Senior Analyst – Solar

DNV•Seattle, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

DNV Energy USA, Inc. seeks a Senior Analyst – Solar to work on a hybrid schedule in our Seattle, WA office. This role involves conducting long-term solar resource and energy production assessments for various scales, analyzing climatic and operational data, and performing statistical uncertainty analyses. The position also includes managing projects, leading research and development, and contributing to software development and improvement. The analyst will collaborate with industry professionals, support the energy assessment team, and develop numerical analysis in Python. A commitment to a diverse working environment, proactive communication, and accountability is expected. The role requires periodic domestic and international travel.

Requirements

5% domestic travel
5% international travel

Nice To Haves

Experience with Python or other computer programming languages for numerical analysis.

Responsibilities

Conduct long-term solar resource and energy production assessments for all scales including utility-scale, distributed generation, residential, commercial & industrial, microgrids, and community solar.
Analyze climatic data and operational production and performance data from solar plants.
Conduct statistical uncertainty analyses, account for various modeling, and system losses including degradation, and derive component parameters for energy modeling.
Write technical reports and communicating results to Customers.
Manage solar energy assessment projects, including customer facing interaction, and data management.
Lead research, write papers, and present analysis on solar methods at industry conferences and workshops.
Collaborate and build networks with industry, academia, and national labs.
Lead Solar Modeling software development team.
Determine the business case for all suggested improvements implemented in Solar Modeling Software to lead to faster turnaround time on deliverables and increase automation of processes.
Prioritize all improvements and succinctly summarize in 12-month roadmap. Engage with all stakeholders e.g. energy analysts, internal and external, regional, global, and leadership.
Support the energy assessment team by providing training or troubleshooting for data analysis tools.
Together with the internal team, develop and maintain numerical analysis in Python or other computer programming languages.
Contribute to a diverse working environment, proactively communicate to all stakeholders, give and take feedback, work independently, be accountable for the work performed and delivered.