Hybrid Solar Performance Improvement Engineer – Hybrid Work Schedule

at EDP Renewables

• Job title: Solar Performance Improvement Engineer – Hybrid Work Schedule
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Houston, United States

About the role

• Solar Performance Improvement Engineer responsible for improving the availability and efficiency of EDPR solar assets. Collaborating across teams to promote best practices and achieve operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Improve solar site performance by providing recommendations regarding availability, efficiency, risk mitigation, regulatory compliance and opex issues/initiatives to senior-level EDPR personnel
• Manage initiatives aimed to improve the original power curve of the solar sites (power improvements)
• Manage cross-platform initiatives between European and North American fleets
• Work with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), 3rd party engineers, EDPR engineers, medium component manufacturers and other industry suppliers to ensure fleet performance improvement initiatives are identified
• Conduct the root cause analysis (RCA) of the main technical issues of EDPR solar fleet and propose resolutions to address the root causes.
• Define required budgets, diligently follow up until all identified risks/issues are mitigated
• Lead the efforts to trial various retrofits to improve solar performance and validate the changes on technical and commercial aspects
• Provide recommends for fleet wide implementation plans
• Manage solar supplier technical resources to ensure focus on priorities and achieve performance improvement targets by being the EDPR technical point of contact
• Review and coordinate all technical aspects of solar supplier major retrofits and upgrades to achieve high reliability and avoid reduced service life and failures
• Implement lessons learned on future solar sites and lead continuous improvement of processes to enhance performance of EDPR solar assets

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• 3 – 5 years of proven experience working with electromechanical systems, preferably in the solar energy industry.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Proficiency level of English. Spanish will be valued.
• Understanding of Microsoft products and/or complementing products preferred.
• Competency in Analytical Problem Solving, Strong Communication, Customer/Partner Relationships, and Technology Expertise preferred.

Benefits

• None specified