Project Engineer - Solar and Storage
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JobgetherRenewable energy
Based in the United StatesFull-TimeMiddle
Salary135,000 - 150,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- At least 5 years of professional experience in solar resource assessment, energy yield assessment, performance engineering, technical advisory, or a related technical discipline.
- Required Skills
- PythonSQL
Requirements
- At least 5 years of professional experience in solar resource assessment, energy yield assessment, performance engineering, technical advisory, or a related technical discipline.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Physics, Meteorology, Applied Mathematics, Renewable Energy, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience with PVsyst and familiarity with solar resource datasets and platforms such as Solargis, SolarAnywhere, Meteonorm, NSRDB, MERRA-2, or ERA5.
- Practical knowledge of MCP methodologies, long-term solar resource assessment, and statistical evaluation of meteorological data.
- Strong understanding of solar plant losses, energy yield uncertainty, equipment degradation, and operational performance drivers.
- Experience conducting performance diagnostics, technical assessments, and benchmarking for operating solar and battery storage projects.
- Familiarity with PPAs, O&M agreements, and LTSAs.
- Strong technical writing, analytical, and presentation skills for communicating engineering concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Project management and organizational skills, including managing multiple assignments and recurring reporting deadlines.
- Flexibility to provide occasional support outside standard business hours when required for operational project needs.
- Programming and data analysis skills using Python, R, MATLAB, VBA, SQL, or similar tools are preferred.
- Familiarity with GIS and engineering software such as ArcGIS, QGIS, or AutoCAD is an advantage.
Responsibilities
- Lead pre-construction and operational solar resource and energy yield assessments for utility-scale and distributed photovoltaic projects.
- Collect and analyze meteorological, satellite-derived, and operational data; develop TMY datasets, perform MCP analyses, and establish long-term solar resource adjustments.
- Estimate plant energy losses, conduct uncertainty analyses, and prepare energy yield assessments using PVsyst and other engineering tools.
- Evaluate project risks, technical constraints, and performance drivers through statistical analysis of operational data.
- Manage client engagements and communicate methodologies, assumptions, findings, and uncertainties to clients, investors, and other stakeholders.
- Review engineering analyses, calculations, and reports for accuracy and consistency.
- Monitor BESS performance, including performance ratio, availability, round-trip efficiency, inverter availability, and degradation.
- Work with O&M teams and LTSA providers to investigate asset underperformance and develop storage lifecycle cost and profitability models.
- Analyze energy market data, assess arbitrage and ancillary services revenues, and oversee dispatch optimization strategies.
- Develop and monitor KPIs, prepare operating reports, maintain performance tracking models, and support budgeting and cost forecasting.
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