Performance Engineer

About the Role

Pine Gate Renewables is seeking a highly motivated Performance Engineer with experience in solar operations for an opportunity to work on an evolving team charged with the optimization of 3GW+ of utility scale solar and storage assets. This role steers the design and planning of upcoming utility scale PV projects and is ideal for individuals who enjoy creating and reviewing energy models, performing comparative simulations and cost-benefit analyses, and supporting the project financing process.

What You’ll Do:

- Review production estimates prepared by independent engineers to ensure accuracy and consistency with PGR’s design parameters.

- Create energy models and production estimates for both internal evaluation and external project financing reliability.

- Supporting the project financing process as it relates to EPC due diligence items needed for construction loan closings.

- Prepare action plans based on information analyses.

- Apply knowledge of utility scale solar PV systems to devise new approaches to production problems encountered.

- Support and work closely with stakeholders to develop tools and processes to analyze operational and financial performance.

- Help to evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of new technologies (i.e., modules, trackers, BESS) based on their impact on system performance.

Must-Haves:

- Experience in programming utilizing python

- Experience in data analysis, statistical modeling, and data visualization for end users of various levels

- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to organize and interpret large operational datasets

- Familiarity with cloud-based data infrastructure (Azure preferred) including storage, compute, and orchestration. Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases

- Experience with data visualization (and communication to all levels) with tools such as PowerBI, Dash, Bokeh, or Flask

- Familiarity with RESTful API design, microservices architecture and asynchronous programming patterns

- Experience with version control systems such as Git and cloud development pipelines and CI/CD pipelines

Education & Certifications:

- BA/BS in engineering, data science, or computer science preferred

Work Environment:

- Remote Environment

- Up to 10% travel