Analytics Engineer II

Generac Power Systems - South Portland, ME

Full-time - Mid Level

South Portland, ME

Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

About the position

The Analytics Engineer II at Generac Power Systems will be part of the Field Data Analytics Team, responsible for overseeing internet-connected and field-installed Generac Clean Energy products. This role focuses on automating field monitoring efforts, analyzing big data to ensure product performance, and providing actionable insights to various business groups. The position requires a strong understanding of system performance and the ability to communicate findings effectively to support product improvements and customer issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead and automate field monitoring efforts by accessing and processing system- and device-level data from platform databases, presenting it in a meaningful way
• Identify and report on trends in field performance and device capability/reliability, capturing larger fleet behaviors related to health and performance
• Work closely with Technical Support and Application Engineering teams to rapidly identify and resolve customer issues, providing data in an actionable way
• Feedback field issues and design change proposals to firmware and hardware design teams using data to provide business cases
• Establish and manage beta site monitoring and data collection programs for new products, design revisions, and high visibility projects, normalizing processes and creating documentation of actions
• Interface with software team to develop tools and processes to efficiently extract and present site data

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science, Math/Statistics, Engineering or equivalent experience
• Experience working with analysis of big data
• Familiarity with query databases (ex: SQL, Apache Hive, or Apache Phoenix)
• Experience using one or more statistical analysis tools (ex: MatLab, MiniTab, SPSS, or R)
• Knowledge of statistical analysis languages (ex: R, Python, SAS, or Stata)
• Strong data visualization/presentation skills

Nice-to-haves

• Understanding or history of working with power electronics/IoT devices
• Familiarity with Renewable Energy/Solar/Energy market
• Experience with Superset, Tableau, PowerBI or equivalent visualization tools
• Knowledge of Agile/Sprint Methodologies and best practices for software development

Benefits

• Flexible remote opportunities
• Professional growth and development
• Inclusive workplace culture
• Diversity and equity initiatives