Solar Performance Engineer

Cypress Creek Renewables•Durham, NC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Cypress Creek Renewables is powering a sustainable future, one project at a time. We develop, finance, own and operate utility-scale and distributed solar and storage projects across the country. Fostering a diverse group of innovative thinkers from all backgrounds, Cypress people are drawn to work in a purpose-driven organization. We hope you will join us. Overview Cypress Creek Renewables seeks a highly motivated candidate for an opportunity to work on a team responsible for the optimization of a fleet of 2+ GW of solar PV assets across the US. The Engineering team sits within the O&M department under the technical services group. Our ideal candidate is an experienced Solar Performance Engineer interested in furthering their career in renewable energy. The individual will sit within our Engineering team, working to improve our existing data management infrastructure and initiatives within O&M. This team member will be a vital part of the digital transformation work being done in the fastest-growing segment of the power sector.

Requirements

Bachelor's and/or Master’s in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
2-5+ years of solar industry experience
Familiarity with aspects of electrical maintenance, including DC systems, AC medium voltage systems, metering equipment, network communications, and monitoring
Experience conducting statistical analysis on large datasets and writing SQL queries to work with databases
Experience or training in data visualization software such as Sigma or Power BI
2+ years of experience working with Python (or other programming language)
Embrace and live by the mission and values of Cypress Creek Renewables
The ability to obtain unescorted access for NERC/CIP facilities is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with PV system modeling tools such as PVsyst, PVWatts, or PVlib
Experience working with data acquisition systems
Familiarity with utility-scale BESS data
Familiarity with Lean Six Sigma principles
Experience working with R or Pandas for data analysis
Proficiency with MS Office Suite with an in-depth focus on Excel

Responsibilities

Monitor the long-term performance and fleet health of one the leading utility-scale solar fleets in the US
Track executive-level KPI's and deliver clear narratives on performance trends and deviations
Conduct statistical analysis of historical fleet performance; evaluate ROI of fleet health initiatives
Collaborate with CCR Development to provide feedback on future energy models
Analyze production and weather data; collaborate with our O&M partners to improve underperforming sites
Collaborate with our Asset Management team to fulfill our reporting obligations
Lead automation efforts to continually optimize speed and accuracy of delivered reports
Read, debug, and modify our Python-based sensor processing code; integrate third-party APIs
Collaborate with the Software Development team to deliver a full transformation of our sensor data pipeline
Partner with Quantitative Analytics to provide accurate generation data
Build dashboards and reporting tools for fleet performance insights
Develop SQL views to expose clean, reliable data from the warehouse
Create predictive analytics models to proactively identify maintenance risks