Director, Performance Engineering

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic partner to customers by delivering insightful, actionable, and timely performance guidance—not just reports.
• Elevate the team’s role from data providers to trusted advisors and subject matter experts.
• Drive a culture of responsiveness focused on clarity, value, and customer outcomes.
• Build and strengthen long-term customer relationships through credibility, communication, and expertise.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Performance Engineers.
• Inspire and mentor team members, with a strong focus on developing junior talent and future leaders.
• Build a customer-first mindset across the team, aligning technical work with customer needs and business impact.
• Foster an environment of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, or related field (advanced degree preferred).
• 10+ years of experience in engineering, analytics, or performance-related roles (energy industry experience preferred but not required).
• 5+ years of experience leading and developing technical teams.
• Proven track record of building strong customer relationships and delivering high-value insights.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through change and drive organizational improvement.
• Experience working in matrixed organizations.
• Industry experience including Solar, Renewable Energy, and/or Software is preferred.
• Strong data and analytics background with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Experience with analytics tools and programming languages (e.g., SQL, Python, MATLAB) preferred.
• Familiarity with performance modeling tools (e.g., PVsyst, PlantPredict) is a plus, but not required.