, analyzing the performance of PV and battery storage projects with microgrid capability across the islands.

You will lead performance testing, KPI reporting, data reviews, and cross‑functional collaboration with Operations and Engineering to improve reliability, safety, and efficiency across the portfolio. Some US travel may be required.