Solar Portfolio Engineer: Performance & Optimization Lead

ICES: Data, Discovery, Better Health; Winston-Salem (NC); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) / Roth with match

Health Insurance

Dental & Vision

Life Insurance

Disability

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Training & Development

Performance Bonus

Job summary

ACT Power Services seeks a Portfolio Engineer to act as the technical liaison for an expanding solar and storage O&M fleet. You will analyze performance, support maintenance planning, and present optimization recommendations to clients.

Role requires flexibility for hybrid work, occasional field visits, and travel across sites in the United States. You will lead meetings and deliver reports to internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters in engineering, technology, or physics; Associate with certs may count.
• Experience monitoring, troubleshooting, and operation in power generation or industrial facilities.
• Experience with VBA, Python or equivalents.
• Experience with PV technology, DC/AC systems, and network monitoring.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Analyze performance of solar/storage projects via DAS/SCADA.
• Serve as main technical contact for plants, clients, and field ops.
• Prepare site performance reports for stakeholders.
• Lead client calls and address technical issues.
• Identify root causes and propose improvements for underperforming systems.
• Develop procedures/tools for efficient operation of a diverse fleet.
• Create tools to optimize organizational performance.

Skills

Python

VBA

Network monitoring

Power generation

Microsoft Office

Field site travel

Education

Bachelor's or Master in engineering/tech/physics

Tools

VBA

Python

SCADA

DAS

Job description

ACT Power Services seeks a Portfolio Engineer to act as the technical liaison for an expanding solar and storage O&M fleet. You will analyze performance, support maintenance planning, and present optimization recommendations to clients.

Role requires flexibility for hybrid work, occasional field visits, and travel across sites in the United States. You will lead meetings and deliver reports to internal and external stakeholders.