Project Engineer

Role Description

• Perform solar resource and energy yield assessments for utility-scale and distributed PV projects.
• Conduct pre-construction and operational energy yield analyses, including:
  • Compilation, validation, and analysis of meteorological, satellite-derived, and operational datasets.
  • Solar resource assessments, including development of Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) datasets from long-term meteorological and satellite-derived datasets.
  • Measure-Correlate-Predict (MCP) analyses and long-term resource adjustments.
  • Evaluation of project risks, constraints, and performance drivers.
  • Estimation of plant losses.
  • Uncertainty analyses.
  • Development of bankable energy yield estimates using PVsyst and other industry-standard tools.
  • Operational performance assessments and regression-based energy analyses.
• Take ownership of portions of the company’s solar resource and energy yield assessment methodologies and contribute to their ongoing development and improvement.
• Present and explain energy assessment methodologies, assumptions, results, and uncertainties to clients and investors.
• Manage and lead client engagements, including technical execution and client communications.
• Perform technical reviews and quality control of analyses and reports to ensure compliance with company standards and industry best practices.
• Work closely with colleagues across due diligence, engineering, and project development teams to deliver high-quality work products.
• Support business development through proposal writing, client meetings, conference participation, and technical presentations.
• Stay current with industry developments and emerging practices related to solar resource assessment and energy yield analysis.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in solar resource assessment, energy yield assessment, performance engineering, project development, technical advisory, or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Physics, Meteorology, Applied Mathematics, Renewable Energy, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong understanding of solar resource assessment methodologies and solar energy production estimation for photovoltaic projects.
• Experience using PVsyst and other industry-standard solar modeling tools.
• Experience performing MCP analyses, long-term resource assessments, and statistical evaluation of meteorological datasets.
• Experience using solar resource datasets and platforms such as Solargis, SolarAnywhere, Meteonorm, NSRDB, MERRA-2, ERA5, or similar.
• Strong understanding of plant losses, uncertainty analysis, degradation assumptions, and operational performance drivers.
• Experience preparing technical reports and presenting technical findings to clients and stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work effectively in a collaborative team environment.

Requirements

• Experience supporting project finance, lender’s technical advisory, independent engineering, mergers and acquisitions, or due diligence engagements.
• Experience evaluating operational solar projects and performing performance diagnostics and benchmarking analyses.
• Experience with GIS and engineering software packages such as ArcGIS, QGIS, AutoCAD, or similar tools.
• Experience with programming, automation, or data analysis using Python, R, MATLAB, VBA, SQL, or similar languages.
• Experience developing analytical tools, methodologies, or quality assurance processes.
• Master’s degree in a relevant technical discipline.

Benefits

• ⌨️Remote work, forever!