Solar Performance Engineer Advisor

What You Can Expect

As the Solar Performance Engineer Advisor within ENGIE North America’s Renewable & Flex Power Generation Business Unit, your role involves providing data analytics support within the company's solar renewables assets across the USA. You will be tasked with improving and optimizing the performance of operational solar sites through advanced analytics, data visualization, and performance indicator reporting. You will develop standards, tools, and processes that elevate fleet performance, coordinate cross‑functional and external stakeholders, and translate data into actionable improvements that enhance availability, efficiency, and financial outcomes.

Reporting to the Performance Analytics Manager, your primary duties encompass:

• Develop and maintain tools that monitor overall performance and availability of the operating fleet (wind, solar, battery storage), with a significant focus on solar assets.
• Develop and implement advanced analytics that proactively identify failure modes and underperformance and provide operations with actionable insights.
• Perform detailed analysis and investigation during equipment failures and other underperformance issues.
• Support data needs during budgeting, spare parts management and other operations tasks.
• Improve KPI (key performance indicator) reporting tools and dashboards with innovative algorithms.

• Set company standards for solar performance and analytics throughout company and with external customers and suppliers.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering discipline, or related field.
• Minimum seven (7) years of professional experience in solar performance engineering, energy modeling, or operations analytics for utility‑scale assets.
• Experience with data visualization tools and platforms such as Power BI, Grafana, Databricks, etc.
• Familiarity with programming languages such as SQL, R, Python, etc.
• Basic understanding of electrical equipment and calculations.
• Ability to systematically analyze complex problems, draw relevant conclusions, and implement appropriate solutions.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently in a fast‑paced, deadline‑oriented environment, with a high degree of accuracy.
• Be an action‑oriented, self‑motivator individual who can lead a team, work independently, and has strong organizational and personal skills.
• Clear technical communication skills and the ability to present complex findings to diverse audiences.
• Collaborative mindset with demonstrated experience coordinating external engineers, OEMs, and cross‑functional internal teams.
• Maintain a high regard for personal safety, for the safety of company assets and employees, and the general public.
• Ability to travel to asset facilities.
• Proficient in MS OFFICE, Excel, Word, Project Management systems.

• This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy.
• Must be available to travel domestically up to 10% of the time and with the need for some overnight trips.
• Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies.

Salary Range: $140,000 - $180,000 USD annually

This represents the average expected pay range for a qualified candidate.

ENGIE complies with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws. Actual salary offered may vary depending on geography, experience, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.

In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for a competitive bonus / incentive plan.

Your Talent Acquisition Partner can share more specific information regarding the benefits or the salary for the position based on the work location.

At ENGIE, we take your well‑being seriously. Our comprehensive benefits package includes options for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, employer‑paid short‑term and long‑term disability insurance, ESPP, generous paid time off including wellness days, holidays and leave programs. We also help you plan for retirement by offering a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match. But that’s not all – we’re dedicated to the health and happiness of your entire family, offering supplemental benefits for full‑time employees that enhance emotional and physical…