Senior PV Energy & Performance Engineering Manager - Remote

Origisenergy; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Origis Energy is seeking a Senior Manager PV Energy & Performance Engineering to model, analyze, and optimize plant performance for utility-scale solar and solar+storage projects. You will work with Business Development, Project Engineering, EPC, Asset Management, and Operations to deliver defensible energy performance assessments and engineering solutions.

This full-time role reports to the Senior Director PV Performance & Technology and includes a generous benefits package, travel up to 20%,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering, Physics, or equivalent.
• 4+ years of experience in solar energy modeling and optimization.
• Experience with PVsyst required; Python and PVLIB considered a plus.
• Familiarity with battery energy storage systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage PV production estimates for early to late-stage developments and proposals.
• PVsyst energy modeling, including terrain shade analysis, soiling and snow profiles, probability of exceedance analysis, and life cycle degradation projections.
• Work cross functionally to drive design optimization and identify project risks and mitigations.
• Collaborate with technical and procurement teams to efficiently model and assess equipment optionality.
• Conduct capacity testing, including exhibit review, test plan development, and implementation.
• Perform technical due diligence on PPA documentation and M&A activities to support contract negotiations.
• Contribute to process development and initiatives aimed at furthering modeling team capabilities and accuracy.
• Track and manage workflow of solar modeling team and proactively work with internal stakeholders to manage their expectations.
• Works across the organization and with IE’s and OE’s to achieve consensus in the target energy outputs for the solar and solar plus storage projects.

Skills

PV modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering, Physics, or equivalent

Tools

PVsyst

Python

PVLIB

Job description

Origis Energy is seeking a Senior Manager PV Energy & Performance Engineering to model, analyze, and optimize plant performance for utility-scale solar and solar+storage projects. You will work with Business Development, Project Engineering, EPC, Asset Management, and Operations to deliver defensible energy performance assessments and engineering solutions.

This full-time role reports to the Senior Director PV Performance & Technology and includes a generous benefits package, travel up to 20%,