Project Engineer - Solar and Storage

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Project Engineer
- Solar and Storage based in the United States. As a Project Engineer
- Solar and Storage, you will play a key role in advancing renewable energy projects through technical assessments, energy yield analysis, and asset performance optimization. You will lead solar resource and energy production assessments for utility-scale and distributed photovoltaic (PV) projects while supporting the operational performance of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). Combining engineering expertise with advanced data analytics, you will evaluate project risks, optimize asset profitability, and ensure reliable performance throughout the project lifecycle.

You will also work closely with clients, investors, lenders, and operational partners to deliver actionable insights and technically robust recommendations. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to innovative renewable energy solutions in a remote-first, collaborative environment. Your work will directly support the acceleration of clean energy deployment and the global transition toward a more sustainable energy system.

• Lead pre-construction and operational solar resource and energy yield assessments for utility-scale and distributed photovoltaic projects.
• Collect, validate, and analyze meteorological, satellite-derived, and operational datasets to develop Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) datasets, perform Measure-Correlate-Predict (MCP) analyses, and establish long-term solar resource adjustments.
• Estimate plant energy losses, conduct uncertainty analyses, and develop reliable, financeable energy yield assessments using PVsyst and other industry-standard engineering tools.
• Evaluate project risks, technical constraints, and performance drivers through statistical analysis, including regression-based assessments of operational data.
• Manage client engagements from initial assessment through final delivery, clearly communicating methodologies, assumptions, findings, and uncertainties to clients, investors, and other stakeholders.
• Conduct technical reviews and quality control of engineering analyses, calculations, and reports to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of energy assessment methodologies by calibrating assumptions against real-world operational fleet data.
• Monitor Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) performance against modeled expectations, including performance ratio, availability, round-trip efficiency (RTE), inverter availability, and degradation.
• Collaborate with Operations and Maintenance (O&M) teams and Long-Term Service Agreement (LTSA) providers to investigate and resolve asset underperformance.
• Develop lifecycle cost and profitability models for storage assets, identifying opportunities to improve financial performance and reduce operating expenses.
• Analyze energy market data to assess whether arbitrage and ancillary services revenues meet contractual and financial expectations, while overseeing dispatch optimization strategies.
• Coordinate maintenance planning and operational events to minimize market penalties, revenue losses, and opportunity costs.
• Manage the analytical framework supporting fleet revenue insurance products, including calculation-period assessments, claims verification, and data validation.
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), prepare monthly and quarterly operating reports, review O&M and LTSA provider reporting, and maintain annual performance tracking models.
• Respond to technical and analytical requests from investors, lenders, regulators, and internal stakeholders, while supporting budgeting and…