Principal Engineer, Performance & Technology (Solar)

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Invenergy’s solar MET station strategy and technical requirements to enhance quality and ensure consistency across Invenergy’s fleet of operating projects.
• Evaluate internal resource/energy methods, tools, and process improvements that enhance process maturity, and coordinate adoption with relevant stakeholders.
• Develop internal positions on key financial model inputs such as degradation, availability, useful life, soiling, and uncertainty, backed up by data analysis.
• Contribute to Invenergy’s performance testing requirements for solar capacity testing, energy testing, and availability testing.
• Support offtake and construction contract execution by reviewing and recommending language related to performance guarantees and testing.
• Review 3rd party resource and energy assessments, track independent engineering methods and positions, and inform IE selection to secure reports required for project financing.
• Provide SME-level support during project financing.
• Coordinate with Operations Engineering to identify and execute high value opportunities to leverage data from Invenergy’s operating assets to inform pre-construction energy estimates and enhance project value.
• Represent Invenergy with customers, external consultants, independent engineers, and industry associations as resource/energy assessment and technology subject matter expert to advance Invenergy’s business goals and establish Invenergy as an industry thought-leader.
• Stay abreast of advancements in solar technologies including emerging trends and innovations.
• Participate in Invenergy’s solar R&D efforts and ensure technical insights are translated into actionable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in solar resource and energy assessment, operations engineering, performance engineering, or a related field
• Experience in solar resource assessment and energy modeling, i.e., PVSyst, pvlib, SolarFarmer, or similar
• Experience in data analytics with ability to analyze large datasets using Excel, Python, R, or similar
• Familiarity with performing solar capacity test or energy test calculations in accordance with IEC 61724, ASTM E2848, or similar
• Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future
• Open to travel up to 15%

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ Years of relevant experience
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field
• Knowledge of technical and commercial aspects of project development, offtake contracting, and financing solar energy projects
• Familiarity with modeling energy project economics and concepts such as NPV, LCOE, IRR
• Effective collaboration, communication, project management, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent data analytics, reporting, presentation, and communication skills
• Ability to guide and implement process improvements
• Ability to multi-task and manage deliverables for multiple projects concurrently
• Ability to navigate commercially sensitive discussions and have the presence to represent the company’s interest with outside experts
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Pay

Base Pay: $135,000.00 - $165,000.00 USD
Annual Bonus: 25% - 40%