Solar Performance Improvement Engineer – Hybrid Work Schedule
EDP Renewables
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Houston • Texas • United States
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About the role
- 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
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Hard Skills & Tools
electromechanical systemsroot cause analysispower curve managementperformance improvementrisk mitigationregulatory compliancebudget managementtechnical analysiscontinuous improvementsolar performance retrofits
Soft Skills
analytical problem solvingstrong communicationcustomer relationshipspartner relationshipstechnology expertiseleadershipcollaborationinitiative managementprioritizationrecommendation development
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering