Solar Performance Engineer

Birch Creek Energy • St. Louis, MO

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

Birch Creek Energy is seeking a Solar Performance Engineer to drive the technical oversight, performance optimization, and technical report management of our utility-scale solar and energy storage assets. This position plays a critical role in ensuring our operational fleet performs at or above expected technical benchmarks. The ideal candidate brings deep engineering expertise, strong analytical skills, and a data-driven mindset to drive performance excellence across our portfolio. Reporting to the VP of Operations, this role provides hands-on technical and analytical support across the operating solar and storage portfolio, helping to execute day-to-day performance, reporting, and O&M initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Renewable Energy Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in technical operations or asset management of utility-scale solar (storage a plus).
• Deep understanding of PV system components, grid-tied systems, monitoring platforms, and performance modeling.
• Familiarity with SCADA/DAS systems and analytics platforms.
• Strong technical reporting and data analysis skills (e.g., Python, Excel, SQL).
• Experience managing O&M contracts and enforcing technical warranties/guarantees.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.

Nice To Haves

• NERC/FERC knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the VP of Operations in driving technical performance across the operating solar and storage portfolio.
• Help develop and execute strategies to optimize system performance, uptime, and longevity while minimizing operational risk.
• Work closely with asset management, development, and execution teams to support smooth handover of projects into operations.
• Monitor platforms (e.g., PowerFactors, AlsoEnergy) and analytics tools daily to maintain real-time visibility into system performance.
• Identify underperformance trends and root causes; work directly with O&M providers and internal teams to drive remediation.
• Support troubleshooting of technical issues across solar components (inverters, trackers, combiner boxes) and storage components (battery management systems, thermal management) in coordination with O&M providers.
• Coordinate with O&M providers on preventive and corrective maintenance activities to keep an effective maintenance program running.
• Track contractual obligations related to warranties, spare parts, and equipment servicing, and flag issues for follow-up.
• Assist with technical due diligence related to performance guarantees, warranties, and potential repowering.
• Help standardize and prepare technical reporting for internal stakeholders and external partners (e.g., investors, lenders).
• Maintain comprehensive asset records, including equipment specifications, warranties, outage history, and performance data.
• Support evaluation and implementation of monitoring, diagnostics, and asset management software.
• Use data tools (Python, SQL, Excel, Power BI, etc.) to build automation and streamline reporting and analysis.

Benefits

• Company-funded and deeply subsidized benefit options for you and your family, effective the first day of the month following your start date.
• Work-life balance supported by our responsible PTO / Vacation program.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid maternity and child-bonding leave.
• A positive, collaborative, and diverse culture.
• Social events, both onsite and remote.

What This Job Offers

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