Solar Performance Engineer

Join the Origis Energy Team!

Origis Energy is accelerating the transition to a carbon-free future by Reimagining ZeroSM. As one of America's leading renewable energy and decarbonization solution platforms, the company continues to expand and reimagine its contribution to the world's net-zero goals. Origis Energy puts customers first to deploy a wide range of sustainable solutions for grid power generation and performance, clean hydrogen and long-term operation of solar, energy storage and clean hydrogen plants across the U.S. Founded in 2008, Origis Energy is headquartered in Miami, FL.

The Origis team, regarded as one of the leading developers in the U.S., is committed to living five core values in all interactions both with each other and external stakeholders:

Solve for Tomorrow. A role with Origis Energy puts you at the forefront of the transition to clean energy. Are you ready to bring new ideas? Do you exist to find solutions? That's how we revolutionize energy and build a carbon-free future - through unmatched service and relentless innovation.

Rise Together. To succeed here, you'll collaborate with others and work as one team, across various teams including solar and energy storage development, financing, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and operations, maintenance and asset management. Are you open to diverse perspectives and prepared to work seamlessly across disciplines to reach our collective goals?

Perform at Peak. We're seeking team members who bring authentic energy and passion to every task. How can you use your natural strengths, genuine optimism and intelligence to make your greatest contributions to Origis?

Inspire & Grow. The Origis team is comprised of knowledgeable, passionate solar and energy storage experts who bring deep expertise and solution-driven thinking to clients. A successful Origis team member encourages others and sets a high bar for growth. We have a culture of continuous improvement because each team member takes the role of both learner and mentor.

Be Resilient. The spirit in which we tackle the energy challenges and objectives of our clients means we consistently stretch for the extra mile. We all take initiative and remain adaptable, overcoming obstacles by prioritizing respect.

Company Overview

Origis Services, LLC is a rapidly expanding Operations and Maintenance provider in the United States. Our solar asset portfolio continues to increase at a near exponential rate, with a mixture of owner developed and constructed sites and third-party sites contracted, or already under management. Our goal is to provide a more inclusive service capability, driving out the large expenses that are normally passed through to the owner.

Position Description

Origis Services, LLC is seeking a Solar Performance Engineer role in Austin, Texas who will report to the Senior Director, Technical Operations. This role will be responsible for managing the day-to-day performance and analytics of operating plants.

Key Responsibilities:

• Daily coordination with control room, field personnel, operational team, and other entities to ensure high performance of the solar plants
• Perform regular operational and compliance audits and assessments
• Perform regular review of the plant events, coordinate with Operational teams to capture all relevant event details, and drive completion of events with appropriate entities
• Work closely with CMMS coordinators to maximize reporting capabilities, capture appropriate KPIs, validate quality of inputs, and ensure proper alignment with data capturing software
• Verify data quality within data capturing software during on-boarding process for new plants
• Monitor operational and generation performance metrics
• Continually seek out opportunities to improve operational performance of assets
• Apply expertise about potential PV system component failure, potential modeling issues, and site design to troubleshoot current PV systems operating below expected levels of production
• Complete performance investigations as requested and pull any data from SCADA and/or DAS as necessary
• Timely and efficiently complete high-quality solar performance analysis work.
• Completion and delivery of operational energy analysis
• Completion and delivery of solar performance analysis and assessments using Power Factors' Drive and CMMS, SCADA applications, internal tools and process
• Preparation, review, validation, and analysis of operational data
• Calculation of plant loss, availability and uncertainty quantification
• Write/review reports and present results to customers and executives
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience
• 5 years performance engineering and/or analytics in the energy industry (preferred) working with 20MW plants
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Intimate knowledge of solar energy and the ability to stay current with changing technologies, regulations, and trends
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills
• Strong organizational skills necessary to document and track issues from inception to resolution.
• Proven track record of SCADA analysis of discrete event, time series, and plant performance assessment preferred
• Database management skills preferred
• Ability to read and understand construction drawings, especially electrical, civil, and structural.
• Familiarity with CMMS systems preferred
• Strong Power BI skills preferred
• Familiarity with SQL and Python preferred
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times
  
  

Location Austin, TX

Travel Up to 20% travel required as necessary

Job Level Engineer

Origis Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOC). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. We are committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences as that is what makes our employees unique. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. More information is available here.

Request for Support or Accommodations: As part of our effort to provide equal opportunity to qualified disabled veterans and individuals with disabilities, we are happy to offer support and special accommodations in order for you to successfully reach us with your interest. Please reach out to us at [email protected] if you would like to request help with your application.