Industrial Engineer – Solar Operations & Data Analytics

SunPower • Orem, UT

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About The Position

SunPower is seeking a highly analytical Industrial Engineer / Operations Analyst to improve the performance, productivity, and scalability of its solar operations. The role analyzes operational data across the solar project lifecycle—from sales and design through permitting, installation, inspection, PTO, and activation—and turns that data into actionable insights for Operations and leadership. It combines hands-on work with data, systems, processes, and people to support a data-driven operating culture.

The role develops operational visibility and performance-management tools, identifies bottlenecks and their operational and financial impact, and supports process improvements across teams. Success is measured through measurable improvements such as reduced cycle times, work in progress and aging; increased throughput and installation productivity; improved quality and forecast accuracy; reduced rework and cancellations; automated reporting; and greater operational capacity without proportional headcount growth. A traditional Industrial Engineering background is not required, and solar experience is a plus rather than a requirement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Operations, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2–5+ years of experience in operations analytics, industrial engineering, business intelligence, project operations, process improvement, or a similar analytical role.
• Experience working with large operational datasets.
• Strong Excel skills, including PivotTables, Power Query, formulas, and data visualization.
• Demonstrated experience building Power BI, Tableau, or similar dashboards.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including the ability to identify patterns in data and translate them into business actions.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with technical and non-technical teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in solar, energy, construction, home services, telecommunications, logistics, or another project-based operational business.
• Experience with Salesforce or other CRM platforms, SQL, Power BI or Tableau, and Python or other data-analysis tools.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, process improvement, or operational excellence.
• Experience analyzing field-service or installation operations.
• Understanding of project lifecycle management and WIP management.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data across the solar project lifecycle to identify bottlenecks, delays, productivity issues, and improvement opportunities.
• Track project flow from sale through design, permitting, installation, inspection, PTO, and activation.
• Analyze cycle times, aging, work in progress, productivity, backlog, throughput, conversion rates, cancellations, rework, revenue, and MW throughput.
• Identify pipeline accumulation points, perform root-cause analysis, and determine the operational and financial impact of delays.
• Develop operational benchmarks and identify performance gaps across teams, markets, crews, and regions.
• Build and maintain dashboards showing project pipeline, backlog and aging, cycle times, quality, inspection pass rates, PTO, installer and crew productivity, regional performance, forecast versus actual production, and operational constraints.
• Design reporting for front-line managers and executive leadership, making important issues immediately visible.
• Map and analyze operational workflows and recommend process changes that improve speed, quality, customer experience, and profitability.
• Support continuous-improvement initiatives across Operations, Design, Construction, Supply Chain, and Customer Experience.
• Establish standard operating metrics and definitions across teams, and track the impact of improvement initiatives.
• Extract, clean, combine, and analyze data from CRM, project management, ERP, design, installation, and other operational systems.
• Develop a consistent source of truth for key operational metrics and partner with IT/Data teams to improve data quality and reporting infrastructure.
• Automate data collection and recurring reporting to reduce reliance on manual spreadsheets.

Benefits

• Employee RSU Awards program
• Quarterly and annual bonus program based on performance
• Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• PTO/DTO for full-time employees
• 10 paid holidays
• Fully stocked breakroom with snacks, drinks, and breakfast
• Company-provided lunch once a week
• CanyonPark access to a gym, pickleball and basketball courts, outdoor patio areas, food trucks, and more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level