Performance Engineer
Pine Gate RenewablesPine Gate Renewables is a leading renewable energy company focused on project development and strategic financing of solar and storage projects throughout the United States. The company’s Pine Gate Impact initiative contributes to multiple non-profit organizations aimed at improving the environment and local communities. Headquartered in Asheville, NC, Pine Gate Renewables made the Inc. 5000 list in 2021, placing at #37 and named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list in 2021. Pine Gate Renewables works every day to achieve its mission to “Get Solar Done.” For more information, visit pinegaterenewables.com.
About the Role
Pine Gate Renewables is seeking a highly motivated Performance Engineer with experience in solar operations for an opportunity to work on an evolving team charged with the optimization of 3GW+ of utility scale solar and storage assets. This role steers the design and planning of upcoming utility scale PV projects and is ideal for individuals who enjoy creating and reviewing energy models, performing comparative simulations and cost-benefit analyses, and supporting the project financing process.
What You’ll Do:
- Review production estimates prepared by independent engineers to ensure accuracy and consistency with PGR’s design parameters.
- Create energy models and production estimates for both internal evaluation and external project financing reliability.
- Supporting the project financing process as it relates to EPC due diligence items needed for construction loan closings.
- Prepare action plans based on information analyses.
- Apply knowledge of utility scale solar PV systems to devise new approaches to production problems encountered.
- Support and work closely with stakeholders to develop tools and processes to analyze operational and financial performance.
- Help to evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of new technologies (i.e., modules, trackers, BESS) based on their impact on system performance.
Must-Haves:
- Experience in programming utilizing python
- Experience in data analysis, statistical modeling, and data visualization for end users of various levels
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to organize and interpret large operational datasets
- Familiarity with cloud-based data infrastructure (Azure preferred) including storage, compute, and orchestration. Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
- Experience with data visualization (and communication to all levels) with tools such as PowerBI, Dash, Bokeh, or Flask
- Familiarity with RESTful API design, microservices architecture and asynchronous programming patterns
- Experience with version control systems such as Git and cloud development pipelines and CI/CD pipelines
Education & Certifications:
- BA/BS in engineering, data science, or computer science preferred
Work Environment:
- Remote Environment
- Up to 10% travel
Pine Gate Renewables believes in taking care of our employees by offering benefits that support their physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401k, Paid Time Off, paid holidays, training, and development, giving back to the community, remote work options, dog-friendly offices, and much more. Pine Gate Renewables is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
Pine Gate Renewables does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies.