Performance Engineer II

Full Time
  • August 21, 2026
  • Employment Info

    JOB  DETAILS

    Responsibilities and Duties:

    • Emphasize safety as the highest priority and ensure all field and office employees follow safe work practices.
    • Collaborate with internal teams to collect and consolidate data needed to complete reports and Acceptance Tests.
    • Support onboarding and commissioning of O&M/EPC projects into SOLV Energy’s internal Performance Team platforms.
    • Generate, maintain, deliver, and track Operations and Performance Reports, Acceptance Tests, Commissioning Plans, Test Reports, Vitals, forecasting reports, and Yearly Guarantees.
    • Understand reporting requirements and deliverables for each project, including weekly, quarterly, and annual reports, commissioning deadlines, and test procedures.
    • Work with Performance Engineers to track fleetwide issues (equipment, parts, manufacturers, etc.) and share findings to support optimization.
    • Maintain a strong understanding of contractual guarantees and excusable events defined in O&M/EPC agreements.
    • Track equipment and commissioning activities and accurately account for excusable lost energy to maintain contractual availability and performance metrics.
    • Coordinate with field teams to communicate ongoing issues and remediation schedules.
    • Attend internal meetings to escalate issues related to low availability, low performance, or lack of work orders.
    • Identify and troubleshoot issues with analytical tools, including Vitals and the Performance Check Tool.
    • Collaborate with Performance Engineers and Managers to resolve issues and support ad-hoc reporting and analysis.
    • Apply understanding of project design and on-site equipment to evaluate lost energy and overall system performance.
    • Maintain accurate operations documents, procedures, and internal training materials.
    • Update internal and client-facing reports using internal tools and support work prioritization for field teams based on criticality and failure occurrence.
    • Build and maintain strong working relationships with fellow Performance Engineers while maintaining project ownership and success.
    • Support project reviews and client ad-hoc requests related to performance; escalate issues to management when necessary.
    • Drive plant performance optimization initiatives and collaborate with fellow Performance Engineers and Field team.
    • Review work orders & logs, commissioning documents, and turnover packages to identify root causes of equipment underperformance and failure modes.
    • Calculate and analyze energy losses and system performance impacts using internal tools and ad-hoc analyses.
    • Identify operational issues and support resolution efforts with OEM vendors, field technicians, SCADA engineers, and other stakeholders.
    • Assist development and improvement of data analytics and software tools with Performance Engineers and Managers.
    • Review performance and operations reports created by Performance Engineers to ensure accuracy and identify performance issues.
    • Track contractual guarantees and participate in periodic risk assessments to identify potential improvements, remediations, or optimizations.
    • Evaluate PV system energy models for utility-scale solar projects using PVsyst or similar tools.
    • Verify project drawings, including site plans, system layouts, one-lines, cable management, and equipment installation details.
    • Create troubleshooting and reporting templates as needed and maintain workflow templates with updates.
    • Execute assigned tasks in the Performance Engineering Workflow Process while maintaining accurate and up-to-date status notes.
    • Perform other duties as assigned.

     

    Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:

    • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, science, or a related technical discipline
    • 2+ Years’ experience in PV Performance Engineering or data analytics
    • Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and other Office tools
    • Experience with programming languages like Python, VBA, MATLAB, Java, and others preferred
    • Broad understanding of the Renewable Energy industry with emphasis on Service and Construction preferred
    • Foster a spirit of collaboration between teams
    • Experience working for a diverse multi-disciplined company
    • Strong communication skills to clearly articulate vision into an executable plan and clearly communicate details and thoughts to internal/external clients
    • Effective problem-solving ability and strong analytical skills. Ability to identify underlying or hidden problems; looks beyond the obvious to the essence of issues and / or tasks.
    • Entrepreneurial spirit and passion for problem solving
    • Able to perform the task/processes/procedure in the job description independently
    • Ability to identify issues and propose changes in processes/SOPs

     

     

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