Senior Engineer - Power Plant Performance

NovaSource Power Services - Chandler, AZ

- Senior

Chandler, AZ

Utilities

About the position

At a high level, the Senior Performance Engineer is managing the portfolios of solar PV generating fleets. This is an internal stakeholder and external customer facing role. Key responsibilities will center around maintaining operating indicators at high levels, alerting service managers of trending issues, providing research and analytical support for diagnosing field problems, creating and executing on plant betterment action plans, and developing advanced computational methods. Also, as a core member of the O&M team, the Performance Engineer may be involved in complex contract negotiations as the representative subject matter expert. The Senior Performance Engineer will grow into a high-level position and will eventually become an expert on solar generation theory as well as data evaluation and diagnostic techniques.

Responsibilities

• Use existing analytical tools to generate periodic internal and external performance reports independently.
• Use existing analytical tools to generate ad-hoc reports independently.
• Independent identification of performance problems or data anomalies from existing reports.
• Investigate specific PV Plant performance questions and concerns independently.
• Independently troubleshoot common problems with plant measurement equipment.
• Drive continuous improvements by identifying deficiencies in existing tools and methods.
• Suggest and develop new techniques for PV Plant and Fleet analysis.
• Participate in planning for teamwork flow and strategic decision making.
• Validate efficacy of techniques and tools for PV Plant and Fleet analysis.
• Lead teams to complete specific project efforts such as root cause investigations.
• Communicate efficiently and accurately with customers.
• Negotiate with customers over contract terms and testing/reporting requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• At least seven (7) years of experience with power generation or similar systems.
• Significant experience conducting performance analysis of power generation systems.
• Practical knowledge of data mining techniques and application of basic statistical principles.
• Four (4) year engineering degree, required.
• Superior analytical ability.
• Ability to take direction, identify problems, and develop solutions.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with database query language such as SQL.
• Proficient use of all Microsoft Office Suite programs.
• Significant hands-on experience operating, maintaining, and repairing any physical system.
• Available to travel periodically to remote PV Plant and Owner/Customer locations in US and Canada.

Nice-to-haves

• Proficiency with JMP.
• Project execution training in PMI, Critical Chain or TOC.
• Ability to share technical expertise with team members and mentor them for success.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees.
• Commitment to compliance with applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination.